Why do i generate so much body heat

My body is generally fine, hot, but fine, but my head drips. Sometimes I'm not even aware until drops of sweat suddenly fall in front of me. I have to be very careful about what I wear as my shoulders and chest can be covered in wet splashes in a few moments. I live in a semi-tropical place with high humidity and the older I get the worse this problem gets but I cannot blame just the climate.

When I travel to cold climates I'm fine until I go inside a shop and then the waterfall begins. I have developed a bit of social anxiety which can make me sweat but I don't know which is cause and which is effect. I have asked my doctor about it and get the usual response of "menopause" but, as you said, I seem to have been in menopause most of my adult life. He also tried me on beta-blockers for the anxiety but they did not help and had some odd effects.

I'm sorry I cannot suggest anything to help but I just needed to reach out to someone who understands. No one else in my family, that I know of, has this problem. To All: I have never responded to any forums on-line, but I recently decided to seek information regarding my excessive heat and perspiration problem. I am 50 years old and find it dehabilitaing, embarassing and emotionally draining. Right now I had to reach over and turn on my little fan I have them all over my home 5 in all , besides a ceiling fan in every room.

It is one way I have found to deal with the onset of my constant overheating. It is like a switch has been turned and I begin perspiring at my temples, on my face, neck, between my breasts and if I am unable to control my enviroment, down my back. I have been tested for thryoid about 12 years ago, but not recently.

I had two heart attacks in , as well as two blood transfusions. For myself, I have found humidity is a huge factor, even a little humidity makes me feel ill.

I have no answers, just questions. Take care and good luck. I have the same sort of problem I get really hot for no reason. Right now I am sitting watching tv in jeans and a tank top and it is like 60 degrees in the room. I feel like I am boiling. When I go to bed, my boyfriend can only hold me for a few seconds before we are both hot.

Most of the time when I am at home I can barely stand to wear clothes, so I usually sit naked. I keep it dark and cool inside, but I still get really hot. I am still a teenager so I am not sure why I get these "hot flashes" and the weirdest thing is that I don't sweat while I am hot.

I feel like I am sweating but no liquid comes out, its more of a sticky feeling. It is so incredibly weird and I wish it would stop. Also like some have previously mentioned whenever I go into a store I get hot, especially when I try on clothes I get flushed and it is a little embarrassing.

I have posted my experiences and questions earlier in this forum - my excessive sweating is concentrated primarily on my head, face and neck, and I finally found something that has helped tremendously!

It is not a cure, but it certainly alleviated a lot of the aggravation. The only bad side effects I have experienced are dry mouth about an hour after I take the medication, and it lasts about an hour and the fact that if I forget to take it, the sweating seems to return instantly.

I have been taking it for about a month now, and would love to hear from anyone else that has tried it. Of course, the real test will be in the summer I was reading your post and am very sympathetic.

At my age, all the doctor's want to pass it off as menopause, but at your age - there is no reason for your suffering. I am not a doctor, but research on the internet or with your doctor a condition called hyperhidrosis there is palmar palms , feet, underarms and face cranial-facial hyperhidrosis.

If I can help a young person beat this before it has a chance to impact her adult life, I would be thrilled. They need to recognize this as a valid medical condition. Hope this helps you. Don't let anyone tell you it will just go away -"after all, everyone sweats and its a good thing" - because if you have this condition, it NEVER goes away and it causes all kinds of social problems.

I had excessive body heat for as far back as I can remember. When I eliminated ALL sources of my caffeine consumption and had only minimal sugar intake limited to natural sources the excessive body heat issue went away completely.

I recommend trying it for a 2 week period and see if it help you too. I am confident you will see many health benefits as I half. I am so glad I found this forum! I thought I was the only person this was happening to.

I started the "change" 10 years ago--hot flashes, etc-- I've been over that several years, but now I have this excessive body heat. My house stays at 60 degrees and my husband wears sweats all year long. If the temperature gets to 65 while I'm sleeping, it will wake me up. It looks to me like there are alot of us out there and no place to turn.

Any suggestions? I am sitting here, fighting back the tears as I read this. My dr has been baffled and done every test, and could not find out why I am so hot and sweating all the time.

Ive never seen or heard of anyone else with this problem before now. I just went to an endocrinologist on friday and even she didnt know what was going on. I see my Dr next week and I am going to tell her about what has been said here and maybe finally, I can get some kind of life back. Healthy Living. What causes excess heat in body? The Conversation 0 Start a conversation, not a fire. Post with kindness. Post Comment. Play Quiz. Powered By. Please review and accept these changes below to continue using the website.

Metabolic rates vary from individual to individual, as does the ratio of skin surface area to body mass. During menopause, women get hot flashes and radiate heat, in addition to turning beet-red and sweating. I still have an occasional one when I get nervous. Some women have symptoms earlier than others. However, my wife does have issues with her thyroid. Maybe a trip to the Doc is in order. My husband was a very skinny lbs.

Just take a look at heavy comedians. They sweat twice as fast on stage, 10x times as much. My daughter is like a red hot fireplace log. Drives me insane.

I am a human heater. I agree with the high metabolic rate answer. I have just been this way for the past three years when I started losing a lot of weight. Thyroid issues is probable. In my teens, 20s and 30s I was super thin and was a walking heater. I get really hot easily.

In my teens I couldnt gain weight. I am like this. Last night was one of those nights when I chased them around the bed for their body heat, but they were running from my radiating heat.

No one slept well. I wish I had an answer. I would love to be warm, without baking others.