I noticed this back before ever being dx.. I was unable to sweat.. The doc kept telling me a good way to get rid of a virus ,toxins, etc. is to sweat them out..
That is when I noticed I didn't sweat.. I had often wondered why being out in the heat/ sun bothered me , (heart palps, fatigue, feeling bad) . Darn it I don't sweat.. Does this have anything o do with Lyme?
Before becoming ill, I did sweat and would stay outside in the sun/ pool most of the summer .. Now I am indoors summer and winter as I can't tolerate the cold..
Dear me, among a 100 other complaints I am one big mess. Not sure all this is Lyme connected.. tks
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Me either.
I think it can be a thyroid issue.
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
I used to not sweat--my whole life and I was healthy the first 41 years of my life. Once I did photon infrared treatment I sweat like crazy and now still sweat like crazy. Bizarre.
Hiker53
Posted by dogmom2 (Member # 23822) on :
Can't sweat either, would probably pass out before i would sweat. Even tried an ir sauna and barely glistened.
Posted by phyl6648 (Member # 28522) on :
I have had my thyroid checked by an endo.. All ok but I do have thyroid symptoms..Heck, I have symptoms of about everything in the book.
Strange why we can't sweat.. Of course I am not active..
tks
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Same here. Can't sweat. But I do pass out if I get even one degree too warm, and that can be on an 85 degree day.
Strange? Not really. Not when lyme is involved. I thihk I've become conditioned to not think anything is strange, anymore.
Lyme "complex" affects all the nervous systems that control such functions, the endocrine systems, etc. Many LL authors have written about this not being all that rare with their patients.
The "control room" is off kilter.
The important thing to remember if you don't sweat is to not get overheated, stay hydrated, etc.
I've read of others with lyme who could not sweat and had these related symptoms, too -- but, after treatment, they could.
It's sure not a symptom I'd be concerned about as long as you stay safe with your body temperature and think ahead, way ahead, as you head out in spring or summer heat.
Do not even allow your body to get hot in the first place. Stay cool. Ice packs on your body in the car help until the air conditioning cools it down.
Liver & kidney support is all the more important, too, as the liver and kidneys have to take up slack for the lack of sweating. The liver, kidneys and skin comprise the major detoxification pathways of the body. -
[ 04-12-2013, 03:49 PM: Message edited by: Keebler ]
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
HEAT INTOLERANCE - & what helps -
Posted by CD57 (Member # 11749) on :
I think they are finding this is a MTHFR issue....genetic detox issues with workarounds. The board I'm on, people are reporting improvement in sweating after being on treatment for awhile.
Posted by docluddite (Member # 36032) on :
It is a symptom of iodine deficiency.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- docluddite,
Thanks so much for that detail.
For the past 5 months, I've done very well with this. One table per day yields a physiological support dose. Google for vendors / more detail.
Nutri-West Iodine Rescue
Each Tablet Contains: Potassium Iodide 16.35 mg (Which yields Iodine 12.5 mg) Also contains Colloidal Silica
Articles would be elsewhere at this excellent site.
Also search the research articles and choices at Vitamin Research Products, www.vrp.com -
Posted by Tammy N. (Member # 26835) on :
I can't sweat either. I know I have low ADH (anti-diuretic hormone). This apparently relates to mold issues.
I also have MTHFR issues.
I've been trying to incorporate iodine. When I take it, I get significant thyroid pain.
I would LOVE to be able to sweat.
Posted by delljen (Member # 25090) on :
I used to not sweat at ALLl. During (pre-lyme) workout classes people were drenched and me NOTHING. It was weird.
Then I treated my MTHFR and I started to sweat. Not as much as the boys at my house but still I sweat. So yeah!
I must also add that I have also been treating my Lyme and Co's for over three years. So that could also have helped.
The reason I thought it was related to the MTHFR treatment was because it started to happen a week or so into supplementing for the MTHFR.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- All this is helpful information. I'm so glad LymeNet is here for us to share. -
Posted by TX Lyme Mom (Member # 3162) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tammy N.: I've been trying to incorporate iodine. When I take it, I get significant thyroid pain.
Tammy, The painful swollen thyroid gland is only temporary when you first start taking iodine. This happens because you are severely iodine deficient, so the gland swells up, trying to capture more iodine. The swelling and pain will go away soon if you stick with it. (Think of a dried out sponge which swells up when it starts to soak up liquid.)
I don't know if taking iodine will help correct your inability to sweat or not because we haven't experienced that problem in our family. Maybe it might help, or maybe it won't. Be sure to report back later if you find that taking iodine helps you to sweat.
Posted by Tammy N. (Member # 26835) on :
TX Lyme Mom - thanks so much for posting this info! It all makes such good sense.
Every time I restart iodine, the pain comes back. I am going to go slowly, but I will stay on this path. I have no doubt I have thyroid issues. I have ALL the symptoms.
Thanks again.
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Don't forget to make sure you are also getting selenium.
I think selenium is needed for the conversion of one thyroid hormone into another...but I don't remember for sure.
I just know selenium is needed for thyroid health.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
I know someone who does not have Lyme who cannot sweat. She has been this way most of her life.
She will pass out if she gets hot. She has to be very careful not to get overheated, and she lives in Florida!
Posted by BleedGreen (Member # 33468) on :
I am one who would never sweat and had very good tolerance to cold, but not so much to heat.
As soon as I got lyme I began sweating even when I'm not warm. With treatment I still sweat excessively, but only about half as bad as with untreated lyme.
I also have the mthfr a1298c, but haven't started supplements for that yet. Actually, I just found that out last week.
I wish I could go back to not sweating so much and have greater tolerance to cooler weather.
Edit - I forgot to mention, Motrin makes me sweat like a pig being cooked alive if I take Motrin PM before bed.