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After Delivery Sweat Excessively, Not Nursing Child. Thyroid And Sugar Test Normal. On Welbutrin And Otho Cyclen
Question: I had my second child 11 months ago. Ever since then I sweat excessively. I am no longer nursing. I have had my thyroid checked and my fasting blood sugar. Both are fine. I just wondered what might be causing this. I started wellbutrin a few months ago, but the excessive sweating was happening before that. I am on ortho cyclen also. Those are the only meds i take regularly. I have to have a fan blowing on me to be able to blow dry my hair. Sometimes I sweat just sitting doing nothing! It is also a bad smelling sweat and I can't even get it out of my t-shirts. Please help.
Brief Answer:
the cause is possibly hormonal
Detailed Answer:
Hi Tera,
Hope you are doing well.
I am glad that the thyroid and the blood sugars are normal.
The possible cause for your excessive sweating, that I can think of, is a Hyper-metabolic state. By this, I mean your body is in a high state of metabolism. You are constantly using and burning energy in the form of calories. This releases enormous amount of heat. The excess heat inspissates from body as sweating. This process is ongoing at a high rate in you.
The cause for this is hormonal. Perhaps, I think your adrenals are functioning at a higher rate with high cortisol levels. This is one possibility for excess sweating in you.
Wellbutrin does not necessarily cause excess sweating. The ortho- cyclen can also cause excessive sweating due to the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
I understand your concern of not being able to get it out of your T-shirts. However, do not worry much; we can resolve this problem.
Drink as much water as you can. It will reduce the heat production in your body and cool it down.
Speak to your pill.
Get you serum cortisol levels checked, if possible.
Hope this information is of some help to you. Let me know if you have more queries.
Regards,
the cause is possibly hormonal
Detailed Answer:
Hi Tera,
Hope you are doing well.
I am glad that the thyroid and the blood sugars are normal.
The possible cause for your excessive sweating, that I can think of, is a Hyper-metabolic state. By this, I mean your body is in a high state of metabolism. You are constantly using and burning energy in the form of calories. This releases enormous amount of heat. The excess heat inspissates from body as sweating. This process is ongoing at a high rate in you.
The cause for this is hormonal. Perhaps, I think your adrenals are functioning at a higher rate with high cortisol levels. This is one possibility for excess sweating in you.
Wellbutrin does not necessarily cause excess sweating. The ortho- cyclen can also cause excessive sweating due to the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
I understand your concern of not being able to get it out of your T-shirts. However, do not worry much; we can resolve this problem.
Drink as much water as you can. It will reduce the heat production in your body and cool it down.
Speak to your pill.
Get you serum cortisol levels checked, if possible.
Hope this information is of some help to you. Let me know if you have more queries.
Regards,
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