Post Covid sweating: Is this common for others too?

My first bout with CoVid happened in 2020, a mild case which was followed by a moderately severe case (Ormicon, I think) immediately followed by covid induced Pneumonia in late 2022 - early 2023.. I've been struggling ever since then with long CoVid recovery including most everything you have mentioned with the exception of taste changes. I was an active, retired 75 year old into car restoration and landscaping of my hilly 1 acre property with 4 bed house. That's all in limbo now. Luckily, kids are gone and its just my wife and I at this point, because I have still not yet fully recovered from the fatigue and associated MALAISE along with muscle pain and weakness (pain on exertion and weakness in general, especially in the legs), sensitivity to light and noise and temperature variation along with most of the other Long CoVid symptoms .
I've taken all the usual steps including various GP docs (clueless) and outside of the box naturopath docs, (moderately helpful). Tried diet changes including Gluten free, high protein and max supplementation, etc. (not effective). I can say that I am finally very slowly coming out of it, but temp variations and bright light just drives me nuts daily. If its too warm (hot isn't necessary) I am hit by the heat and sweat... If its too cool (cold isn't necessary) I have chills and am freezing... This all occurs in about a 15 degree temp range. Bright summer sunlight HURTS my eyes now. The fatigue is awful and I often crash in the early afternoon after which I REQUIRE a 2 hour nap in order to continue for the rest of the day. It's still a huge challenge to make it up the stairs, but at least now I am able to do them normally and not one step at a time like a year ago. After the exertion my muscles seriously hurt, and it's a different kind of muscle pain than I have ever had before, which makes it VERY difficult to get enthusiastic about ANY kind of physical activity... And if I force it, I pay the price with muscle pains for days.... The maliase kills my desire to socialize so you put it all together and it's a real long term bummer.
I can tell you this from my experience... Go find a doc who will TEST to get DATA to make decisions with. A full range of blood tests from a naturopath who will do ALL the vitamin, mineral, etc blood tests and then supplement to get them within range. CoQ10, magnesium, Vit B12 ( I am now doing self injection in order to get levels back up). Vit B, iron (ferritin levels were low), helped me, but it might be different for you, that's why you need to get tested to get current DATA. I also did adrenal tests (normal) , heavy metals (normal) fungal screen (normal). The best post CoVid therapy for me long term has been SLEEP and....
Luckily I found this forum on Mayo and read about the Nicotine Patch treatment. I can say that this has noticeably helped me with my long CoVid symptoms including fatigue and weakness. I use the 7mg patch daily for a week on and then nothing for a week off, rinse/repeat. When I am using it, my energy levels can get back to near normal and eliminate my napping issues, the muscle pains from exertion are moderately reduced, fatigue is lessened and my cognitive issues are improved. You can read about it in the covid support group. In my case I think the nicotine patch, vitamin B12 shots, CoQ10, iron and fish oil supplementation have been the ONLY treatments that make a difference, along with LOTS of sleep and time. I am finally very slowly coming around. With luck I'll get back to near normal again..
I wish you the best of luck dealing with this awful condition that almost NOBODY seems to understand and even fewer have sympathy about.

I got Covid for the second time last summer. It’s been over a year and the second time I wasn’t very sick did take Plaxlovid but immediately after a few days started getting like 20, 30, 40 hot flashes a day just dripping water from my face my body people would stop me and asked me if I was having heart attack or something. I still flash 3 to 6 times a day severely with dripping dripping water sometimes 3 to 4 a night wake up in the night just dripping. What is that doing to my heart health? Awfully scary

I have had the profuse sweating for over a year now many times a day. I have not been sick in any other way. I can’t tell when it’s going to come on. It’s exhausting and very embarrassing. I don’t have any fever with any fever with it. I was not very sick at all with Covid when I had it last time it was after that time I had Covid, but it started.

I finally made the connection of my excessive sweating. I have never been a person who sweats alot, even when it was hot. Now just walking around the house and doing light house work has pouring sweat.

I’m perspire, too, and I was not prone to doing so before covid. I’m intolerant of heat causing me to use AC more than last year, yet I have random elevated temperatures. And my feet are so hot when I try to sleep that I get up and rinse them with cold water.

Since I have had Long COVID ( 3yrs now) I have certain smelling night sweats. I call it my COVID sweat. I wake up soaking wet and have to change pajamas. Also, it's not like menopause night sweats, it's very different.

This must be a known symptom of Long COVID because I’m in the Recover Vital (the NIH Paxlovid) clinical trial for dysautonomia and the questionnaires specifically ask about excessive sweating, flushing, and night sweats.

For anyone looking for potential relief, I see my dermatologist for Botox injections to treat excessive sweating. Dermatologists treat hyperhidrosis. It doesn’t address the difficulty moderating my temperature and I don’t know if it would help night sweats, but it does help excessive sweating that comes on with light activity or just sitting down when it seems totally disproportionate. But it depends on where you sweat.

It’s FDA approved for hands, feet, and underarms. I get it for my underarms and scalp because I have embarrassing cranio-facial hyperhidrosis. It’s really effective for my underarms and so-so in my scalp, but we’re working on tweaking the dose and location of the injections. Thankfully, my insurance covers it. It lasts from 2-6 months and it’s been better than anything else I tried, other than staying in air conditioning!

I've noticed I sweat so much more readily than pre-COVID. I'll be dripping when wearing a sleeveless top, inside the house, at 72 oF, when doing some light work. That never used to happen. I notice I have to switch to a sleeveless top if I'm going to be doing anything standing up or moving inside the house. Otherwise it is drip, drip, drip. It is very difficult to work outside when the temps are above the low 70s. Curious change in how the body functions.

Hello!Since 2021, I've been sweating profusely as soon as it gets a little hot.Before COVID-19 i have never sweat.Has anyone found a solution to this problem because i'm getting crazy of this situation?

I perspire profusely after walking to the corner or around the block. I also perspire the same after my my workout class that I've been attending one year.