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Hi, does anybody else sweat profusely when they eat a hot meal or hot drink? I also have really bad night sweats but I know that is more common. I have never known anyone else sweat so bad when they eat or drink hot stuff though, not spicy, or even very hot, can just be a normal hot, even after leaving for a few minutes to cool slightly. The sweat literally drips from my forehead, into my eyes etc. it is so uncomfortable and extremely embarrassing if anyone was to see it. Luckily my boyfriend is used to it now. I even sweat loads when I am doing dishes. My clothes become saturated I could even wring them out. I could actually catch it in a dish its so bad!

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  • tiswas24537
    tiswas24537 Xxxxxtttttttttt

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    oh my darlin that sounds awful , i get hot when i eat or drink esp in this heat.

    but as long as i am still i dont sweat iam very hot though ,i only sweat on movement then it runs down my back like a river my face is always shinning with sweat my thighhs are are always sweaty ,

    i change my clothes twice a day have 2/3 showers aday and at the moment iv got 3 fans going in my lounge iv got every single window in the house  including the back door wide open and i am still hot and its 10.40pm .

    i am ordering  what they call a cooling vest, it used by men who do labouring jobs in hot countrys , in the hope i can get out, this summer has killed me.

    i take those cooling pads to bed with me you get two types one gel filled and one that you fill with water both are good , i have to put them in the fridge and freezer before putting them in my bed,

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 Xxxxxtttttttttt

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      it might be worth checking your meds as well, i have a friend who has a lot of meds for depression and sleep,problems and she sweats just like you describe

      . if you think about it , anti depressants slow you down to calm you ,so would make your body work harder , when eating or moving, i dont take any so ,in my case its not meds linked,

      i know fm sufferers have trouble controlling there body temp,

      but i also have ASPERGERS syndrome which also has this symptom and i am 54 so proberly menopause as well . full house . arent i a lucky one.

       

    • Xxxxxtttttttttt
      Xxxxxtttttttttt tiswas24537

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      I did think about meds but I have been taking the same ones for a long time so I dont think its related to that. I have also thought about menopause as I am 46 but my periods are regular as clockwork. Hope you are having a good day x
  • anne90395
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    Hello,

    I also have unexpained sweating. For no reason I start to feel hot, and the sweat just pours off me. I have not been able to pinpoint it to eating a hot meal or drink. Bizarre! Is this a common Fibro sympton I wonder?

    Take care Anne x

    • Xxxxxtttttttttt
      Xxxxxtttttttttt anne90395

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      Thats what I was wondering. I am hot a lot of the time but always when eating and drinking hot stuff, other times it can just come on for no reason
  • patricia17763
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    I get sweats mostly during anxiety about what to eat for the ibs caused by this fibro

    Findind it very hard to relax at the moment, am seeing  hypnotist tomorrow I think that has made my sweating much worse, I think sweating one of the many smyptoms of of fibro,  although if you are menopausal that does not help, luckily I am way past that age.

    i have been reading your posts, you do seem to have been treated very badly by the NHS, I feel very much the same, I am seeing a Psychiatrist at the moment and because I only see him every 6 to.8 weeks then it is a flying visit, am not getting any real benefit, tried several antidepressants too many side effects and the last one duloxetine made my fibro so much worse,  and still is, oh the Psychiatrist said I had emotional distress, said it needed treated by relaxation, pity they can't feel the pain everyday.    It always with me to be worse at night

    hope you get diagnosed correctly for your RT, it seems the only way today is to demand

    tThe psyco I am seeing demanded that I get my fibro diagnosed, my GP was reluctant but did refer me to a Rheumatologist, where it was

    i understand that it is costing GP Surgeries quite a lot of money to refer patients to see a Consultant, hence the reluctance.

    Best Wishes

    Pat

     

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 patricia17763

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      i have just read an article on MS they have worse symptons when they are hot and searting,  this is another group of people who wear those chill or cooling vests,  others are manual workers ,bike and sports people

      and people who ride moter bikes,

      so at the moment i am looking at getting one of ebay from a german seller. but there are other types on Amazon i am going for the waist coat type . interesting that MS sufferers also find there condition is worse in hot weather and when they are sweating .

  • Pinkgin64
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    Hi Shaz,

    I find that my head sweats profusely, my hair gets soaked at the back and it trickles down my face and would drip if allowed.  The rest of my body doesn't sweat as often but when I stand for too long I find that as the pain rises the perspiration begins to ooze.  It's unpleasant and I feel less than feminine but, like you I have an understanding boyfriend who is sympathetic.

    I was considering menopause as it's bound to come sooner or later and I've just reached 50 with no signs of irregular periods.

    I used to perspire quite a bit under my arms but since using the new sure protective anti-perspirant have combatted that one successfully. It only took me 30 years to find one that would work. I have thought of putting it under my fringe but decided that would just be silly ha ha. 

    I hope it eases off when the weather cools.

    Kindest regards,

    Gin 

    • Xxxxxtttttttttt
      Xxxxxtttttttttt Pinkgin64

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      I thought it could be something to do with menopause too, I am 46 but my periods are still very regular and I have no other symptoms. Last night I was awake hours just lying here constantly wiping my forehead. I mean it was soaked every 5 minutes! This went on all night but luckily only kept me awake dor a few hours. I went off eventually. Some days its worse than others, but it is even bad when I am cold which I cant understand. I woke up with a cold body and sweaty head! There is no point in washing me hair (although I do! Lol) as its starts to get wet as soon as its dry. I suppose on the scale with the pain, its insignificant, I just wondered how many people have the same problem x
    • Pinkgin64
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      Hi Shazzy,

      I agree that compared to the pain it's pretty insignificant but it's horrid when it happens publicly. I have had people ask me if I'm alright as I dab manically at my forehead.

      I see that Anne has responded too and as I'm not sure of the ettiquette on here as I'm pretty new to the forums, I will ask her separately.

      Do you suffer from insomnia Shazzy?

      I used to lie awake for hours but now tend to get up and do something, hot milky drink etc. It's not good as it's all too easy to become nocturnal.

      It may do to mention it to the doc as it may be medication related, just a thought. xx

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 Pinkgin64

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      it is horriable i know what you mean about no tfeeling femmine

      i just get fed up with changing my clothes not so much now its cooled down but this past summer iv had to change my underware 6 times aday and my dress at least twice sometimes 3 times i am growing my hair abit longer as when it was short i was actuly hotter and sweated more. i always look like a green house tomatoe in summer .

      and to get asked if i am all right,

      but i am ready for next year with my cooling jacket

       

    • Xxxxxtttttttttt
      Xxxxxtttttttttt Pinkgin64

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      I go through phases. At the moment I am managing to fall asleep at around 2 a.m. but about a week or so ago I was awake until 5,6,7 a.m. I feel tired and struggle all day to get through it, then wide awake at night. I wish I could feel that lively in the morning, I may be able to do some housework!  

      Yes the sweat dripping off your head is embarrassing. On my last visit to gp, I had to lay on her trolley with a paper sheet under me. When I got up it was soaked where my hair had been and part of my back. Gp saw how bad it was but no answer to it. I have thought it could be medication as when I first started on tramadol I noticed I was sweating, along with the itch! It does seem that a lot of us suffer with it here x

    • Pinkgin64
      Pinkgin64 Xxxxxtttttttttt

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      Your sleep pattern seems as unpredictable as mine. I try not to sleep through the day but sometimes can't help it. As you say, come night time I'm wide awake. I have combatted this by taking my Amitriptyline at 8pm, this usually means that I will nod off between midnight and one o'clock. My housework has remained undone, bar what my son does, for the great part. I just have to remind myself that nobody died of a dusty mantlepiece.

      It's a shame your GP couldn't help you with the sweats. Have you told your GP that the Tramadol makes you itch? When I told mine she took me straight off it and told me I shouldn't take it at any point in the future. I don't remember if I was sweating then but I'm not on any opiates now and I'm still sweating although not as often since the morphine's been out of my system. You're right, I think that there are too many people with too many symptoms that are all lumped in under the Fibro banner when some could be the side-effects or interactions of the drugs or, God forbid, another ailment or illness.

      I'm a cheerful soul tonight aren't I ha ha ha. I just re-read my last overly long sentence and it seemed so doom and gloom. I meant it as something to consider rather than something to get gloomy about. Let's face it, if we reflected the intensity of pain we feel as mood or attitude we wouldn't be worth living with. I choose humour and positivity as the order of the day for me. Tomorrow may be different but we're not there yet so I leave you with a smile smile

    • Xxxxxtttttttttt
      Xxxxxtttttttttt Pinkgin64

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      I am really trying to stay positive too and keep thinking about my plans for the future. I look at all of my oracle cards, tarot and angel therapy. And when I can I get out around nature, we managed it yesterday, for my dog, she loves Loggerheads in North Wales. It was great for all of us! 

      Tramadol does make people itch to begin with, the same as oramorph but you get used to it, I think it makes everyone itch.  I have been advises on many occasions that my illness could be RA, one of those advisors was a stroke doctor after she looked at my brain scan and another a doctor in a and e when my foot was in agony and I couldnt put it down, after an xray, she also said RA, but I have a negative blood test, however so do 25% of people who DO have RA and it was dismissed solely on this, which makes no sense at all. I have another rheumatology appointment on 5th september, I am hoping this one goes better.i have just had occy health on the phone asking where I am up to as its almost a year now that I have been off sick. 

      Anyway, keep smiling :-) and stay positive x

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