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What Causes Excessive Sweating?

Posted on Fri, 7 Oct 2016

Question: I have been experiencing horrible sweats where my hair and clothes get totally soaked periodically without being in any heated room. It's only 70 degrees. It's way worse than the sweats from menopause. I don't think it's deadly buts it's extremely uncomfortable

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
For how long has this been going on? How often in a day?

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for this query.

I will like to obtain some more details before concluding on this.

1. For how long has this been going on?
2. Does it happen all the times or is it intermittent?
3. Are there any changes in your heart beat, pulse and blood pressure during these episodes?

I hope to hear from you soon and promise to return with more details and insights alongside helpful information as soon as i hear from you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (49 minutes later)

This severely it's been going on for a few days. It's happens every few hours or so. I don't have a way to measure my blood pressure but, my hearts not racing. However I feel kind of queasy like you get when anxious. My pulse has been higher but again not racing.

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (3 days later)

Brief Answer:
I will probably look to the possibility of anxiety!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for this follow up responses.

I will like to think of this as anxiety following all the information that you have provided. I will say try a tablet of diazepam each time you feel this way and if this helps, then that would have been the therapeutic trial which confirms the suspicion.

Keep me updated.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar