Question 1

how can i increase sweating?

Accepted Answer

Hydration, exercise: Sweating is the body's way of cooling off.  If you want to sweat more, you should exercise, especially in a warm and humid environment, and keep yourself well hydrated so there is enough fluid to sweat.  There are a few rare conditions in which sweat is inhibited - so if you cannot sweat under any circumstance, see your family doctor.

Question 2

how can i stop sweating all the time?

Accepted Answer

Would depend: on the cause. Anxiety, panic, thyroid, diabetes, warm room have specific therapies.
If it's just hands and feet, strong prescription anti-perspirants.

Question 3

what good does sweating do for my body?

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Sweating: It helps thermoregulation by lowering the body temperature. Sweating causes heat loss and lowers the temperature by latent heat of vaporization.

Question 4

how do i stop excessive facial sweating?

Accepted Answer

DisgraceOfSweatyFace: Move to Alaska. Get a job at a meat packing plant. Underwater welder in Antarctica. OK,OK...first, no harm done if you apply an unscented antiperspirant to the areas where you sweat. Do a patch test first to make sure your facial skin isn't sensitive to it (small dot of it somewhere on the side of your face).But for the long haul, check out [ http://www.sweathelp.org/en/] for a good source of info

Question 5

what is the problem if i am not sweating?

Accepted Answer

? Anhydrosis?: Get medical evaluation to determine if you have anhydrosis or other problem.

Question 6

can i us a medication to stop me sweating?

Accepted Answer

Treatment for sweat: There are treatments available for both localized sweating (underarms, palms, soles) or generalized (all over) sweating, however, if sweating is all over, the reason for the sweating must be found first.  Generalized sweating often is associated with other possibly serious medical conditions.  For localized sweating, there are prescription antipersipirants, Botox injections and if necessary, pills.

Question 7

i'm cold but i'm also sweating. is that bad ?

Accepted Answer

Take your temperatur: Take your temperature. If you have a fever, you could sweat when the fever subsides and get the chills.

Question 8

why do i wake up at night drenched n sweating?

Accepted Answer

Tired: Interrupted or restless sleep, night sweats from dream or temperature change or waking up from rem stage of sleep, or snacking late.

Question 9

i can't stop sweating--what should i do for this?

Accepted Answer

See below: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by your doctor in person.  He/she needs to listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run labs or other tests. That's the only way he/she can find out what's going on and what to do about it.

Question 10

why am i sweating  after hours of not exercising ?

Accepted Answer

Could be many things: Is this a new problem for you, are you experiencing it for the first time today? Is your environment warm? Are you anxious or nervous? Have you started any new medications recently? Is there a possibility you have an infection? Have you been drinking alcohol or using drugs? Do you have a problem with your thyroid or with diabetes?You may need a more detailed discussion regarding this with your doc

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