What medications make you sweat profusely?

Sweating excessively can be a terrible experience. It’s embarrassing, uncomfortable and downright annoying. Sweating profusely is especially unpleasant when it’s not hot outside, and thus you’re the only one breaking out in a sweat like you were dropped into an active volcano.

There could be many reasons why your body sweats more than usual; for instance, medication could trigger this response from your body (oh no!). This article will outline medications that make you sweat profusely, so that next time you’re handed over some meds by the doc or pharmacist (supah useful!), you know what to expect.

Antidepressants

Antidepressants are prescribed to treat depression (duh!). However, these drugs can increase sweating because they often affect neurotransmitters in the brain responsible for regulating temperature control. Most people usually have excessive sweating episodes within the first week of starting antidepressant drugs. The most common types include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs such as fluoxetine (prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), citalopram (Celexa) or escitalopram (Lexapro). If persistently sweating affects our daily life activities after using an SSRI drug consult with your mental health doctor to reduce dosages or switch up medication.

  • Fluoxetine
  • Sertraline
  • Citalopram
  • Escitalopram

Blood Pressure Medication

Several blood pressure meds lead to excessive perspiration. Diuretics which are also called water pills help remove excess water and sodium from the body through urination thus there’s reduced fluid volume available hence lower blood pressure levels achieved in hypertensive patients but diuretics may cause excessive dehydration resulting in high perspiration rates accompanied by dry skin regions.Diuretic common examples include hydrochlorothiazide (check spelling, OK?), furosemide or spironolactone.

Beta-blockers which decrease blood pressure, slows heart rate/ reduces oxygen consumption by the body also have many side effects including weight gain, queasiness vision problems and sweating (There’s more?!).

  • Hydrochlorothiazide
  • Furosemide
  • Spironolactone

Hormonal Medications

Hormonal medications change hormone balances in your body thus may increase perspiration rates. For example:

Thyroid hormones

Thyroid glands produce thyroid hormones thus regulating metabolism which in turn dictates how much heat energy to generate within your body. Excessive amounts of this hormone cause hyperthyroidism condition causing increased cooling mechanism use resulting in a rise of sweat production rates commonly accompanied with flushing skin color changes during physical activity and thereafter without exercising (I’m starting to sound like my science teacher)You can reduce excessive presperation using radioactive iodine therapy surgery or antithyroids drugs because these treatments correct overactive thyroid.

Female Hormones

Menopause brings several bodily changes such as hot flashes (statistically its women who often fall prey to this affliction) ,sleeping disorders Mood swings etc.In an attempt to ease through menopause symptoms estrogen therapies are used estrogen is responsible for helping regulate baseline body temperature so when dosage levels go crazy due to a small slip-up there’s bound not be any restful nights sleep thanks that night time bout on profuse sweating keep up with those HRT endorcements eh?

  • Estrogen Terapies
  • Antithyriods

Cyproheptadine

Cyproheptadine is an allergy medication primarily used for treating allergies; it works by blocking histamines from affecting the brain hence reduced allergic reactions.This drug causes significant drying effect let me clarify: The Body releases excess water molecules/cell fluids via increased urination patterns as well causing reduced hydration levels within the body hence excess sweating to compensate for evaporation metabolism energy costs occuring in our miraculous human bodies. Nonetheless, it also causes excessive perspiration.

Insulin

Insulin replaces pancreatic insulin regulation activities in diabetic patients who don’t produce enough of this hormone naturally. Cannabis is bound to interfere with one’s remembrance but did you know that Insulin has a similar effect too? Typically, moments after administering an insulin injection or intake mild hypoglycemia symptoms may occur due to low blood sugar levels including excessive sweating bouts (Like trying desperately re-viving your stalled car engine repeatedly) which are often accompanied by tremors confusion and blurry vision.

It would be best if you took note of medications prescribed then research possible side effects such as medication-triggered sweaty episodes like always follow through with dosage taking recommendations from trusted medical experts.Never just stop using medicine suddenly without consulting first lest you run into various health complications plus its quite rude leaving your doc dentist –mid-sentence huh?!

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