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A member asked:
What does breaking out in a sweat mean?
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Sweating : It means your sweating without having done any physical exertion.
Answered 7/3/2014
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Incomprehensible: I am sorry but your simple statement without any other information is too ambiguous to give you any valid answer. Unexpected sweating could represent about at least a hundred different possibilities. But it is not normal. You may want to be seen today at your physicians office.
Answered 7/3/2014
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It means you are: sweating profusely.
Answered 7/3/2014
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