Posted by oceansun on October 18, 2014, at 16:16:54
In reply to Re: What does 'temperature dysregulation' mean?, posted by Christ_empowered on October 18, 2014, at 0:45:12
Thanks! If I'm having really bad hot flashes and sweating when doing nothing could it be from starting to discontinue Abilify from 15 mg to 10 mg? Wondering if that's the reason, or fiddling with low-dose Topamax, or from decreasing Wellbutrin too a few weeks ago.
Does temperature dysregulation mean you don't sweat in hot weather, so the body has no way to get rid of the heat inside? I wonder how that fits in with my symptoms.
> I don't know about Topamax, but any neuroleptic can cause temperature dysregulation. Somehow, the D2 action interferes with body heat regulation and so bad things can happen.
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> For instance: in my sociology class, we talked about "heat waves" and the deaths that result. Especially in urban areas, a lot of the deaths related to "heat waves" are impoverished mentally ill people on neuroleptics. Heat goes up, their body can't regulate heat very well, they stroke out. Sad times :-(
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> Just watch yourself working out, doing stuff in intense heat, etc.
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