Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I will like to know if this excessive sweating always results in you stopping the activity. If not, does it persist even after continuing? are there any other symptoms associated like rapid heart beat, blurry vision, feeling of passing out? also, does it stop immediately if you should stop the activity? Also, do you have this all the times or some of the times? Were you also put on any pills after hysterectomy? If yes, Are you still continuing with them. Or was at least one of your ovaries spared?
Thanks for providing these responses.

From the information provided, the following may be possible causes.
Excessive sweating could be a symptom of hyperthyroidism. However, this often manifests even during rest and you would have other symptoms like feeling excessive heat when others are not, frequent bowel movements, weight loss, feeling anxious and irritable, with hyperactivity.

Also, because you have diabetes and on medications, it could be that during exercise, your sugars run low and results in signs of hypoglycemia which include excessive sweating, feeling week and hungry, blurry vision etc.

I wouldn't want to think this excessive sweating is in any way connected to the heart though it is often observed in heart attacks because of the recent exhaustive and normal finding that you reported.

My advice would be to investigate these two common causes of excessive sweating by doing a TSH and monitoring of sugars during these episodes. Also, let you blood pressure be measured to make sure it could not be low blood pressures from an upright position.

I hope this helps and provide some ideas on how we approach this problem, identify the cause and propose long lasting solutions. Feel free to contact me with follow p related qestions.
I wish you well.
Dr. Ditah, MD

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Hi and thank you so much for this follow up precision.

Reading through this and the initial information, added to the fact that this only happens during exercise and you are confident that it is not related to hypoglycemia, I think all immediate life threatening possible causes are ruled out.

This is because most common causes of excessive sweating that represent a disease will not only wait for exercise to become noticeable. It is normally expected that we sweat with exercise but it shouldn't be in excess amounts like you have reported. May be the high temperatures could make this worse, but then having them in the house with a central AC isn't helping make the clear cut either. But if it only started with this heat waves this summer, then we may want to lean ore towards this.

Because of its transient nature and only with exercise, I will suggest that we observe this a little longer before undertaking any aggressive medical attention and investigations. If it is something worrisome, some more symptoms may set in to give the whole picture a more clearer view because it is very nonspecific as of now.

I hope you find this helpful. For the meantime, please drink much fluid to stay hydrated and avoid getting dehydrated from losing so much fluids during similar episodes. Also, do the same chores at a more reduced speed and observe whether there would be any changes. And finally, have you tried cooling the house a little more during similar exercises? You may want to.

Thanks once more for your confidence in our services. Feel free to continue the exchange if more questions arise. I wish you the best of health.
Dr. Ditah, MD

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