Could be a symptom of anxiety or panic attack.
That was one of the symptoms that sent me to the ER 2 weeks ago, fearing an impending heart attack. It was a major panic attack, for which I recieved not so much as a shot of Ativan.

I was stroking, with a BP of 220/120, HR 120 and recieved nothing.

Any other symptoms with the sweating?

Tami PRN

I have had anxiety for many years, this isnt from anxiety. It happens several times a day. Resting or not. Of course i have alot of pain in several areas of my body, we are still trying to get me treatment to figure out whats going on etc.

yea i while ago i posted this same subject of sweating, i think it is because of the meds, but not sure- it also can be from not working out properly since the surgeries and anything that is considered working out i sweat more

Oh yeah! It's a pretty common occurrance. I have them during the night, during the day, just random times all the time. The other night I was at a wedding, just sitting and talking to someone at the reception and I got so sweaty, sometimes I don't necessarily feel hot either. The underneath of my hair was wet and I could feel that my shirt was even damp. People were hugging me saying goodbye and I felt so funny! I sometimes think it is just the meds too. Because it is so random.

You said you have the sweating when not on pain meds, I guess I wonder if it is a withdrawal symptom or maybe just your body's reaction to the pain itself? I have sweating issues from time to time, I wake with soaked sheets, but I don't feel hot. I almost always get sick within a fue days tho, sorry I can't be of more help. I hope you find something to explain your pain. I know how frustrating it is to be in the dark.

i break out with severe sweats all the time...I think mine is basically from all the meds im on...But when im in a panic i also sweat really bad..it runs down my face and neck and my face gets really red but it also could be my high blood pressure because i have noticed when my bps high my face turns beat red...

I broke out in these weird sweats too before I was on meds. I always believed they are due to pain. It's interesting, now that my pain is a bit better controlled, I don't have the sweats where I don't feel hot as much. Now, I occasionally get a sweat that is what you could call 'all hot and sweaty' hahahaha!!! But definately not as much as I had the pain sweats and not enough to make me want to change my meds... I believe this is a side effect of the new med I'm on. But when my pain gets so bad that the new med isn't helping, I go right back to the 'not hot sweats'. So I think it varies from person to person, but I get different sweats depending on if it's from pain or meds. Confusing, right? It's kind of sad yet funny at the same time that I can usually differentiate what type of sweating I'm having and why (I've been at this game for quite a while!). Not to mention, just regular old sweating too!!! Gosh! Will we ever stop sweating?!?!? :-D

Much love and understanding,
Lisa

I had cancer which made me premeno that and all these pains meds which do have side effects of sweating I'm like a walking swimming pool and it drives me insane. My sister has RSD and that alone makes her swaet worse then me. When we go out together we have to bring a box of tissue and watch eachother for little white crap on our faces...what a life!!!

i have bouts of sweating, have a rash on breasts, dont know what that is!Itches like crazy.

maybe patch isnt right dose of hormones?

I get the sweats too and in my case they think it is my BP as I can get it mostly when I do even the least thing, but not every time. It is random and I never know when or where it will come. Most annoying.
I also have had that rash - again it comes and goes and it was so itchy it was driving me crazy. I ended up going to the dr and he diagnosed Candida and put me on some meds for it that cleared it up. Now when I start to get any sign of it returning I grab the ointment and slap it on a couple of times a day and that seems to help stop it coming back badly.

My Mom goes through this, has for years, she does have anxiety issues..but once she was diagnosed with typeII diabetes and her blood sugars got under control her sweating is now a good indicator that her blood sugars are out of whack. Either too much medicine or she needs to eat something.
Just wondering if you have ever checked your blood sugar level during one of these episodes?
I use to suffer from reactive hypoglycemia..where if I ate something rich my body would over-produce insulin and drop my sugars like a bomb. Thank God that stopped.
Now-a-days it's not to hard to find a friend or relative with an accucheck machine, just a thought.
Good luck to you!

CYMBALTA....If you're taking Cymbalta, that could be it. I am still on it, but when I first started, I would sweat like an nba basketball player...you know, the kind they have to mop the floor after they fall. NASTY! I have been on it over a year now, although the sweating is better than it used to be, sometimes I still break into a sweat for no reason in particular. Hope this helps.

i sweat like anything all the time.
In the middle of winter i have sweat running down my face.
Botox in the area can make you stop sweating.My boyfriend is trying to get me to get some.

I really have appreciated all your responses. I guess i am a odd one out, it isnt my sugars, i dont take cymbalta or anything. I guess i will just have to wait until i can get into pain management to find out whats wrong. frustrated as i am i do thank you all