MS EXCESSIVE SWEATING

[BAMM2092]

I FOUND THIS POSTING FOR EXCESSIVE SWEATING IN MS PTS. I WAS DIAGNOISED IN JUNE 1973. I JUST GAVE BIRTH TO MY FIRST CHILD. I HAVE BEEN A LUCKY ONE. NO MORE LESIONS.  I HAVE HAD EXCESSIVE SWEATING AFTER BEING DIAGNOISED. MY IS MOSTLY AT THE HEAD AND NECK, BUT WHEN I OVER DO, ITS ALL OVER.  EVEN MY LEGS AND ARMS.  I SWEAT EVEN IN THE COLDEST OF WINTERS. MY BODY IS FREEZING AND I'M SWEATING AT THE HEAD.  CRAZY.  I SEE THAT LOTS OF MS PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.  I'M CURRENTLY OFF ALL MEDS. I WASN'T GIVEN COPAXON UNTIL 2006. I HAD MORE PROBLEMS TAKING THE MEDS, THAN WHEN I DIDN'T.  I'M ON A VEGAN PROGRAM AND THE ONLY THING I DO THAT ISN'T VEGAN IS I DRINK RAW GOATS MILK. AND EAT EGGS. WE HAVE A FARM AND PRODUCE BOTH OF THESE THINGS. I THINK THAT SINCE I STARTED WITH THESE THINGS MY ARTHRITIS  HAS IMPROVED AS WELL.   JUST NOT THE EXCESSIVE SWEATING.  HOPING TO HEAR FROM OTHERS. THANKS

[mikeysmom1995]

HI ALL,
SWEATING IS A TERRIBLE ISSUE FOR ME ESPECIALLY MY HEAD AND NECK.
WHEN I GET ON A CLEANING FRENZY AT WORK I FEEL ABSOLUTELY DISCUSTING AFTER. I COULD WRING OUT MY CLOTHES AS THEY R SOAKED.
THE SUMMER IS EVEN WORSE. I HAVE FOUND THAT GOLD BOND POWDER WORKS VERY WELL AND HELPS ME STAY A BIT DRYER.
IT IS DEFINITELY MISERABLE AND I FEEL VERY EMBARASSED BY THE SWEATING.
HUGS TO YOU ALL
REGARDS BARB

[Lor301]

I HAVE EXCESSIVE SWEATING ALSO- INCLUDING NIGHT SWEARS THAT WAKE ME UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT DRENCHED.  I USE PRESCRIPTION DEODERANT CALLED DRYSOL AND IT WORKS VERY WELL.

[SarahL2491]

I have the sweating on my face too ess, and it is worse in the summer and after a shower.  I can walk across the parking lot and into an AC building with water running down my face!  Try and keep a bandana in my pocket when I can remember.

Just glad I am not alone!

[essdipity]

Count me as one who also is plagued with sweating, mostly around face and head. Sometimes I look and feel as if I were in my own private rain forest, while others are comfortable. Or maybe they're hot, but not sweating. I can feel so grimy 5 minutes after taking a shower, and the dripping is a lovely added touch too. Of course summer heat and our high humidity make things even worse.

This is not seen often in MS, but it's certainly recognized as MS-related, all other things being equal. The trouble is that our internal thermostats are out of whack, so our bodies react to 'normal' heat in an abnormal way. All this is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, over which we have no personal control whatever.

There is nothing to be done about it, I'm afraid, but to try to keep ourselves as cooled down as possible. Discreet dabs here and there with a damp washcloth, trips to the ladies' room to do a bit more wiping down, keeping the home thermostat set fairly low. (Costs me a fortune in air conditioning, but I'm stuck).

Some people think that this is hyperhidrosis, which generally means excessive sweating all over, especially hands. But that's something else altogether and not MS. And some say it's just menopause-related hot flashes and such. Not so either, though there are similarities in the way it's experienced. As you can tell, I've had reason to look into this quite a bit in my MS years.

One thing we can be glad of is that at least we do sweat. There are those with MS who have lost their ability to sweat, or have lost it on one side of the body. This condition can be dangerous, as sweating is a big way the body gives off excess heat. No fear of that with us!

You really should talk to your neuro about this, just so he or she knows. Mine is sympathetic, though there's really nothing he can do.

ess

[HVAC]

IF YOUR BRAIN STEM IS INVOLVED THAT COULD CAUSE SWEATING. MINE CAME WHEN I HAD MY OVARIES REMOVED. I SLEEP ON A COOLING PAD WHICH IS GEL AN GOES OVER MY SIDE OF THE MATTRESS.

ALEX

[supermum_ms]

HI AND WELCOME TO OUR LITTLE MS COMMUNITY.

[I AM ASSUMING YOU HAVE VISUAL ISSUES AND SEE BETTER IN CAPITALS]

I'M NOT AWARE OF EXCESSIVE SWEATING HAVING BEEN SPECIFICALLY CONNECTED TO MS SYMPTOM WISE, DEFINITELY SEEN IT CONNECTED AS A SIDE EFFECT WITH SOME OF THE MEDICATIONS THOUGH. IT'S NOT SOMETHING COMMONLY MENTIONED HERE BUT HOPEFULLY SOMEONE KNOWS MORE ABOUT IT AND CAN GIVE YOU SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION.

WOW :D LOOKING AT THE MATH, YOU WERE DIAGNOSED 40 YEARS AGO AND IF I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR SAYING CORRECTLY, YOU HAVEN'T ACTUALLY DEVELOPED ANY MORE LESIONS SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED IN 1973, IS THAT RIGHT?

AGAIN WELCOME :D

CHEERS...............JJ