Anyone ever had sweat pouring, literally pouring, out of their head, mainly at the front, if there is even the slightest rise in temperature? This started a couple of years ago. Over about 22C it is ridiculous. Yet the rest of me stays dry, or seems to. Ta.
ps. I tried to search for sweats but was unsuccessful but after I posted this, some posts popped up.
There have been quite a few posts about this in the past so do read the ones that have come up in the Related Posts. I think it is fair to say it is not uncommon!!! Tennis style headbands ...
That happened to me when I first started taking pred. My nose would start to feel all prickly and then my forehead used sweat like a waterfall. I used to tell people I had been swimming. It tended to be particularly bad in the evening. It improved as I reduced the pred, but it was pretty horrible.
The humidity this week in the UK has been 95-99 percent too which some people can struggle with
ever day from my back as well get through numerous amounts of tee shirts a day
That’s me to a T. It can be so embarrassing when in company. I’ve no idea why it seems to pour off my head and nowhere else.
I'm down to 5mg Nagswoman, but get head sweats with the slightest exertion or rise in temperature. I was helping at the local Jigsaw Festival the other day and shifted a fair few jigsaws, but nothing overly heavy, and I certainly didn't rush about with them. I soon had sweat more or less cascading down my face. Interestingly, it seems to get worse for a few minutes after I have stopped whatever I'm doing. I get strange looks at times! As PMRpro says, get a headband, or a baseball cap. I wore a cap to help barbecue at the village fete last week, but if you do that you can't take it off again in public because your hair will be literally plastered to your head!
I have had this problem from the start of Pred but mine is allover head/ body ,even in the winter can not wear a heavy coat.Like you its much worse when i stop ! I dont get them quite as much as my mgs go down. But i really hate it plus my cheeks glow 😁
You are not alone.
Slightest bit of activity and it's pouring from me. My hair gets soaking.
It's horrible! 😔
Seems also to happen if I start to get stressed or anxious, so I have to stop & reset.
Exact same here. Just vacuuming for 5 minutes and I’m soaked. I put washcloths on my forehead and neck and use a little fan.
yes, most days, even if it’s not hot: pours like a tap, drips off nose, chin etc! I have many headbands, & get through a lot of clean clothes. Washing on more often & sweatbands only thing that helps! I’m down to 1.5mg & it’s still happening!
Hello NagsW. Just want to give you a different perspective. I have lupus and other AI diseases. One of them being Erythremyalgia and another Dysautonomia I do not sweat. Consequently my body, feet head hands become very hot and very red. Exercise must be gauged with caution of how much is too much. Even swimming in my pool must be kept to a snail pace and 20 min a swim. I miss a good sweat!😂MM
Every day! I look like I've stepped out of the shower! It's lessened now I am down to 4mg a day but at higher doses any extra exercise or raise in temperature would make me look like someone had thrown a bucket of water over my head!
I can identify with this, sweatbands or scarves tennis style do help a bit, and even tried spraying forehead and behind ears with antiperspirant but didn't help much. Can be embarrassing at times when you see no one else in the same state. I am guessing the steroid is to blame? I am on 6 Prednisalone hopefully getting down to a comfortable dose. Sorry I cannot help more.
Yes, yes, yes!! Drives me potty…& I live in Spain where the humidity is low, but temperatures high. Not good!
I get it too. Not so much in the winter but definitely during the Cyprus summer. My hear/hair mostly but I don't seem to sweat anywhere else.
I’m so pleased you posted about this. I’ve been on Pred for 16 months and I’m down to 8mg. We are on holiday in France at the moment and I have been really struggling with sweating, much worse than I ever have before. We walked to a restaurant the other night and when we had been seated the sweat literally dripped from me even though there was air conditioning, it lasted quite a while and then stopped by which time I looked like I’d just got out of the shower!!!! So annoying.
I was never one to sweat but this summer I can be in an air conditioner grocery store with sweat down my temples and dripping off my curls by my ears.Seems iam the only one that is.Iam on 7 mg but never had this before.Ugh
Thanks all of you. I am not alone. It was bad enough at home but we have been in Naples for a few days and it is hot. Looked up peeling skin from soles of feet, one of which happened in the UK and the other one this week, here, and the only relevant thing was hyperhidrosis. I had not noticed any foot sweats but I do wear cotton socks. The condition that keeps on giving...
When you know there is someone else out there with the same problem it doesnt seem as bad does it? We'll all end up looking like John McEnroe after the headband advice!
I've had heavy head sweating for a few months now with the most minor exertion. I'm not in a humid climate. I'm waiting for an initial assessment with a Rhuematologist and am not on any meds as of yet.
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