What Causes Excessive Sweating After Mild Exertion?

Posted on Mon, 16 Jan 2017

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Mon, 16 Jan 2017 Answered on

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Question : After some mild exertion I began to sweat profusely on my forehead and on the base of my scalp at the hair line. My blood pressure is normally 70/120. What causes this?

The exertion came from unloading some things from my car. There were a few boxes and several bags. None of them were exceptionally heavy but I did make 6 or 7 trips from my garage into my house.

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend performing some tests:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

Your symptoms could be related to low blood glucose or any other metabolic disorders.

For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:

- a resting ECG
- fasting glucose and HbA1C
- glucose tolerance test
- a complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- kidney and liver function tests
- blood electrolytes, including calcium plasma levels for possible imbalance.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.

Kind regards,

Dr.Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar