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What Causes Severe Sweating, Panic Attacks And Dehydration While On Xanax?
my husband takes xanax and in the last few days, he has been sweating, having panic attacks and having a his under arms when he sweats now, smell like urine. He extremly dehydrated, so much so that when we went to the Emergency room they had a very hard time getting any blood from him. they did an ekg and the said that looked fine, they uped his Xanax and sent him home but he s not getting any better. Does sound dangerous?
Thu, 26 Sep 2019
Hi,
Well, The amount of sweat considered normal is quite variable and depends on the demands of the body. Excessive sweating, also called hyperhidrosis, means that you sweat far more than your body needs you to sweat.
For example, if you sweat while sitting calmly at your desk, that is excessive sweating.
In hyperhidrosis, the body's cooling mechanism is so overactive that it produces four or five times the amount of sweat that you need.
However, sometimes if sweating happens during the night or there is associated weight loss then it may indicate some more serious issues such as lymohima or hormonal imbalances.
In every case, if this persist you should see internist first to do some tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
Well, The amount of sweat considered normal is quite variable and depends on the demands of the body. Excessive sweating, also called hyperhidrosis, means that you sweat far more than your body needs you to sweat.
For example, if you sweat while sitting calmly at your desk, that is excessive sweating.
In hyperhidrosis, the body's cooling mechanism is so overactive that it produces four or five times the amount of sweat that you need.
However, sometimes if sweating happens during the night or there is associated weight loss then it may indicate some more serious issues such as lymohima or hormonal imbalances.
In every case, if this persist you should see internist first to do some tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
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