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Posted by River1924 on June 4, 2006, at 18:48:37
Hello Psychobabblers,
It seems like the last few summers I've been very intolerant of activity in warm conditions. I don't pass out or anything, I just feel miserable.
Will zoloft, dextroamphetamine, provigil, klonopin, wellbutrin, testosterone or razadyne do that? I take some herbs, too.
Or is it a symptom of atypical depression, anxiety, or EDS (narcolepsy without sleep attacks?)
Oddly, in the winter, I always have cold feet. For awhile I thought I had a low thyroid problem.
It got a lot worse last summer when I had numerous blood draws to reduce ferritin (a kind of iron.) I'm not sure if that is related. (At the time, I thought it was related to blood infections from all the poorly done needle pokes.)
Can one build up one's tolerance? Would blood thinners help or lots and lots of water? Or exercise?
Thanks, River.
Posted by mattw84 on June 4, 2006, at 19:19:44
In reply to meds and heat intolerance and sweating, posted by River1924 on June 4, 2006, at 18:48:37
Posted by MidnightBlue on June 4, 2006, at 21:07:45
In reply to meds and heat intolerance and sweating, posted by River1924 on June 4, 2006, at 18:48:37
I KNOW Wellbutrin can do this!
MB
Posted by Phillipa on June 4, 2006, at 21:55:02
In reply to Re: meds and heat intolerance and sweating » River1924, posted by MidnightBlue on June 4, 2006, at 21:07:45
SSRI's cause sweating. Air conditioner has to be on 63 at night. Love Phillipa
Posted by ClearSkies on June 5, 2006, at 13:30:42
In reply to meds and heat intolerance and sweating, posted by River1924 on June 4, 2006, at 18:53:04
Hey there. From my limited understanding of how this stuff works, I think that the area of the brain that the antidepressant and other medications affect are also in charge of regulating our body temperatures. They are like, right next to each other, physically or chemically. I am particularly sensitive to these temperature changes and have been sweating, blotting, and panting for 4 years or so. All in the name of not bawling my eyes out every day - is it a good trade? Some days, it is not. Other days, it seems like such a small price to pay.
My personal experience, you understand.
Posted by ed_uk on June 6, 2006, at 16:09:56
In reply to meds and heat intolerance and sweating, posted by River1924 on June 4, 2006, at 18:48:37
Hi River :)
I'd like to place a vote for Zoloft.
Ed
Posted by honeybee on June 7, 2006, at 15:20:11
In reply to Re: meds and heat intolerance and sweating » River1924, posted by ClearSkies on June 5, 2006, at 13:30:42
That's been my experience, too (whenever I try to go on an SSRI)! It's not just heat intolerance during the warm months, but at night when I sleep--the sweats! the sweats! Does anyone have any remedies for that? I mean, the sweltering in the city (I live in the NYC area) without a fan can be quite intolerable. I become quite the little furnace.
Is that bad for a person? I sometimes wonder. And, it's funny, I've never really taken my temp at any of those times. So I wonder if it's associated with feverishness. I dunno.
Mystery.
p.s. And one of the enduring mysteries for me is that somehow Effexor is supposed to treat hot flashes but apparently decided to give me (then, a mid-twentysomething) nightsweats.
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