A 42-year-old member asked:
what are the causes of excessive sweating?
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Dr. Yash Khanna answered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
Thyroid,,others: Primary focal hyperhydrosis, can start in childhood and continue to adulthood effects 1to3%of population.It is probebely caused by malfunction of the nervous system and may run in families
genaralised hyperhydrosis, causes sweating all over the body.Has many causes like overactive thyroid, pregnancy, menopause, diabetese, alcoholism, heart failure, cancers like lymphoma and leukemia, some meds, infections.
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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered
General Practice 53 years experience
Hyperthyroidism: The common explanation for excessive sweating is that some people are just born that way. An over active thyroid can also cause, as can an undiscovered infection. A doctor is the best person to evaluate this condition and to provide a medication if necessary.
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Dr. Michael Fisher answered
Dermatology 32 years experience
Hyperhidrosis: When excessive sweating affects the hands, feet, and armpits, it's called primary or focal hyperhidrosis. Primary hyperhidrosis affects 2 - 3% of the population, yet less than 40% of patients with this condition seek medical advice. In the majority of primary hyperhidrosis cases, no cause can be found. It seems to run in families.
It can also occur from medical condition. See your doctor for a dx.
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What is the cause of excessive sweating?
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Sweating: Is caused by over active nervous system.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
What might be the cause excessive sweating at nights?
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
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Lots of things: How i caught on that i had tb. If it's really and truly a night sweat, get seen by your physician now. We don't want to miss endocarditis, tb, or something else really nasty-but-treatable.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Help please? What is the cause of my excessive sweating?
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Dr. John Feola answered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
HYPERHIDROSIS : HYPERHIDROSIS OR EXCESSIVE sweating demands a through evaluation. A full exam and labs especially TFTS and HA1C to evaluate for diabetes. If the workup is normal, there is a topical therapy called DRYSOL. Also Botox injections are very helpful and if that fails there are surgical options as well.
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I have excessive sweating caused by add medication.?
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Dr. David Sneid answered
Endocrinology 41 years experience
Are you: asking a question or making a statement? If you're having problems, you need to discuss it with the prescribing doctor.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
What causes excessive sweating? And what could be done to reduce it?
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered
Dermatology 57 years experience
See a dermatologist: There is a great deal to this. Where sweating? Both sides? How much? When? Are you heavy? Athletic? Other symptoms? Any meds or herbs? Pregnant? Family sweating history? Treatment to be determined by history, exam, lab. Meanwhile there are OTC antiperspirants. Keep yourself cool and well ventilated.
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