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Does Anyone Have A Sensitivity To Heat?This Has Been My WORSE Summer, I Sweat So Bad,I’m So Embarrassed! Suggestions?Thanks.

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Eugene, OR
September 15, 2024
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Members responded to a question about heat sensitivity and excessive sweating by validating that this is a widespread and deeply frustrating... Read more

Members responded to a question about heat sensitivity and excessive sweating by validating that this is a widespread and deeply frustrating experience, with many describing profuse sweating even in normal temperatures, night sweats, and embarrassment about carrying towels or fans everywhere. Several members shared that their bodies have lost the ability to regulate temperature since developing fibromyalgia, leaving them intolerant to both extreme heat and cold, while one member explained how the hypothalamus and disruptions in the HPA axis are believed to cause these temperature regulation issues. A recurring theme was the emotional toll of sweating through clothes and feeling out of control of one's own body, balanced by the relief of knowing others share the same struggle.

A MyFibroTeam Member

It's to do with the hypothalamus. 

What Causes Temperature Sensitivity 

Body temperature is regulated by the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is a section of the brain responsible for hormone production. It is considered the link between the nervous system and the endocrine system.

The hypothalamus not only controls body temperature. It controls energy levels, the sleep cycle, muscular function, circulation, the gut and defense against infection.

Most fibromyalgia symptoms seem to be due to imbalances in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis). These three glands work together to control hormone levels. Disruptions in the HPA axis seem to be at the core of fibromyalgia.

Thyroid hormones also play a role in regulating body temperature. An overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) can cause a person to feel too hot, while an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) can cause a person to feel too cold.

The thyroid gland is under the control of the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland itself is regulated by the hypothalamus. Anything that disrupts the HPA axis will also suppress thyroid function.

September 18, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yup , I sweat even when it’s not hot 🥵 then I’m freezing. My body does not regulate its temperature ever since fibro struck me .

September 15, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes I sweat for the first hour after I'm at work on the back of my neck.

September 15, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

I have the worst temperature sensitivity. I can't handle summer heat, hot tubs, hot showers.... I have to stay in air conditioning as much as possible during the summer. And I can't handle the cold either so I'm the winter I have to stay as warm as possible.

September 15, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

I do too!

September 15, 2024

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