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What Causes Excessive Sweating?

if i do anything at all I swett just pours off of me,and at night a lot of times i wake up in the middle of the night and my hair will be socking wet .If I try to work on any thing I get so wet that I have to change my shirt,paints,even underware.I am a 65 year old male who has had his part of illness and would really like to know what this is ,,so please tell me if you think you know.I wiee be happy to answer any questions you may have becouse this is driving me crazy..thank you so much for trying, YYYY@YYYY
Fri, 20 Mar 2015
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Hello,

I can understand your concern for the excessive sweating all over your body. I can make out that you are elderly male and it is quite unusual to find such kind of sweating. It is most of the times a common natural process in which we find more in young people rather than old age group. It can be because of stress or anxiety or in emotional states. Many a time weather change is the most common existing factor in the same. It could be because of hyperthyroid stare also that we find more sweating. Maintain a good hygiene and try to change garments daily. Wear cotton clothes and do not wear synthetic clothes. You can go for your thyroid profile to check any abnormality in the same.
All the best.
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What Causes Excessive Sweating?

Hello, I can understand your concern for the excessive sweating all over your body. I can make out that you are elderly male and it is quite unusual to find such kind of sweating. It is most of the times a common natural process in which we find more in young people rather than old age group. It can be because of stress or anxiety or in emotional states. Many a time weather change is the most common existing factor in the same. It could be because of hyperthyroid stare also that we find more sweating. Maintain a good hygiene and try to change garments daily. Wear cotton clothes and do not wear synthetic clothes. You can go for your thyroid profile to check any abnormality in the same. All the best.