Re: does progesterone curb PROFUSE SWEATING OF PCOSers?
From: Carrin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 01:00:37 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Sari wrote:
>
sari-
I live in kansas too and I can sympathize with the record breaking temps
we've been having.
I work in a kitchen-- and I sweat more than the guys do!! I'm not
extremely overweight either.
This past week (the hottest time) I was taking progesterone and I
noticed the second day that I was not drenched like I usually was... is
it all in my head? or is there some connection?
--
carrin
>Has anybody had any answers from professional sources (such as doctors!)
>regarding the sweating problem that many of us PCOS women have? I’ve
>read dozens of posts making claim to this sweating problem. Many women
>have indicated that they were going to take the issue up with their
>physicians. But, I’ve been unsuccessful in locating any of the posts
>after women have taken issue with doctors. I live in Kansas, and we’ve
>undoubtedly had sweltering temps this month (today was 106 + dreadful
>humidity!). But this sweating thing is so embarrassing. I’m 44 and
>people are staring at me like I’m having cardiac arrest, or menopausal
>“hot flashes”; one person even suggested that I needed to see my
>internist regarding this because it necessitated immediate medical
>intervention due to the fact that it was the result of very high blood
>pressure and overweight problems. (I’m 5’8” and weigh 170 lbs.; weight
>is an issue with me; but I didn’t think it warranted a comment as such!
>Some people can be so insensitive!!) Any feedback or comments on this
>would be most enlightening. My face has “dripped” profusely today, both
>inside and outdoors. It doesn’t seem to make any difference. In fact,
>since May, I have been taking Metformin & Spironolactone; this
>“sweating” situation is even worse than ever now. It happened today
>while standing in the cashier line at Wal-Mart. Everybody kept staring
>at me as though I might drop dead any moment! And the women starring the
>most weighed at least 150 lbs. more than I do; so embarrassing! Any
>insight would be most enlightening! Thanks. Sari
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