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Excessive body heat
I am constantly overheated. My body temperature is always normal but I seem to "throw off" my body heat all day long. Even at night with the air conditioning on I am constantly throwing the covers off, my husband uses me to warm the bed up in the cold months, it only takes me about 10 minutes to totally warm up a king size bed. I am sitting here at work doing nothing but typing on the computer and I am overheated. Is this possibly a medical condition of some kind. It is driving me nuts!
I am not promoting myself but only sharing a story. I have a friend that is a 52 year old female and she has a major problem, so I wanted to see if anyone has experienced the same and/or has a solution. My friend burns up with heat on the inside of her body (from head to toe). She says its like having a constant huge fire burning from within and continues 24/7. In addition, she has not been able to sweat at all for over a year. She started HRT a month ago and her levels are now where they should be, but because of the constant burning she cannot enjoy even a single day of her life. She tells me that she cannot live this way and doesn't understand why God won't help her or take her life from her. No, her problem is not caused by Menopause.
I am a hypnotherapist and had the opportunity to work with my friend during the time she was burning up with heat . To make a long story short, when the hypnosis session was over, she had no heat. I also did the same thing for her over the phone, yes I said over the phone and in the middle of the session she had to put a blanket over her. So I think this problem might come from a pinched nerve perhaps in the base of her neck. Also I will also add that soaking her feet in cool water for 20 minutes also took the heat away. Nerve ending are found in the bottom of the feet. Hope this helps.
I am a hypnotherapist and had the opportunity to work with my friend during the time she was burning up with heat . To make a long story short, when the hypnosis session was over, she had no heat. I also did the same thing for her over the phone, yes I said over the phone and in the middle of the session she had to put a blanket over her. So I think this problem might come from a pinched nerve perhaps in the base of her neck. Also I will also add that soaking her feet in cool water for 20 minutes also took the heat away. Nerve ending are found in the bottom of the feet. Hope this helps.
Have this issue too. I had this after a extensive amount of steroids.
This has been 10 years ago and recently I had been on a herbal to
help with what I thought symptoms of low adrenal and now I have this again with heat and sweat and body heating up from waist up.The funny thing is that I have had the same thing but sometimes the opposite. It feels like your body temp is really low and you feel froze inside but not outside, if that makes since. I think it might have something to do with the pituitary also.
This has been 10 years ago and recently I had been on a herbal to
help with what I thought symptoms of low adrenal and now I have this again with heat and sweat and body heating up from waist up.The funny thing is that I have had the same thing but sometimes the opposite. It feels like your body temp is really low and you feel froze inside but not outside, if that makes since. I think it might have something to do with the pituitary also.
I do not have this issue, I'm usually cold all the time. But the guy I am seeing at this time has this issue. Burns up so bad at night that even I can get sweaty! The other night I had to change my nightgown from it being wet from his full body perspiration. I have to be honest, my concern is I wonder if he can get so hot as to spontaneously combust. Is spontaneous combustion real? I have read articles on people doing that but not sure if its for real or not.
I did't read through ALL of the posts, but a good number of them... Someone MAY have talked about this already, but I did not see it.
I have heat issues too. Years ago I became SOOO desperate that I tore the internet apart looking for SOMETHING to help. First, I came across Wilson's Syndrome - NOT Wilson's Disease (that has to do with copper)... It is controversial and many claim it doesn't even exist. All I can say is I experience 1/2 to 3/4 of the long list of symptoms. One of the first indicators is your body temp runs below the normal 98.6... it is related to your thyroid, but thyroid tests may come back normal, as it has to do with the processing TO T3, not a lack of T4... so something like Cytomel may help... BUT... in addition...
ANYHOW... I talked to a Dr. about all my symptoms and he put all the pieces together instead of just treating each symptom individually and said he thought I may have a pituitary problem. An MRI revealed I DO have a small adenoma on my pituitary gland. They say it is 'too small' to even bother treating. My logic is, if I have ALL the symptoms and problems - why does the size matter - I just want some relief! From what I have read, many more people have pituitary problems that go undiagnosed... kinda like I said because the whole puzzle was never put together. Hopefully this info helps SOMEBODY out there...
I have heat issues too. Years ago I became SOOO desperate that I tore the internet apart looking for SOMETHING to help. First, I came across Wilson's Syndrome - NOT Wilson's Disease (that has to do with copper)... It is controversial and many claim it doesn't even exist. All I can say is I experience 1/2 to 3/4 of the long list of symptoms. One of the first indicators is your body temp runs below the normal 98.6... it is related to your thyroid, but thyroid tests may come back normal, as it has to do with the processing TO T3, not a lack of T4... so something like Cytomel may help... BUT... in addition...
ANYHOW... I talked to a Dr. about all my symptoms and he put all the pieces together instead of just treating each symptom individually and said he thought I may have a pituitary problem. An MRI revealed I DO have a small adenoma on my pituitary gland. They say it is 'too small' to even bother treating. My logic is, if I have ALL the symptoms and problems - why does the size matter - I just want some relief! From what I have read, many more people have pituitary problems that go undiagnosed... kinda like I said because the whole puzzle was never put together. Hopefully this info helps SOMEBODY out there...
We really need to make the medical profession heed our complaints. This is hell on earth. I've just read every comment; all medications and foods mentioned are not necessarily the cause of this intensely, excessive body heat. I finished menopause at age 45, started burning up in my fifties and now in my 70s nothing has changed. Depriving oneself of Caffeine and sugar is redundant. I started taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin in my fifties only because the older one gets the more joint pain becomes prevalent (now they've added Omega-3). I'm not on any medication and still don't have joint pain. So, it's obvious none of the 78 comments causes this real curse so let's write directly to heads of the medical profession.
I have the same problem. I am 62. I finished my periods about 15 years ago and this coincided with going to live in Spain. About 10 years ago I started to continually feel hot and clammy. Often when I was sitting thinking about things the heat and the sweat would start dripping. I would have to get to a fan to cool down again. At night I would be drenched and felt as if my internal organs were burning up not an acidy feeling just overheating. The winters are better as I can manage the heat problems better and before this started I was always the cold one needing to warm my feet up on my husband in bed at night. Actually, just sitting here writing this has brought me out in a dripping hot sweat.
When this problem started I was also told that I had IBS - irritable bowel syndrome. I dont know if the 2 can be related. I have read that IBS can be brought on by alergy to certain foods. My diet certainly changed when I came to Spain - much more fruit and more bread and less potatoes. I drink lots of tea but then again I always have.
The more I read your comments I think that it may be alergy related. I think I might try iron supplements and also to cut down on bread as it could be a wheat alergy that causes my IBS and in turn causes inflamation and therefore high body temperatures
Thanks for your comments ---Janet
When this problem started I was also told that I had IBS - irritable bowel syndrome. I dont know if the 2 can be related. I have read that IBS can be brought on by alergy to certain foods. My diet certainly changed when I came to Spain - much more fruit and more bread and less potatoes. I drink lots of tea but then again I always have.
The more I read your comments I think that it may be alergy related. I think I might try iron supplements and also to cut down on bread as it could be a wheat alergy that causes my IBS and in turn causes inflamation and therefore high body temperatures
Thanks for your comments ---Janet
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