I am always too hot. I've suffered with it since I was about 29 or 30. I am now 48 and have been in menopause for about 4 years. I do get hot flashes that I would say is hormonal but the feeling of being too hot has plagued me SOOOO long. If I do any kind of exercise I feel absolutely misserable. I keep my thermostat at around 65-68 degrees summer and winter. I can only sleep under a light cotton sheet. If I wear clothes with synthetic material I really overheat and feel horrible. Even with cotton clothing I have to wear a size larger so that air can circulate. The worst of it is my head. My face turns really red and my scalp sweats so much that the back of my hair is soaking, even if I'm just shopping in an air conditioned store! It's 12 degrees out today and I have to run around town with my thermostat set to 58 degrees in my van and sometimes even have to open the window. After I take a bath I have to wear shorts and a tank top for about and hour with the fan on to get cool enough to wear anything else. I am so MISSERABLE!! Can anyone out there help me?? I do take levoxyl for my thyroid and my doctor says my levels are fine.

I am like you, but I do have a few suggestions. I too take thyroid mads having had RAI, and therefore no thyroid. Make sure you are getting a full thyroid profile not just TSH or T4. You have to research this. I have been done with menopause for a while , yet still have symptoms. The thing that worked best for me with being hot, was Vitex. Combined with Evening Primrose and Black Cohosh, my symptoms were hugely alleviated. I am still having problems with heat and will be going back on the Vitex as it is the only thing that ever worked. It is really important that you do your due diligence with the thyroid issues, there are myriad things that can negatively affect thyroid regulation. Do not rely too exclusively on your Dr. That is not a condemnation of Dr.s, but they see many patients- your issues are specific to you! Good Luck!

Hi estelle, you basically took the words right out of my mouth and you have some good suggestions. OP needs to seek alternative help and I would suggest another doctor and a second opinion. All doctors do not see an issue, especially a thryroid condition, the same way. It has to be a thryroid specialist, not a general practitioner.

Tick

Thanks for the positive response. For years I had great insurance and easy access to great physicians. I got very spoiled. I now do not have insurance, and do not have a network of health providers, so it's become imperative to learn all I can to maximize the medical advice I get. If any of my admittedly obsessive research can be helpful to other's it makes me feel a lot more productive.

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Thanks for the positive response. For years I had great insurance and easy access to great physicians. I got very spoiled. I now do not have insurance, and do not have a network of health providers, so it's become imperative to learn all I can to maximize the medical advice I get. If any of my admittedly obsessive research can be helpful to other's it makes me feel a lot more productive.

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Estelle, you can certainly be useful here, just remember we can't diagnose on AMHD (not saying you did) but it is a point you should be aware of.

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estelle, you can certainly be useful here, just remember we can't diagnose on AMHD (not saying you did) but it is a point you should be aware of.

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Got it, thanks!

Estelle,

Is Vitex a prescription medication? I have never heard of it and my DR in my VERY small town is largely uninformed on thyroid issues.

Thanks... KT

vitex is not a prescription. I am not a medical professional, and I want be careful of diagnosing.. so talk your 'dr; and the people at whole foods or similar place.

I appreciate the information. I realize you are not diagnosing, and appreciate that from the legal perspective. I, like mydadmoon, have been suffering with extreme sweating of the head and face since my mid thirties (I am 51 now), and my DR can't find anything significantly abnormal with the exception of a number of specific health problems that have nothing to do with the sweating. I am at the point that I would try anything that might be of benefit. Thanks for the information and God bless.

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Estelle,

Is Vitex a prescription medication? I have never heard of it and my DR in my VERY small town is largely uninformed on thyroid issues.

Thanks...........KT

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Thyroid meds and diagnose is an exact science, Kathy, that is why your doctor, as soon as he sees a variance in your thryoid blood work should refer you to a thyroid specialist. Thryoid malfunction is the root cause of many condtons so knowing the medicin previously mentioned will not do you any good at all, there are many that do specific jobs with the thyroid.

The excessive sweating is caused by a genuine case of nerves -- overactive sympathetic nerves that run along the walls of the chest and cause palms and the soles of the feet to sweat to the point of dripping. Yes, this sounds really extreme but believe it or not some people actually do have extreme sweaty feet!

Try Mary Thomans /Shamon site. Just Google her.

My hands and feet are fine, it's the wet head that is disrupting my life. Is there any treatment/cure for this condition? I hate dripping all over everything. Going shopping is almost unbearable, especially shopping for clothes. It strikes whenever it wants and is very humiliating, which of course, causes a great deal of anxiety and probably additional sweating... which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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My hands and feet are fine, it's the wet head that is disrupting my life. Is there any treatment/cure for this condition? I hate dripping all over everything. Going shopping is almost unbearable, especially shopping for clothes. It strikes whenever it wants and is very humiliating, which of course, causes a great deal of anxiety and probably additional sweating........which came first, the chicken or the egg??

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Kathy, frankly I have the same condition, from the neck up, and I am in healthcare visiting clients every day, unfortunately in some very uncomfortable, hot conditions, so I know just what you mean. I have plenty of faceclothes in the car so I can mop up. Hopefully this will stop with the cool weather coming.

No, nothing that I know of that will dispense with the perspiration, nothing in the way of glands in that area that would benefit doing away with. I know the sweat glands under the arms can be taken out though.

Tick

Trying to find the site with no luck do you have a link?