Does anyone who is having the excessive sweating notice their skin turning bright red like they are sunburnt?

[crazygrandma]

[LisaB356]

Well, when I sweat a lot it makes my skin cold so my Raynaud's flares up and then my skin turns red...is this what is happening to you?

[crazygrandma]

no when I start sweating really bad my skin is warm to touch and I feel like my hands start swelling.I sweat so bad it runs down my whole body.Dr said i'm post menopausal but having hot flashes that are more severe due to the Raynauds.

[britty in reply to crazygrandma]

me too and when i sweat it flares up the erythromelalgia and then after this am frozen again when hot i am from head to toe with these flushes and they happen continuous as one triggers the other.

[uknlv]

I get this quite often, it feels like I have been placed in an oven! My skin turns red as well, but I have Scleroderma as well as Raynaud's, so no idea which is causing it. I have not gone through menopause yet, fingers crossed that it is happening now. I will take the hot flushes any day over all the other problems! hehe

[MissMatryona in reply to uknlv]

I'm in the same boat as uknlv above. My toes can be so cold from Raynaud's as to be painful and a minute later it feels like someone fired up my internal furnace. I mean having to fan myself, turning red, feeling faint hot, out of nowhere. Have been having it for approx the same amount of time the I have been suffering from Raynaud's.

[ssulli]

Hi,

I dont suffer with sweating however when its a hot day like today has been and I spend a bit of time outside. I do come up with a prickly heat type rash over my body. I have found that taking antihistamine helps stop my rash from coming up. I have only recently been told Ive got raynauds and hadnt thought about the two things being linked. I will try and remember to say to my doctor when I see him next now though.

[graygirl1]

Hi there,

I too suffer much with excess sweating (Hyperhidrosis) for many years. at first I put it down to the time of life but it has gotten worse each year. Summers are a nightmare because socialising has become embarrassing. Wearing makeup is out of the question and any nice hairdo is flattened even before I leave the house.

I suffer with Raynaud's as well and am often both cold and sweating buckets at the same time. I laugh at myself sometimes but it is a real trial. I think mine is due to my thyroid problems.

There is a support group called the Hyperhidrosis Support Group. The lady who started this support group is very knowledgable as she also has this problem. I can't remember her name but if you check out the group online you can read all about her and the organisation.

I got some very useful advice from this lady which I took to my GP. The medication helps a great deal in the summer but makes the mouth very dry. I don't take it in the winter as I am mostly stay in.

As with Raynaud's every sufferer is different and one size doesn't fit all. Good luck!