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smathie2 01/05/2011

I work at a gym, and have for the last 3 years. I consider myself to be in fairly good shape, I have rode my bike almost every day for the last 4 years, even in the winter. On the days that I couldn't ride my bike because of snow, I walked 2+km a day.

I have recently taken up running. I have never been able to run before, after 3 minutes I would have a stitch and be out of breath. I am now able to run for about 12 minutes at a constant pace without having to slow down. So my cardio levels are pretty good. My problem is:

When I look around, there are people who are at the same level of fitness as me, or higher or lower and I sweat WAY more than they do. After 30 minutes on the treadmill (alternating between walking and running) I am dripping with sweat and my face is beat red. I have only noticed this happening with the people who are out of shape and overweight.

Is this possibly an MS thing? Could my signals be messed up causing me to sweat more than the average person?

deleted_user 01/05/2011

Actually sweating a lot is very healthy. I always sweat more than others when I used to do cardio like kickboxing and stuff. So its normal (for you) and probably means you're healthy indeed. If you have night sweats though (I do) that's a MS thing...

Damn I am SO jealous you can still exercise...

Do it for all of us cripples!! HUGS

Seashells1 01/12/2011

I'm not sure. I have the same issue as you and I wear headbands to keep the sweat out of my eyes. I never thought of it as a MS thing because my dad would sweat like there was no tomorrow and I am a lot like he is. I just assumed it was genetic.

deleted_user 01/12/2011

HI, I too have a issue with this. After I quit smoking 5 years ago and got heatly by eating right and exercising, this is when my MS went into full swing. I started getting seizure with mine as well. Although I much better than smoking and started to eat better, this MS sucks. It is full of surprise's. For the last two years the sweating is getting more and more out of control. I am now in pre-menapause. which I take hormones and still sweat like crazy. I have limited my exercise to yoga , sit up and strength due to the treadmill increase the sweat and kicks in my MS. Is it possible that your are starting to menopausing?

timetraveler 01/12/2011

I do not sweat excessively at all even in the heat. And I get around a lot although I do not run.

I have heard that excessive sweating can be a symptom of some health problems other than MS, so I would talk to your regular MD and see what it could be. This is not normal and none of the people I know with MS sweat a lot. So please check this out with a doctor soon. I do not think that it is related to MS.

lchoppel 01/12/2011

I too suffer from excessive sweating. I can be doing nothing and all of a sudden I will start to sweat. My face just runs with sweat. I am of age for menopause so I have chalked it up to that.

Looking through my reference books, I cannot find anything on excessive sweating as a symptom of MS.

AusSue 01/13/2011

I am jealous of you being able to work out like that. Keep it up for sure.

From what I have read & talked to others this is not uncommon with people with ms. Simply because the internal thermometer is broke is how I refer to it (same as my rememberer).
When I go to our ms physio group a lot of us go red in the face & sweat heaps. Thats with moderate to mild exercise.

as reply #4 said it can be a signal of other health issues too so I would still check it with your dr at your next appt.

The only thing I have found that helps me with the "hot flushes" where I suddenly go hot & can be doing nothing too, I have soy milk on my cereal every morning & this controls it.
I was told of this by Japanese & Asian students we had here who they all use it all the time. A lot of people dont like the taste of soy milk so will buy soy beans & cook them in the vegetables or get soy tablets (apparently). This might help you too, its a suggestion that has worked for me.

deleted_user 01/13/2011

This could be caused by your medications. Worth checking into because your meds may be interfering with some other system in your body and you could be having a chain reaction of side effects. Also (I can't say this one enough) see a hematologist. Don't be frightened that the good ones are hematologist oncologists... just the path that most good ones take. MS can trigger a host of other dormant disorders in your body, as can sleep deprivation, stress, etc. Find the doctors who see you as a WHOLE person. They are not easy to find but they are out there.

smathie2 01/13/2011

I am not on any medications other than Betaseron and the bc pill (which I have been on for over 7 years).

I will bring it up with my doctor the next time I go, but it doesn't seem to be hurting me yet. My only goal right now is to build up my muscles and cardio as much as possible, because who knows when MS will spring back up.

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