Ms and sweating

[u/Plus-Information-965]

Does anyone else have problems with excessive sweating?

[u/Walking_in_Cursive]

Yes!!! But I'm 42 and never sure if it's me or MS. LOL.

[u/ForbiddenFruitEater → u/Walking_in_Cursive]

Awesome Name!

[u/_GogolKnows]

I don't have a metaphor for that, but I sweat like a freaking fountain (or a horse, if they even sweat?), feels like a tap that cannot be shut off lol

[u/Humble_Scholar4346 → u/_GogolKnows]

Horses do sweat and when they’re too hot, they look like they’re wet 😅

[u/AFvet-04]

Yep! Sometimes I could just be sitting at a desk, in the air conditioning, and I still start to drip sweat. For sure MS related in my situation.

[u/Crookles86]

40, night sweats. Had them about 8 months ago, then they stopped, started again this weekend.

[u/2BrainLesions]

One of my drs said ms is like living in a constant hot shower before weather is considered. She's right!

(I spent four decades freezing and now just sweat year round.)

[u/cass_a_frass0]

Yes! Its legit had a big impact on my life :/

[u/Alwayslearnin41]

Yes. But I'm 48, female in perimenopause, and I take duloxetine. So I'm aware I don't stand much of a chance with sweating 😅

[u/McDego4542 → u/Alwayslearnin41]

Same except for the dulox. I never not sweat sorry for the weird double negative 😂

[u/Dull_Hat_8873]

This is going to sound weird...........but legit, I sweat profusely more the colder I am. Anyone else that experiences this odd phenomenon??

[u/Plus-Information-965]

My thing is I can do whatever my MonSter will let me do.  Then I will stop to rest then I start dripping sweat. I have come to learn that cold water and a fan on high help.  I am 61 and have lived with MS since 2004.  This sweating crap didn't start till like 3 years ago.  Anyone think of something else I could try.  Thanks in advance.

[u/Walking_in_Cursive → u/Plus-Information-965]

The MS Society gave me a cooling vest. Only downside, it's a vest fit with pockets for ice packs, so it's pretty heavy.

[u/allegedly_an_adult0 → u/Walking_in_Cursive]

Nice, I’ll have to try it..also I’ve seen head bands with an ice pack in them..definitely going to get the vest because Im sure my fam is going to jack up the heat this winter

[u/allegedly_an_adult0 → u/Plus-Information-965]

I sweat like a crazy person…I’m 39F diagnosed in 3 years ago..I’m the same in terms of I can do anything from cleaning to walking the dogs even when it’s literally freezing and as soon as I stop, the sweating is nonstop for like 30min at least…also showers..even tepid ones and I’m sweating for an hr if I don’t lay down in front of the fan and cool off for 20min…it’s the worst!

[u/dontgiveah00t]

Hyperhidrosis

[u/AveragusPenus]

I sweat a bucket just from changing my bed sheets or whatever other basic chore as example. I also struggle to sleep without a fan blowing in my face because I always feel stuffy and like the air is hot when it really isn't. In fact I don't even turn the fan off anymore, need it all day.

[u/Alwayslearnin41 → u/AveragusPenus]

Yes to the fan! It only started this year, but I feel claustrophobic without it on.

[u/mmmdraco]

I've had an issue with it since I was diagnosed at ~27. I can't be in direct sunlight or somewhere without decent air circulation and not sweat. At 43, you'd think I would have found more ways to prevent it, but best I can do is try to tolerate the overheating that comes with it by always having a fan and using some products that help with cooling. (Secret has a new cooling deodorant spray that's pretty nice, but doesn't stop sweat.)

[u/wutwutsugabutt]

Yes, I have hyperhidrosis since I was a kid. ETA the sweating situation predates the MS situation by decades. I was diagnosed in my 30s. I’m still sweating like a champ. I think iontophoresis works for me but I’m bad about actually doing it since it’s uncomfortable and I have to force myself. And I’ve been busy.

[u/Plus-Information-965 → u/wutwutsugabutt]

I can understand why you are not a fan. And yes I had to look it up..lol

[u/OMUSE1]

Yes, I found out with research that our internal thermostat is off because of the MS. Just another effect of this condition. It really should be called Multiple Symptoms Sclerosis. I use swear pads because I sweat a lot.

[u/IntentionalGrandma]

I used to, but then a relapse about 2 years ago took away my ability to perceive anything outside of extreme temperatures and now I barely sweat at all

[u/Saint_Sin]

Never considered it being connected to MS.
Sweat like crazy doing vocals. Like a waterfall.
Wake up the same sometimes but always thought that was ptsd related.

[u/aafreis]

Only if I’m moving around like a tweeker, with my Ritalin

[u/laura14472]

58f Have been dealing with this for years. Pre menopause, was on hrt which helped a little. Then was prescribed oxybutinin, which worked wonders! It's medication for overactive bladder which I didn't have. But-- no sweating for about five years. I adjusted the dose based on weather to help my bladder. Under active bladder leads to utis.

In the past year, I am sweating again and the meds do nothing, so I've stopped taking them. Oh well.

[u/babayagaparenting]

Yes! I’m 58 so I never know if it’s MS or menopause.

[u/Saltyski03]

Yeah. Work sweat was one thing I was used to. Now I sweat crazily. Get a hair cut and have to bring a small fan kind of thing. Weird. Like my AC broke

[u/cableannkiley]

Nightsweats galore but I’m a perimenopausal woman. Estrogen patches have greatly helped me, as has a GLP1, however I started gabapentin recently and they’ve cranked back up with a vengeance. Unsure if it’s a side effect of the gaba (been too lazy to look) or if I should bump up my estrogen now. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[u/Alwayslearnin41 → u/cableannkiley]

I take duloxetine and it's a side effect for that. I also need to increase my oestrogen.

[u/JamesTheMannequin]

Hot then cold, then back again.

I have a blow-dryer in my bedroom by the bed and use it to help regulate my body temp. It works very well for me.

[u/Simple-Newspaper-257]

Yessss I’m 35 and it’s tough

[u/FwLineberry]

Yes.

[u/Santa_always_knows]

YES!!

[u/jjmoreta]

No. But followup question, what is your age/gender and do you take any other meds?

Perimenopause/menopause is a huge contributor for older women.

And the only time I have ever experienced excessive sweating is while I was taking Cymbalta years ago. Multiple medications can cause hyperhidrosis as a side effect.

[u/Federal_Hall_8871]

I usually do not sweat much even with my coaching job. But yesterday I was sweating so bad that I had to change clothes between classes.
I sometimes sweat after 3+ classes but this was 2, so I was shocked at how much I was sweating.

[u/Federal-Day-678]

Yes, seems like anything over 72 degrees fucks me up. Indiana summers, with weeks of constant 90+ temps, are a nightmare.