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What Causes Excessive Sweating?

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2014

Question: im a 82 yo female have had a sweating problem for two years now from head to middle chest and most days i have to change my clothes twice daily,,ezetmibe 10mg one daily ,,lipidil 145mg one daily,, amlodipine 5mg one at night nebilet 5mg one daily ,,, ezomepraz 20 mg one daily ,,,propylthio 50mg 1 twice a day digoxin 62.5 mcg one daily,,, venlafax 75mg one in the morning,,temazepan 10 mg two at night,,warfarin 1mg 3 a day,,,vitamin d3 1000iu one in morning panamax 8 daily please can you help

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Venlafaxine, Anxiety, Hyperthyroidism, Humidity

Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
Good day.
From the list of medicines, I presume that you have High cholesterol, Hypertension, Acidity, Hyperthyroidism, Atrial fibrillation and depression.
Did you ever use Cordorone ( Amiodarone) in the past?
How is your thyroid status now ?
How frequent are the symptoms ? ( intermittent or continuous)

Sweating in the upper body can be due to number of reasons. Most common cause is post menopausal hot flushes which is unlikely in your case. However, among the listed medicines, Venlafaxine can cause sweating as a rare side effect.
Other common causes include thyroid dysfunction ( hyperthyroidism) and hypoglycemia. Humidity is a common cause of sweating. Anxiety is another important cause.

During the sweating episodes it may be worth while to check your blood glucose levels as well.

I tried to open your medical record which was attached. But there is just one page which says Atrial fibrillation.

Regards
Binu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (3 hours later)

hey my thyroid is border line have never used cordorone did you get the file have you had a chance to read thankyou

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Thank you

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Good day,
Yes, I got all the medical records now. As I can see, you received Hormone replacement therapy until 2002. Can you remember what dose was it and what was the name of it ? ( if you cant remember, please don't bother). I can also see in the report that you have paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and you are on Warfarin and Digoxin for same. Do you still get a run of AF occasionally ?? ( some times people develop sweating when they have AF).

I have also noted that you had a run of Supraventricular Tachycardia ( SVT) back in 2002. ( I don't know if the doctors ever gave you an injection of Cordorone at that time in the hospital, which has precipitated the hyperthyroidism)

Regards
Binu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (16 hours later)

dear sir i don't remember if i had a dosage for cordorone, and yes i feel like some time i still get af but have had a 24 hour heart monitor on and reports are ok,today here in my hometown temperature today has been around the 19 and 21 degrees most of the day i have been out side or in my kitchen and still i have changed my clothes three times. i have been on theses medication before the sweats and at times is confusing to know what to point the finger to thank you XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hello

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you . DO you get any feverish feeling towards evenings or night?
Does the sweating get any worse during evenings or nights? Do you have any weight loss?
It may be worthwhile checking your CBC and ESR. You should also get yourself checked by your GP for lymphnode enlargement in neck, axilla etc as well as an abdominal examination looking for enlarged spleen or liver. Nothing to worry. At your age, we need to think of all possible causes for your symptoms including a very rare disorder like Lymphoma too.
Regards
Binu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (12 hours later)

thank you Dr XXXXXXX i have uploaded the latest report from my doctor and maybe you can study this one thank you once again

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
lymph node examination...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Good day.

I gave gone through all the attachment and your case summary done by Dr XXXXXXX XXXXXXX As per that, there are no contributing factors which can be blamed as a cause of sweating episodes. However, as I mentioned earlier, it may be worthwhile hinting Dr XXXXXXX about lymphnode examination. It is rare, but occasionally lymphoma can cause sweating. We should leave no stone unturned.

Wish you all the very best

Regards
Binu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (43 minutes later)

Thank you very much

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
my pleasure

Detailed Answer:
No worries

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad