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What is the cause of excessive sweating?
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Sweating: Is caused by over active nervous system.
Answered 2/10/2019
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MANY CAUSES: Excessive sweating can be normal in some people but there are medical causes of excessive sweating, hyperhydrosis 1 overactive thyroid gland 2obesity 3 diabetes mellitus 4 certain drugs the list is long.
Answered 10/2/2014
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Hyperhidrosis: Excessive sweating, or hyperhidrosis, can be a warning sign of thyroid problems, diabetes or infection. Excessive sweating is also more common in people who are overweight or out of shape.
Answered 12/7/2020
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A few possibilities: Medications, hormone imbalance, anxiety, diet (maybe), etc.,. See your doc and get evaluated.
Answered 11/26/2014
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