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Excessive body heat

I am constantly overheated.  My body temperature is always normal but I seem to "throw off" my body heat all day long.  Even at night with the air conditioning on I am constantly throwing the covers off, my husband uses me to warm the bed up in the cold months, it only takes me about 10 minutes to totally warm up a king size bed.  I am sitting here at work doing nothing but typing on the computer and I am overheated.  Is this possibly a medical condition of some kind.  It is driving me nuts!
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After many years research I discovered that we suffer from a type of cranio-facial hyperhydrosis. I also found a "cure" of sorts for it. It's called Oxybutynin and it's used for over-active bladder. I know it sounds silly, but I suffered with tis for 5 years and, after taking the oxybutynin for 3 days, the heat stopped and the sweating stopped. Completely! The drug has one drawback in that it makes your mouth extremely dry and sticky, but I'm willing to combat that problem rather than deal with looking like I just walked out of the shower.

Recently I discovered that I may have a condition that caused this. It's called Erythromelalgia. It's mostly a genetic condition, but it does happen spontaneously (for no reason). The symptoms are usually felt in the feet and hands, but there are cases of cranio-facial involvement. The symptoms are: excessive heat, pain (from mild tingling to burn-like pain), and excessive sweating. There is no "cure" for Erythromelalgia, but I would recommend the oxybutynin to anyone with this problem.

It took me many years of being completely isolated to find this information and I hope this spares someone else the pain and suffering of this condition.
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I too suffer with over heating but I have found that when I abstain from carbs and caffeine my body cools down. Sometimes I can't stand the deprivation and eat the wrong foods but I soon are driven back to the diet by the fiery heat that returns. So I live a bit of a yoyo life. This may help someone ....
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My over heating and sweating seems to be localized to only my face and head. In a cold room my face will drip and my hair is soaked like I just got out of the shower. It's not constant but often enough to keep my hair wet most of the day to the point where I actually got a fungal infection on my scalp. I have learned that keeping a fan on my head as constantly as I can is the only defense I currently have.it is sickening. The fungal infection is now gone but I have since noticed that I have a good sized fluid pocket deep in the crown of my head. I had it drained a few times and it almost immediately filled back up. It also drives me nuts. What is this?!?!
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14918309 tn?1437349777
I TOTALLY  understand!  I too want my life back but at this point I really donT see it happening.

Sweat pours out of the top of my head making my hair soaked!  It runs down my back and my crotch is so wet I feel DISGUSTING all the time!  Then of course the dreaded headaches from being overheated!

I drink lots of water! Nothing matters anymore, I HATE life
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It could be Lyme.  I have been so sensitive to heat and get hot very easily.  My temperature will rise when working outside for 15 min.  I then get so ill And nauseated I must lay down.  I also have so many other symptoms that lead me to believe I have Lyme.
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I see this is an old thread, but I am in search of some relief too. I can't take it anymore. I tell everyone, I suffer with my own personal summer year round. I am 42 years old, female, hypothyroid & diabetic. I am overweight, and I don't eat right. I know all of these are factors, but I can't lose weight because any activity causes me to overheat and I am instantly drained of any energy I may have had. I have no excuse for my poor eating habits, though. My husband and I constantly fight over the thermostat through the summer, and my office at work is always way too hot. I constantly tell my coworkers that I would be much happier if it were cold, you can always put more clothes on, but I cannot take mine off. Even if I were naked, I would still be too hot. My office has determined that 78F is acceptable working environment temperature. Not even close! I cannot function if the temp is above 72F. My desk is directly below an AC register and I have 2 fans blowing on me constantly. At times, this still isn't enough. I feel like a freak of nature, I am baking while sitting at my desk and the person next to me is freezing. This is not right! Please help! I have been hot for about 5 years now and every summer, my intolerance to the heat seems to get worse. How can it be "hot flashes" if it is constant? There is nothing "flashy" about it. I have always hated to sweat, and my face and head have always been the first place it shows up, but it really does seem like I started noticing the excessive overheating for no reason about 5 years ago. At which time all my doctors were telling me that I was too young for peri-menopause, but weren't concerned about my complaints. Now all I hear is "well, you're over 40, its normal". It's NOT freaking NORMAL! Ugh. Thanks for understanding.
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I'm glad I stumbled upon this! I'm 21 years of age, female, and my body tends to overheat at night. I've always had issues with my "body clock", even as a baby and toddler. My days/nights are mixed up, it's against my natural cycle to sleep at night and be awake at daytime (summary: nocturnal), holding a 1st shift job is DREADFUL, I never am able to simply 'adjust' to sleep well at night. There's a medical term for this I heard recently, but I forget the name... Circadian cycle disorder, I think. I hear that core body temperature plays a big role in our sleep patterns, so it makes me wonder if being overheated at night is linked to my sleep pattern? And I wonder if there's a pattern there for others too?
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I know your post was in 2008, but I have exactly, to a T, what you have posted. I have been tested for thyroid, the test come back normal. I was wondering if you were able to find anything out about this problem?
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I know you posted this a while back but I too have the same symptoms and deal with an internal heat issue. It started in 3/2013 and no one has been able to diagnose. My doctor is now very concerned bc I have dropped 30 pounds because I am always hot and I can't eat due to the heat making me nauseous. I don't have any weight left to loose. Have you found a cure? My life has definitely put on hold and I am so weak physically that I can't do much and if I do things around the house I heat up more than I already am. In addition, when I can get myself to eat, hot foods creates a more intense heat and I cant finish.
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Hi..same here..When someone will sleep or sit beside me (relatives,friend or boyfriend) they often say that I am hot and will ask me if I am sick. I am only taking med for my allergy, was this the reason because of my allergy or eosinophil level is elevated? We have a family history of goiter.
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i have the same probelm, it *****. My bf wont cuddle me because I am always so hot. I don't have any health problems that i know of either.
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10161776 tn?1408501669
You said that it was weird that you became hot and didn't sweat, might want to see my post above this one on hypohidrosis/anhidrosis.
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First... like wow. I haven't been using medhelp for that long, but this is a really long thread. By the way, I'm a guy here. I haven't read all of the posts yet (uhh.. so many), but I saw that symptoms such as flushing and becoming overheated were common.

From what I read from medhelp, other places, and the fact that I currently have hypohidrosis(lack of sweating), it's very close to complete anhidrosis(completely no sweating) at the moment.... these symptoms are also mentioned with these two heat illnesses.

So what I'm wondering, and I'm sure there's different situations for all the people who have posted here so far, is do you suffer from hyperhidrosis (too much sweating) or is it actually hypohidrosis? When I used to sweat I would notice that parts of my body would be drenched in sweat, while others would be completely dry. Apparently, if someone has hypohidrosis or for whatever reason(peripheral neuropathy, etc.) doesn't sweat in certain areas... other parts of your body sweat excessively to try and compensate for this. Your body still tries to cool itself down... of course this doesn't mean it will.

This is kind of my own theory, but it seems to make sense. Perhaps it may fit into someone's situation here.

Oh and I don't know if this will help as much for those of you claiming to have hyperhidrosis, as I said before I have anhidrosis.... but maybe...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/266427.php
This has a lot of information about mostly anhidrosis, but also hypohidrosis. Near the bottom of the page you will find tests and procedures for sweating.

I hope this helps everyone. If anyone wants more details on my internet research or about what's in the link, post or message me.
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Try Armour, it's a pig thyroid.  I was on Synthroid and all the other thyroid meds. And my thyroid doc laughed at the idea, so I went to my general doc, and she prescribed it. I was amazed how my body tempture was normal.  I'm only on 60mg for about the pass year and I'm starting to get hot again so I'm going to see if the doc will encrease the dose some.  Good luck, this is my first post ever and I hope it will help at least 1 person, if not more.  PS:  My thyroid doc was unwilling to think outside of the box, and I was affraid to look elsewhere after being with her for more than 3 years, but taking that step has made myself and my family happy.  Might want to start with general doc first, if your thyroid doctor is opposed.
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going to do the same - I went for the digital thermometer, and it registered 36.6 C only - i'm usually have an average low body temp.
been suffering 4 and hlf years. just turned 59. NOT menopause.
will try caffeine - hard. drink it!
moved here and this started. drank caffeine before..
had something similar years ago-lonf=g before menop. hot on my arms.
I am thinking sick building syndrome??? someings toxic inside effecting me/
my father died of cancer age 56,so concern.
feel ill in this place, exhausted and air 'stagnant' though I open window, doors every day!
once windows closed, especially at night - gets awful.  Same symptoms all year round.
comments?
ps - thyroid checked already - no positive results
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I have Lupus, severe RA, and Parkinsons. I have times during the day when I have such bad hot flashes that it looks like I just ran through a sprinkler and the sweat just poors down my face and body while I am watching tv, not moving at all. If there is anyone out there that can tell me how to manage this, please help me.
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There is a form of Tibetan meditation called "tummo". The monks in Tibet are able to lower or raise their core temperatures simply by thought. The researcher Dr. Herbert Benson conducted many studies on this form of meditation and found that the monks could lower their basal temperatures to extremely low degrees as well as raise them to very high numbers with only beneficial effects on the body.

So for those who are experiencing body temps that are too high, try meditation. Imagine your body cooling down in your core for about 10-20 minutes daily and you'll find that you can do this. Only in the West do we believe we are slaves to our physiology. For those with too low temps, (me), I use Tummo to keep myself at a comfortable warmth. My temps have dropped and I've noticed weight gain and that I'm cold all the time so I use Tummo meditation to raise my temps and it is working wonderfully. Feel free to google "tummo" or "g-tummo" to find out more.
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I just turned 19 last month. Lately my body had been getting hot, especially at night. I sit in front of the fan, drink cold water, and i can't stand to have clothes on cause i get really hot. I've been getting these headaches to. I haven't went to the doctor.
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Eesh. don't kill yourself now. I'm going through something similarly. I won't say the "same" since I have no idea what you go through. My body overheats constantly, I sweat just from walking across the room, and I get overheated just sitting on a cold floor. It's horrendous. Had my thyroid checked, nothing. Twice actually... I'm pretty convinced that it's my anti-depressants. I take 75mg of Effexor XR. One of the side effects is sweating, but there don't seem to be any recorded side effects for overheating. My temperature is always normal, my doctor says my blood results all check out, and I can't seem to explain it at all. It's horrible during the summer in NYC, because it's ridiculously humid, so it hits me even worse. Still boggles my mind, but I'm still pretty convinced it's the antidepressants... additionally, fast heart rate, pre-hypertension blood pressure, and I'm 26. I'm sweating just typing this up right now. -- one hint, clinical strength deodorant/antipersperant. Just rub it on everywhere.
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Eesh. don't kill yourself now. I'm going through something similarly. I won't say the "same" since I have no idea what you go through. My body overheats constantly, I sweat just from walking across the room, and I get overheated just sitting on a cold floor. It's horrendous. Had my thyroid checked, nothing. Twice actually... I'm pretty convinced that it's my anti-depressants. I take 75mg of Effexor XR. One of the side effects is sweating, but there don't seem to be any recorded side effects for overheating. My temperature is always normal, my doctor says my blood results all check out, and I can't seem to explain it at all. It's horrible during the summer in NYC, because it's ridiculously humid, so it hits me even worse. Still boggles my mind, but I'm still pretty convinced it's the antidepressants... additionally, fast heart rate, pre-hypertension blood pressure, and I'm 26. I'm sweating just typing this up right now. -- one hint, clinical strength deodorant/antipersperant. Just rub it on everywhere.
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hi there,
this is smk from india.
recently i got married my childhood friend, but she is a caeserian born.
she had a normally over heated, when in fever the body have like a fire.
how to reduce heat of the body.
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I know this is an old post, but have you been checked for sleep apnea? I didn't sleep well and would wake up soaking wet with my head under an open window in the middle of winter in Maine. My hair would be soaking/dripping wet. I could not stay awake during the day either and found out I had sleep apnea. worth checking out.
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As I read this, I am crying my eyes out. I did not know so many people had the same problem and that NONE of us are treated fairly by doctors. Because we are women, the most common response from doctors is, "well, it must have something to do with your hormones." I won't even justify this lazy diagnosis with an answer - but doctors have no idea what they are talking about! If this happened overwhelmingly to MEN, we would have 100 treatments for it by now. But, because it's primarily a "woman's problem", it is swept behind the door. And, like me, that's where we remain.

I am so disabled by this that I have not gone outside or been around other people (other than my husband) for more than a decade. People stare. People say things. Children point at me.

My body overheats for no reason. I flush so brightly that it scares people, I perspire so heavily that it looks like I've just walked out of the rain. My hair is plastered to my head and my face, neck, and chest stream with water. It moves down my back and ends up behind my knees. This is me, and has been for far too long:

* it starts in my hairline- I feel heat beginning to build
* water streams down my neck, behind my ears, from my temples, down my cheeks, down my neck, and across my chest. my arms and hands are dry,
* i flush so brightly that it makes people stare. they get frightened for me
* i am so hot that I radiate heat. people can feel the heat without touching me
* my hair becomes so soaked, it's plastered to my head as if I had just gone swimming. It will not dry, either! I can sit under a hair dryer forever and my head keeps sweating
* the heat from my head makes water steam
* I can get hot and sweaty in a COOL SHOWER!
* after I take a shower, I get hot and have to wait at least 30 minutes before I can get dressed
* after I get dressed, I get hot and wet again. I have to rest for 30-60 minutes before I can cool down
* as soon as I get up and walk across the room, the heat and wet starts all over
* if I put on a sweater or a coat or a hat, the heat and sweating starts
* if I try to cook something at the stove - watch out!! I become a human volcano of heat and water

I often think of killing myself. I can't go out. I can't work. And I can't get disability because the doctors "can't find anything wrong" with me. No one care to find an answer. I'm tired of being treated with scorn. I'm tired of trying to convince doctors that this is NOT NORMAL. I'm tired. I'm tired of it all. I just want to die.

I truly wish that something big would be found at my autopsy and then, from above, I can say "I TOLD YOU SO!"

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Im kind of scared now. Ive always been overheated, i radiated heat as a child and still do in my late teens. I wake up in the middle of the night so warm i sometimes have to go wash my face and neck, and drink ice cold water. My siblings dont exactly understand it. I have to sleep half naked, and NEVER with socks on. and if my sister turns the heat up i throw a conniption lol. I sweat kind of a lot. At odd times too. I have bad anxiety. And my mother had graves disease and had to have her thyroid removed. So. Please someone could you please shed some more insight. This stupid anxiety is going to get the best of me. Lol. Is it possible to have graves at 18??? Or am i showing early symptoms....is it preventable? Anyone have any personal experiences with graves? Id ask my mother but that was a really hard time in her life and i dont really want to bother her about it.
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I am not  promoting myself but only sharing a story.  I have a friend that is a 52 year old female and she has a major problem, so I wanted to see if anyone has experienced the same and/or has a solution. My friend burns up with heat on the inside of her body (from head to toe). She says its like having a constant huge fire burning from within and continues 24/7. In addition, she has not been able to sweat at all for over a year. She started HRT a month ago and her levels are now where they should be, but because of the constant burning she cannot enjoy even a single day of her life. She tells me that she cannot live this way and doesn't understand why God won't help her or take her life from her. No, her problem is not caused by Menopause.
I am a hypnotherapist and had the opportunity to work with my friend during the time she was burning up with heat . To make a long story short, when the hypnosis session was over, she had no heat. I also did the same thing for her over the phone, yes I said over the phone and in the middle of the session she had to put a blanket over her. So I think this problem might come from a pinched nerve perhaps in the base of her neck. Also I will also add that soaking her feet in cool water for 20 minutes also took  the heat away. Nerve ending are found in the bottom of the feet. Hope this helps.
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