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hypothyroid sweating

i used to pour sweat in gym and in sauna.. ever since i went hypothyroid i have lost ability to sweat. im on naturethroid ndt. and up to 2.5 grains now. i can now sweat in sauna now after upping my dose but still not during my workout. i have another blood test soon and think i might need another increase. anyone else have this no sweating problem??

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m7-cola

Yes, I haven’t sweated for a long time. I am hypothyroid and even though not now under-medicated still don’t sweat.

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ramsfs10 in reply to m7-cola

wow that sucks! does anyone have any reasoning on this?

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SilverAvocado

I also don't sweat much.

It seems to be a hypo symptom. Sweating too much is a sign of hyperthyroid or overmedication.

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hookandyarn

Did you manage to get an answer to this? I have Hashimotos and haven't been able to sweat ever. I get redder and redder in the heat and it become so unbareable that I have to lie down as I feel sick and dizzy. Could it be a medication problem (I'm on 100micrg of Levo). I dread asking my GP as he says everything is ok according to my bloods. Its been so hot here today its has meant I have to cancel everthing and lie down with a wet flannel on my forehead. I'm just so fed up of it making me feel so useless.

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ramsfs10 in reply to hookandyarn

i can only tell u my expirience and my doc lets me self medicate with ndt... so i increase on symptoms not blood test. its simpally a symptom of being undermedicated. i have now worked my way up to 3.5 grains and have finally started to sweat during my workouts. it actually brought me to tears when i did. but it still come and goes. be careful tho just because u are undermedicated does not mean u can tolerate an increase. it took my a whole year of small increases to hit 3.5 grains. keep close eye on pulse and blood pressure. my normal pulse is mid to high 70s with normal blood pressure if they go low like in the 50s i know i need increase if they are high like over 95 i keep a close eye on it and decrease for a week if nessesary. being hypo we need our free t3 at very top of range. so maby find a wholeistic doc like i did to work with ur symptoms

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ramsfs10 in reply to hookandyarn

i used to sit in sauna and not sweat one drop. would get super red and looked sun burned just like u

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hookandyarn

Thank you ramsfs10. It is useful to know someone else had the same symptoms. What is ndt? Although I've had hadimotos diagnosed about 20 yrs I have always blindly gone along with the doctors advise. I didn't know you could self medicate or ask for more help. I don't understand most of the abbreviations used in these threads and I'm getting very confused with what seems like conflicting advise. I would like to see someone I could trust to have a definitive answer.

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