Parkinson's Disease Support Group

Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder often characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement, and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. The primary symptoms of Parkinsons are due to excessive muscle contraction, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the...

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Sweating Bigtime!

Dirky
Dirky
Is there a definate connection to accessive sweating with PD? I went to a family birthday party the other night, it was like I had my own personal shower over me all night long. The others at the party seemed Ok. My tremours were quite bad too,I wonder if there's a connection to being warm or hot to tremours. Has anyone had the same problems? Yours truly,dirk.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Not sure if there is a connection, but the other night when my daughter's tremors were very severe I also noticed she had very sweaty palms. After the shakes got under control, the palms were no longer sweaty.
deleted_user
deleted_user
my dad breaks out in sweats also, especially at night,and this started with the p.d.
to nonibaby....sounds like when your daughter's shakes got so bad, made her highly nervous, that would result in sweaty palms, i get them all the time due to being a nervous person
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, I believe there is a definite connection between the tremors and the sweating (and hot flashes). My husband with PD has the same problem when his meds have worn off. He sweats a lot and gets hot even though it's cool in the house. This is not just his hands, his whole body sweats.
Betsy
Dirky
Dirky
Hi thankyou for your replies. I also become quite irratable,aggitated and even short tempered at the same time. It maybe time for a medication review, I have an oppointment with my PD Consultant in two weeks time,and take it from there.Good luck and take care, dirk.
deleted_user
deleted_user
my dad is very irratable also and i think it's due to fatigue. i know when i am sleep deprived, i feel on edge about everything. let us know what your pd says when you go.
take care!
deleted_user
deleted_user
YES! My hubby sweats terribly. He says he gets real anxious too when this happens. In the summer, when he;s outdoors, he has to keep a wet towel on his head...LOL
deleted_user
deleted_user
I read that not only can PD cause excessive sweating, but some of the meds can turn the sweat dark so that your clothes get stained. Nice, huh?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, my husband's sweat is dark and also his saliva. His pillowcase gets all stained and nothing will take it out. He gets very anxious when his meds have worn off and other times as well. Doctor put him on Clonazepam for anxiety. It helps a little.
deleted_user
deleted_user
has anyone asked their p.d. of why the sweating comes out dark, and even saliva? i don't have the answer, my dad gave up on the doc's. all of them. has to be the med's. only med's could cause such a reaction, my guess. thank you for all the hugs.
luv
bijou
tjquiver
tjquiver
Funny, I've been having hot flashes lately at night, along with nervousess, irritability, short-tempered....My husband has been getting mad at me b/c I don't go to bed at a decent time. How can I when this starts up around bedtime....at night. Causing serious marrital problems for me!!
~Tonya
Dirky
Dirky
Hi there, thankyou for all your replies, I found them very helpfull especially the ones that mentioned dark sweat! I've noticed that my pillow has a dark stain-like mark, there's no sign of dampness so I don't know what the hell that is so I changed it and it was same again?? Take care, dirk.
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