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What Causes Profuse Sweating While On Chemotherapy?

61 year old male currently receiving Taxotere chemo for metastatic prostate cancer. Last chemo 2 1/2 weeks ago. This weekend have been sweating excessively. Chilled one minute sweating next minute. No fever. Threw up orange Gatorade. No real appetite. Drank 40 ounces of water today. What do you think?$
posted on Fri, 9 Feb 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Post chemotherapy it is very common to undergo these symptoms which can at times last for several weeks. Just go with the flow of your body.

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What Causes Profuse Sweating While On Chemotherapy?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Post chemotherapy it is very common to undergo these symptoms which can at times last for several weeks. Just go with the flow of your body. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.