Why am I always hot? 10 common causes

Anhidrosis can make people feel unusually hot because sweating is essential for cooling the body down and preventing overheating. MedicalNewsTodayHealthConditionsDiscoverToolsConnectSubscribe10reasonsyouarealwayshotMedicallyreviewedbyStacySampson,D.O.—WrittenbyBethSissonsonFebruary11,2020MedicationStressoranxietyAnhidrosisFibromyalgiaMultiplesclerosisDiabetesAgeOveractivethyroidPerimenopauseMenopauseSummarySweatingmoreorfeelinghotterthanusualcanbeduetomedication,hormonalchanges,oritmaybeasignofanunderlyinghealthcondition.Keepreadingtolearnmoreaboutthepossiblecausesoffeelingunusuallyhot,alongwithothersymptomstolookoutfor,andpotentialtreatmentoptions.1.SideeffectsofmedicationShareonPinterestApersonmayfeelhotterthanusualbecauseofmedicationstheyaretaking.Certainmedicationscancausepeopletofeelhotterthanusual.Increasedorexcessivesweatingcanbeasideeffectofsomedrugsinthefollowingcategories:painreliefantibioticsandantiviralsheartandbloodpressuremedicationchemotherapytopicalandoralskintreatmentshormonalmedicationgastrointestinalmedicationmedicationsfortheheadandneck,suchasSudafedimmunosuppressantsneuropsychiatricmedicationeyemedicationlungmedicationurologicmedicationIfpeopleareexperiencingseveresideeffectsfromanymedicationtheyaretaking,theycandiscussotheroptionswiththeirdoctor.Adoctormaybeabletoreducethedosageorprescribeanalternative.2.StressoranxietyIfpeoplearefeelingstressedoranxious,theymaynoticecertainphysicalresponsesinthebody.Thiscanbecausethebodyisbecomingmorealerttopotentialchallengesordangersandpreparingforaction.Peoplemaysweatmore,feelhotterthanusual,orbecomeflushedintheface.Othersymptomscaninclude:increasedpulsedrymouthexcessiveworryshakingortremblingdifficultysleepinginabilitytorelaxIfpeoplearefindingstressoranxietyisaffectingtheirday-to-daylife,theycanseetheirdoctorforadvice.Adoctormayreferpeopletoacounselororpsychologist.Therapies,suchastalkingtherapyorcognitivebehaviortherapy,maybeuseful.3.AnhidrosisAnhidrosisisaconditionwherepeopleareunabletosweat.Itcanaffectmostofthebodyorjustsmallareas.Anhidrosiscanmakepeoplefeelunusuallyhotbecausesweatingisessentialforcoolingthebodydownandpreventingoverheating.Peoplemayhaveanhidrosisiftheynoticealackofsweatingwhenexercisingorwhenhot.Adoctorcancarryoutasweattesttoseeifapersonhasanhidrosis.Thistestusesapowderthatchangescolortoshowhowmuchofthebodyissweating.Takingaskinsample,orbiopsy,mayalsohelpdiagnoseanhidrosis.Treatmentcanvary,dependingonwhatiscausinganhidrosis.Iftheconditiononlyaffectsasmallpartofthebody,peoplemaynotneedtreatment.Readmoreaboutanhidrosishere.4.FibromyalgiaFibromyalgiaisachronicconditionthatcancausepeopletofeelpainallovertheirbody.Itcanalsoaffecthowonerespondstodifferenttemperatures,sopeoplemayfeeltheeffectsofheatorgreaterextremesoftemperature.Someofthesymptomsoffibromyalgiaalsoinclude:pain,aching,burning,orstabbingfeelingsinmultipleareasextremesensitivitytopainorlighttouchmusclestiffnessfatigueTreatmentcanincludemedication,therapy,andlifestylechanges.Readmoreaboutfibromyalgiahere.5.MultiplesclerosisPeoplewithmultiplesclerosis(MS)mayexperienceparoxysmalsymptoms.Theseareepisodesofsymptomsthatcanoccurverysuddenly,andoftenonlylastafewsecondsorminutes.Symptomsmayreoccurthroughouttheday.Onesymptommayincludechangesintemperatureandfeelingunusuallyhot,whichpeoplemayrefertoasahotflash.Otherparoxysmalsymptomscaninclude:stabbingorburningsensationononesideofthefaceitching,numb,ortinglingsensationontheskinafeelingresemblinganelectricshockdownthespineshootingpainsinthearmsorlegsspasmsvisionproblemsslurredspeechlackofcoordinationKeepingadiaryofwhensymptomshappencanhelppeopletoidentifyanytriggersthatmaybecausingthem.Peoplecanthentakestepstoavoidorreducethesetriggerswhereverpossible.Paroxysmalsymptomsoftenstopafterafewmonths.Ifpeoplefindsymptomsaregreatlyaffectingtheirday-to-daylife,theycandiscussmedicationoptionswiththeirdoctor.ReadaboutthemultiplestagesofMShere.6.DiabetesmellitusPeoplewitheithertype1ortype2diabetesmayfeeltheeffectsofheatmore.Diabetescancausedamagetothebloodvesselsandnerves,whichaffectsthesweatglands.Thismeansthebodycannotcoolitselfaseffectivelyasusual.Peoplewithdiabetescanalsobecomedehydratedmoreeasily.Hightemperaturesaffecthowthebodyutilizesinsulin,whichcanmeanpeoplewithdiabeteshavetochecktheirbloodsugarlevelsmoreregularly.Itisimportantforpeoplewithdiabetestobeawareofoverheatingorbecomingdehydratedinordertoavoidheatexhaustionorheatstroke.Peoplecanmakesuretotakecareinhotweatherbystayingintheshadeduringthehottestpartsofthedayandwearinglooseclothing.Drinkingplentyofwaterandkeepinganymedicationnearbyandinacoolplaceisalsoessential.7.AgeHeatismorelikelytoaffectpeople65yearsofageandover.Thebody’sabilitytoadjusttosuddentemperaturechangesbecomeslesseffectiveaspeopleage.AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),olderadultsaremorelikelytohaveamedicalconditionthataffectshowthebodyrespondstoheat.TheymayalsobetakingprescriptionmedicationsthataffecthowthebodyregulatestemperatureorsweatingStayingincool,shadyplaces,drinkingplentyofwater,andwearinglooseclothingcanallhelpthebodystaycoolintheheat.Peopleshouldseekimmediatemedicalattentioniftheyshowsignsofheat-relatedillness,suchas:nauseavomitingmusclecrampsheadaches8.OveractivethyroidHavinganoveractivethyroidgland,alsoknownashyperthyroidism,canmakepeoplefeelconstantlyhot.Hyperthyroidismhappenswhenthethyroidglandproducestoomuchthyroidhormone.Theconditioncanaffecthowthebodyregulatestemperature.Peoplemayalsobesweatingmorethanusual.Othersymptomsofhyperthyroidisminclude:fatigueirregularmenstrualperiodsbrittlehairthinskinunexplainedweightlossAdoctorcantypicallydiagnosehyperthyroidismthroughaperson’smedicalhistory,aphysicalexamination,andthyroidfunctionlaboratorytesting.Antithyroidmedicationcanhelptoinhibitthethyroidglandfrommakingthyroidhormones.9.PerimenopausePerimenopauseisthetimewhenthebodytransitionsintomenopause.Mostpeoplewillexperiencethisintheirmidtolate40s.Duringtheperimenopause,peoplemayexperiencehotflashes.Hotflashescancausesomeonetofeelhotintheirupperbody,whichmayalsocauseredorblotchypatchesontheskin.Othersymptomsofperimenopauseinclude:irregularperiodsperiodsmaylastlongerorbeshorterthanusualheavierorlighterperiodsthanusualPeoplecantracktheirperiodsandsymptomstohelpknowiftheyareinperimenopause.Perimenopausecanlast4yearsonaverage.10.MenopauseMenopauseisachangeinhormonesthatmeansapersonstopshavingperiodsandcannolongerbecomepregnant.Mostpeoplewillreachmenopausebetweenages45–58years.Peoplemayfeelhotterthanusualduetohotflashes.Drinkingcoldwater,takingofflayersofclothing,orusingafanorcoldcompressmayallhelptoreducetheintensityofhotflashes.Othersymptomsofmenopausecaninclude:difficultysleepingmoodswingsandirritabilityvaginaldrynessuncomfortableorpainfulsexlessinterestinsexPeoplemayfindtakinghormonetherapyhelpstorelievesymptoms.Hormonetherapyreplacesthehormonesthattheovariesstopmakingduringmenopause.Peoplecantalktotheirdoctoraboutoptionsthatmayworkforthem.SummaryFeelinghotinheatedenvironments,hotweather,orduringexerciseisnormal,andsweatingisanessentialbodyresponseforkeepingcool.Ifpeoplearefeelinghotallthetime,orsweatingmorethanusual,itcouldbeasignofanunderlyingissue.Certainmedications,changesinhormones,andsomehealthconditionscanallcauseanindividualtosweatmoreorfeelhotterthanusual.Peoplecantracktheirsymptomsandseetheirdoctortofindoutwhatcouldbecausingthemtofeelhot.Treatingtheunderlyingcausewillhelptorelievesymptoms.LastmedicallyreviewedonFebruary11,2020DiabetesEndocrinologyFibromyalgiaHypothyroidMenopauseMultipleSclerosisAnxiety/Stress11sourcescollapsedMedicalNewsTodayhasstrictsourcingguidelinesanddrawsonlyfrompeer-reviewedstudies,academicresearchinstitutions,andmedicaljournalsandassociations.Weavoidusingtertiaryreferences.Welinkprimarysources—includingstudies,scientificreferences,andstatistics—withineacharticleandalsolistthemintheresourcessectionatthebottomofourarticles.Youcanlearnmoreabouthowweensureourcontentisaccurateandcurrentbyreadingoureditorialpolicy.6signsthatyouneedtohaveyourthyroidchecked.(2017).https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/health-and-wellness/2017/august/thyroidAnhidrosis(inabilitytosweat).(n.d.).https://www.sweathelp.org/where-do-you-sweat/other-sweating/anhidrosis-no-sweating.htmlAnxietydisordersandpanicattacks.(n.d.).https://uhs.umich.edu/anxietypanicBinns,C.C.(2010).Copingwithparoxysmalsymptoms. https://msfocusmagazine.org/Magazine/Magazine-Items/Coping-with-Paroxysmal-SymptomsCommondrugs/medicationsknowntocausediaphoresislistedbytherapeuticclass.(n.d.).https://www.sweathelp.org/pdf/Diaphoretic_Class.pdfFibromyalgia.(2019).https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/fibromyalgia/Heatandolderadults.(2017).https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/older-adults-heat.htmlHyperthyroidism(overactive).(n.d.). https://www.thyroid.org/hyperthyroidism/Managingdiabetesintheheat.(2018).https://www.cdc.gov/features/diabetesheattravel/index.htmlMenopause.(2019).https://www.womenshealth.gov/menopauseParoxysmalsymptoms.(2018).https://www.mstrust.org.uk/a-z/paroxysmal-symptomsFEEDBACK:MedicallyreviewedbyStacySampson,D.O.—WrittenbyBethSissonsonFebruary11,2020LatestnewsAlzheimer'streatment:MousestudyinvestigatesbloodreplacementAfraidofneedlesorflying?AVRappclaimstohelpVitaminB6mayreduceanxietysymptoms,studyshowsLeakygutandautoimmunedisorders:Dormant'bad'gutbacteriamaybekeyNewevidencefindsheartconditionsextremelyrareafterCOVID-19vaccinationRelatedCoverageWhatisnormalbodytemperatureforadults,babies,duringpregnancy,andallelseyouneedtoknowMedicallyreviewedbyDebraSullivan,Ph.D.,MSN,R.N.,CNE,COINormalbodytemperatureisabout98.6°F(37°C),butthiscanchange.Inthisarticle,welookatnormalrangesinadults,babies,andduringpregnancy.READMOREWhatshouldyouknowabouthyperthermia?MedicallyreviewedbyCarissaStephens,RN,CCRN,CPNHyperthermiaisaconditionthatresultsinanabnormallyhighbodytemperature.Itcanaffectpeoplewhowork,live,orplaysportsinaveryhot…READMOREWhatisheatexhaustion?MedicallyreviewedbyElaineK.Luo,M.D.Heatexhaustionoccursifthebodyisdehydratedandisunabletoregulateitsinternaltemperature.Withouttreatment,itcandevelopintoheatstroke,READMORE