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Re: Head and face: sweat attacks & Q for BelleFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netWed, 30 Jul 2003 02:28:41 -0500 (CDT)
Oh my god. I sweat from everywhere even right after a shower. My head,down my back my crotch behaind the knees, inside my elbows, my face you name it. I wonder if its thyroid. I'm about 40 lbs overweight and had a baby 4 months ago. > >Ladies, in reading about your excessive sweating, it reminded me of a >problem which I experience occasionally. I sometimes have heavy >sweating on my face and up on my head. The sweat literally just POURS >out of my skin, dripping off of my nose and chin and running down my >neck and back. I usually feel warm when this happens, but not always. I >do become shaky and nervous when it occurs. I think that it may be a >type of hypoglycemic attack. I always try to drink a cold drink and eat >some protein/carb combination snack. (A slice of meat and cheese rolled >up together or a couple of crackers with peanut butter on them, for ex.) >Then, sit and wait it out. This self-treatment seems to work. I've >been tested for diabetes and I don't have that. The doctors think it is >hypoglycemia, but my bloodwork tests normally. I wish I knew what >triggers these sweats, but I don't know. Does anyone else have this >type of sweating? > >Belle, could it be that my insulin levels spike up during these moments, >while my glucose levels are normal?? I have often wondered if this could >happen. Thanks!
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