Excessive Sweating and Etc.?
I am a 26 year old female. Before I turned 21, I never perspired. Be it on a hot summer day, in a sauna, at the gym, or (hell, I’ll say it) even during sexual intercourse my heart rate would go up and I would feel hot but not even a single drop of sweat would appear anywhere on my body (so I never needed deodorants and, yes, all of my girlfriends were jealous). There was never any sign of dehydration so I just figured that I was very resistant to hot temperature and that my body was remarkably self-regulating.
Then came college, and with it, multitude of stresses, heavy partying, caffeine overloads, less than nutritious meals, shortened and irregular sleeping hours, a slight weight loss, bouts of depression, and seven more armpit hairs (making a total of 10 on each side). And somewhere along the way, I noticed myself sweating! It started out as cold sweats from my armpit which happened whenever I was working with a computer. I was a computer science major so this was nearly everyd
everyday! I tried fixing my posture, deep breathing, taking mini-breaks to stretch, eating better, sleeping and exercising regularly, and drinking more fluids but nothing helped so I suspected my cold sweats were anxiety-related.
Over time, things got worse. Cold sweats accompanied my exams and my sleep night after night. Now when I work out at the gym, when I have sex, when I take my dog out for a walk on a sunny day, when I take the stairs to anywhere above the third floor, or even when I consume hot food I look like I just ran through some very heavy rain. My resistance to hot seems replaced by sensitivity to cold. I wear five layers of clothing in winter and I still shiver violently.
I get easily fatigued. I feel perpetually dehydrated and, overall, a bit confused. My blood test always come back negative and I go in for a pap smear twice a year. Doctors keep prescribing anti-depressants, a different brand after another, telling me it’s stress-related. Recently, I started exp
experiencing occasional speech impediment and I was a member of the debate team and student council all throughout my academic years for Christ’s sakes! What’s happening to me?
RELAX…….find a nice quiet place and drink a hot cup of tea……..everytime you feel weird, just do this
It could be Hyperthyroidism. Symptoms are change in moods, excessive perspiration, heat intolerance, loose bowel movements (close to diarrhea), the hyperactivity can turn into extreme fatigue and depression. If you have any of the other symptoms I mentioned then I would go to the doctor about this and have your TH levels checked. It may be something else, like due to stress, but learn how to deal with your stress more effectively, take Yoga classes, try some breathing techniques, massage therapy, take time out for yourself, do something you like to do atleast once a week and see if you see an improvement (because your stress level will be down, if its not, then you know there is something else going on. Hope you find out what really is going on with you.
Don’t worry. It is nothing major. I know of a creme kind of medicine that you can apply to the area where you are sweating the most and it eliminates it. It is really good, too. It worked for me. You can e-mail me for more info if you want.
I’m wandering it might due to a lot of stress in the college that has caused you automatic malfunction so you’re easy to sweat and sweat a lot…so if you wanted to reduce the sweating you’d need to see your psychiatrist for anti-anxiety medicines…plus you’d need to adjust your schedule to reduce excessive activities and unhealthy diet….plus get used to sleep early and get up early….and tell yourself this is all about ANXIETY….so you need to identify which events or persons caused you anxious in the past so you can face it to reduce the anxiety…