Increased Sweating Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Common Cold

Minor side effects (including gastrointestinal adverse events, dizziness, dry mouth, somnolence and increased sweating) in the acetaminophen group were reported in two of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bachert 2005 reported the two most frequently cited adverse events which were increased sweating and gastrointestinal disturbances. 3. [doi.org]

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Acute Alcohol Intoxication

Symptoms consist of tremor, nausea and vomiting, increased blood pressure and heart rate, paroxysmal sweats, depression, and anxiety. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

sweating, and severe depression also occur. [merckmanuals.com]

Delirium tremens usually begins 48 to 72 h after alcohol withdrawal; anxiety attacks, increasing confusion, poor sleep (with frightening dreams or nocturnal illusions), profuse [merckmanuals.com]

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Menopause

— Carolyn Wells, Longreads, "Making Periods Green To Topple Tampax," 27 Feb. 2020 Secondary hyperhidrosis causes include medical conditions such as diabetes or menopause [merriam-webster.com]

This increase in sweat production can lead to increased body odor, even while maintaining a good personal hygiene regimen. [34-menopause-symptoms.com]

— Rachel Grumman Bender, SELF, "When Sweaty Hands and Feet Are Actually Hyperhidrosis," 24 Feb. 2020 Steinke compares menopause to a religious conversion, a witch’s spell [merriam-webster.com]

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Alcohol Abuse

These may include: Uncontrolled shaking Nausea Vomiting Loss of appetite Heightened anxiety Depression Increased agitation Seizures Profuse sweating Persistent insomnia Hallucinations [drbober.com]

and anxiety); and (3) tolerance (needing increased amounts of alcohol in order to feel drunk). [jamanetwork.com]

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms may include: anxiety depression restlessness irritability increased heart rate headache insomnia loss of appetite sweating tremor disorientation [addictioncampuses.com]

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Hypoglycemia

Signs and symptoms Neurogenic/autonomic Increased sympathetic activity: tremor, pallor, anxiety, tachycardia, sweating, and palpitations Increased parasympathetic activity [amboss.com]

A few of the typical signs include irritability, nervousness or anxiety, shakiness, hunger, cold sweats, and an increased heartbeat. [self.com]

Paleness, sweating, shakiness, and increased heart rate are early warning signs of this adrenaline release. [kidshealth.org]

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Metabolic Syndrome

Adipose tissue increases the production of male hormones (androgens) and obese patients are also at greater risk of polycystic ovarian syndrome. [dermnetnz.org]

Adipose tissue increases the production of male hormones ( androgens ) and obese patients are also at greater risk of polycystic ovarian syndrome. [dermnetnz.org]

Obesity Obese patients are prone to rashes in body folds (intertrigo) due to sweating, occlusion, the skin surfaces rubbing together, and inverse psoriasis. [dermnetnz.org]

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Panic Attacks

During this time, epinephrine (your body's adrenaline) is secreted in your brain and body, which triggers symptoms like an increased heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, [buzzfeed.com]

This leads to an increased heart rate (tachycardia), rapid breathing (hyperventilation), and sweating (which increases grip and aids heat loss). [crystalinks.com]

increased heart rate short of breath feeling like you are choking feeling nauseous or having butterflies or pain in the stomach dizzy, lightheaded or faint numb or tingly [beyondblue.org.au]

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Substance Abuse Problems

Abstract Hospital-wide rumors and anecdotal reports had suggested that there was a potentially serious problem of alcohol and drug abuse among the psychiatric patients of this hospital. The authors describe a systematic, evaluative approach which gave direct and detailed information on the nature and extent of[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Alcoholism

increased drowsiness and dizziness, impaired driving Tricyclic antidepressants: increased drowsiness and dizziness, impaired driving [dermnetnz.org]

Examples include: Metronidazole : provokes unpleasant symptoms including flushing, palpitations, sweating, dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting Sedating antihistamines [dermnetnz.org]

Both physical dependence (withdrawal symptoms such as nausea, sweating, tremors, and delirium resulting from abstinence) and tolerance (the need to increase alcohol intake [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Influenza

Only one immediate reaction was reported: one subject vaccinated with Agrippal S1 â experienced increased sweating and hypotension within the 30 minutes of vaccination. [scielo.org.ar]

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Ménière Disease

Due to the nystagmus, the patient cannot fix his gaze on a solid object, which increases his unsteadiness. [ims.uniklinik-freiburg.de]

In addition, vegetative symptoms such as tachycardia or sweating may occur. In the intervals between Meniere's seizures, the patient does not suffer from vertigo. [ims.uniklinik-freiburg.de]

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Morbid Obesity

Day-to-day problems related to obesity include: breathlessness increased sweating snoring difficulty doing physical activity often feeling very tired joint and back pain low [nhs.uk]

Doctors sometimes prescribe fluoxetine (Prozac), an antidepressant that can increase weight loss by about 10%. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

[…] and cellular material in thick folds of skin or from increased friction between folds emotional and social problems Diagnosis Diagnosis of obesity is made by observation [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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COVID-19

Sweating and shivering. Headaches and muscle aches. Pneumonia symptoms - increasing cough and shortness of breath, sometimes with blood-stained or rust-coloured sputum. [patient.info]

Q Fever Q fever is a highly infectious disease that causes high fever, diarrhea, cough, and sweating. Infected animals may transmit Q fever to humans. [medicinenet.com]

While there is no cure for pulmonary hypertension, it can be managed and treated with medications and supplemental oxygen to increase blood oxygen levels. [medicinenet.com]

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Gout

Anointings and rubbings and p417 sweatings are necessary. [penelope.uchicago.edu]

Rest increases this complaint, and so there is need for exercise and work; nevertheless, care must be taken lest if carried too far fever be excited. [penelope.uchicago.edu]

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Obesity

Please log in to edit this article. Edit Synonyms: adipositas, adiposity German : Adipositas, Fettleibigkeit, Fettsucht, Obesitas 1 Definition Obesity is defined as an excessive increase in body fat. The threshold from being overweight to being obese lies at a body mass index (BMI) of 30. Today, obesity is not considered[…] [flexikon.doccheck.com]

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Third Trimester Pregnancy

The concomitant phenomenon of a third trimester pregnancy with a significant degree of pelvic organ prolapse is extremely rare. We report on a patient with pelvic organ prolapse complicating third trimester pregnancy treated by concomitant cesarean hysterectomy and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. A 30-year-old woman,[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Subcutaneous Abscess

General symptoms of an internal abscess can include: discomfort in the area of the abscess fever increased sweating feeling sick vomiting chills pain or swelling in your tummy [nhs.uk]

[…] makulopapulära, pruritus, alopeci English Angioedema: very exceptionally, the airway obstruction resulting from angioedema may have a fatal outcome; dermatitis psoriasiform, hyperhidrosis [mymemory.translated.net]

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Anxiety Disorder

Appearance looks strained, with increased sweating from the hands, feet, and axillae, and they may be tearful, which can suggest depression. [en.wikipedia.org]

Other symptoms may be physical and include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches, sweating, and increased heart rate and blood pressure. [web.archive.org]

sweating, and/or trembling Feeling weak or tired Difficulty concentrating Having trouble sleeping Experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) problems If you or someone you know [adaa.org]

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Neurotic Disorder

Neurosis is a functional mental disorder, arising from no apparent organic lesion. It is characterized by anxiety, depression, irritability, mental confusion and avoidance behavior. [symptoma.com]

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Acute Amphetamine Intoxication

[…] tremor, dizziness, headache; convulsions, dependence and tolerance, sometimes psychosis; anorexia, gastro-intestinal symptoms, growth restriction in children, dry mouth, sweating [idmu.co.uk]

Increased mental health issues Poor socioeconomic outcomes 22. [slideshare.net]

Exercise and sweating (dancing). Excessive alcohol consumption. Mixing with other drugs. [recovery.org]

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Angina Pectoris

Angina typically causes uncomfortable pressure in the chest, neck, jaw, shoulders, or back, fullness or a squeezing sensation in the center of the chest, increased sweating [mytherapyapp.com]

There may be anxiety, increased or irregular heart rate, paleness and cold sweat, and a feeling of doom. The symptoms are like the ones for a heart attack. [healthcentral.com]

Stable angina sometimes brings about other symptoms such as anxiety, nausea, lightheadedness, or profuse sweating. [cvcde.com]

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Cardiomyopathy

Major symptoms include hypertension, headache, hyperhidrosis, and palpitation. [ekjm.org]

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Coronary Atherosclerosis

MI patients often report a protracted course of anginal pain associated with increased sweating. [symptoma.com]

sweating Lifesaving heart attack care If one of your coronary arteries becomes significantly blocked by plaque, it cuts off blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. [muhealth.org]

Women’s risk for heart disease increases after menopause. Age CAD risk increases with age. Most people (85%) who die from heart disease are over age 65. [uihc.org]

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Alcohol Withdrawal

These usually include at least two of the following: tremors anxiety nausea vomiting headache an increased heart rate sweating irritability confusion insomnia nightmares high [healthline.com]

REM sleep Palpitations, tachycardia Psychosis Seizures and death Sweating Tremors Weakness Alcohol Withdrawal - Alcohol Withdrawal Duration Alcohol withdrawal duration is [healthyplace.com]

Confusion Delirium tremens Derealization Euphoria Fever Gastrointestinal upset, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea Hallucinations Headache, migraine High blood pressure Insomnia, increased [healthyplace.com]

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Myocardial Infarction

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS: • Chest pain / chest discomfort • Dyspnea • Fatigue • Other symptoms include: Increased sweating Weakness Nausea Vomiting Light-headedness Palpitation [slideshare.net]

Sympathetic activation is responsible for the diaphoresis (sweating) experienced by the patient. [cvpharmacology.com]

While sympathetic activation helps to maintain arterial pressure, it also leads to a large increase in myocardial oxygen demand that can lead to greater myocardial hypoxia [cvpharmacology.com]

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Vasovagal Syncope

Often in vasovagal syncope, the sufferer will experience prodromal (warning) symptoms such as nausea (feeling sick), sweating, light-headedness or going pale. [myheart.net]

It can present with a prolonged prodrome characterized by dizziness, fatigue, weakness, palpitations, hearing and vision disturbances, hyperhidrosis, low back pain, neck or [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

These symptoms correlate with increased vagal tone (increased signal in the vagus nerve supplying the heart), which acts to momentarily slow the heart and/or dilate (widen [myheart.net]

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Acute Myocardial Infarction

Sympathetic activation is responsible for the diaphoresis (sweating) experienced by the patient. [cvpharmacology.com]

While sympathetic activation helps to maintain arterial pressure, it also leads to a large increase in myocardial oxygen demand that can lead to greater myocardial hypoxia [cvpharmacology.com]

Renal hypoperfusion and sympathetic activation stimulate renin release, which leads to increased plasma levels of angiotensin II and aldosterone that enhance renal retention [cvpharmacology.com]

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Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 2: Risk factors associated with ACS (b) Physical Examination Physical findings associated with ACS are generally non-specific and include pallor, anxiety, sweating, [rcemlearning.co.uk]

Advanced age, co-morbid factors, delay in diagnosis, delayed or reduced use of reperfusion therapy, and reduced use of adjuvant therapies all contribute to the increased mortality [rcemlearning.co.uk]

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Vasomotor Instability

Episodic hypertension alternating with hypotension, hyperhidrosis, cyclic vomiting, and skin blotching are common. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

sweating. [davidlnelson.md]

The symptoms of CRPS usually occur near the site of an injury and include: burning pain, muscle spasms, local swelling, increased sweating, joint tenderness or stiffness, [davidlnelson.md]

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Hyperthyroidism

This leads to a wide range of symptoms including weight loss, increased appetite, increased sweating, intolerance to heat, anxiety and irritability. [symptoma.com]

Typical symptoms of the condition include: Nervousness and irritability Increased resting heart rate, which causes heart palpitations Heat intolerance and increased sweating [ucsfhealth.org]

This leads to symptoms such as tiredness, increased sweating and weight loss. What causes hyperthyroidism? [yourhormones.info]

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