What's Making You Sweat so Much?

UpToDate: "Primary focal hyperhidrosis," "Approach to the patient with night sweats," "Menopausal hot flashes," "Treatment of menopausal symptoms with hormone therapy."

American Academy of Dermatology: "Hyperhidrosis," "12 summer skin problems you can prevent," "Acne: Tips for Managing," "10 skin care habits that can worsen acne."

Mayo Clinic: "Hyperhidrosis," "Perimenopause," "Peripheral neuropathy," "Hyperthyroidism," "Diabetic hypoglycemia," "Autonomic neuropathy," "Generalized anxiety disorder," "Analgesic Combination, Acetaminophen/Salicylate (Oral Route)," "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)," "Tricyclic antidepressants and tetracyclic antidepressants," "Hot flashes," "Niacin."

Harvard Health Publications: "Menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats can last for years."

International Hyperhidrosis Society: "Understanding Sweating," "Antiperspirant Basics," "Tips for Best Results-OTC," "Sweaty Face and Head," "Medications," "Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS)," "Night Sweats," "Alternative Therapies," "Sweating Everywhere," "Laundry Solutions," "Understanding Sweating."

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: "Hyperhidrosis."

CMAJ: "Focal hyperhidrosis: diagnosis and management."

Medscape: "Hypoglycemia," "Hyperhidrosis Workup," "bupropion (Rx)."

Joslin Diabetes Center: "Avoiding Nighttime Lows."

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: "Nerve Damage (Diabetic Neuropathies)," "Prescription Medications to Treat Overweight and Obesity."

Chinese Journal of Physiology: "Uric acid and urea in human sweat."

Cancer Research UK: "Causes of sweating."

HIV.gov: "How Can I Tell If I Have HIV?"

CDC: "Tuberculosis," "Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather," "Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight," Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight."

American Family Physician: "Diagnosing Night Sweats."

Drug Safety: "Drug-induced hyperhidrosis and hyperhidrosis: incidence, prevention and management."

Marshfield Clinic Health System: Shine365: "Night sweats: When to be concerned."

Frontiers in Bioscience (Scholar Edition): "Opioid, cannabinoid, and transient receptor potential (TRP) systems: effects on body temperature."

Frontiers in Bioscience: "Effects of opioids, cannabinoids, and vanilloids on body temperature."

FamilyDoctor.org: "Opioid Addiction," "Hyperhidrosis."

Alzheimer's Association: "Medications for Memory Loss."

ClinicalTrials.gov: "Excessive Sweating Caused by Antidepressants: Measurement and Treatment With Glycopyrrolate (AIDES-G) (AIDES-G)."

Drugs - Real World Outcomes: "Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Night Sweats in a Primary Care Population."

PubChem: "Phentermine."

Cleveland Clinic: "Night Sweats and Women's Health: Possible Causes," "4 Simple Steps to Get You Back to Sleep Fast," "Hyperhidrosis."

American Osteopathic Association: "Don't Lose Sleep Over Night Sweats."

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: "Patient Education Fact Sheet: Hormone Therapy."

Climacteric: "Efficacy of phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms: a meta- analysis and systematic review."

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation: "The effect of vitamin E on hot flashes in menopausal women."

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: "Evening Primrose Oil," "Acupuncture."

The North American Menopause Society: "Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes."

Lymphoma Association: "Coping with symptoms of lymphoma."

Dermatologic Therapy: "Biofeedback, cognitive-behavioral methods, and hypnosis in dermatology: is it all in your mind?"

Acupuncture in Medicine: "Acupuncture for primary hyperhidrosis: case series."

NHS Choices: "Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)," "Alcohol misuse."

TeensHealth: "What Can I Do About Sweating?"

Journal of Applied Physiology: "Explained variance in the thermoregulatory responses to exercise: the independent roles of biophysical and fitness/fatness- related factors."

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology: "Primary hyperhidrosis increases the risk of cutaneous infection: a case-control study of 387 patients."

ChemMatters: "Hot Peppers: Muy Caliente!"

Brain Research: "Caffeine and the central nervous system: mechanisms of action, biochemical, metabolic and psychostimulant effects."

Deutsches Arzteblatt International: "Hyperhidrosis -- Causes and Treatment of Enhanced Sweating."

Stanford University: Office of Alcohol Policy and Education: "Factors That Affect How Alcohol is Absorbed."

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