← Return to Post Covid sweating: Is this common for others too?

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I have the opposite problem. Developed LC 18 months ago and I haven't sweated (that I know of) since. I live in the south so I have to be really careful when I go outside in the summer. When it's 95 and humid, you can overheat fast without sweating. At least I don't have to take a shower as often. (silver lining).
I've read that sweating is controlled by the vagus nerve, so I guess both problems come from the same source. I wish that was my only symptom. Also have the fatigue, PEM, muscle weakness, messed up sleep. Good luck, my friend.

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I sweat in air conditioning.....prayers to all of us . It's something how COVID has effected us so differently. But yes unfortunately the fatigue seems to be a common trait and brain fog.

@dolsen4045 I have the same. I had the thermoregulatory sweat test at Mayo, and they said I have 85% anhydrosis - I sweat from my knees down and from my elbows down, and a little on my neck and forehead, and that's it.

Do you run an elevated temperature? I do - 99 to 101 depending on how hot I get and how much I exert myself. Sometimes I can be in a cool place but busy doing things and will find my temp is 99.6 or something. It goes up and down all day long.

My cardiologist told me I need to be very careful to avoid heat stroke as it is easy to develop when your body doesn't cool itself well, and it can have permanent effects.

The neurologist at Mayo said: 1) Stay in the shade and preferably the A/C. 2) Use a neck fan. Amazon sells some that look like headphones and are actually reasonably attractive. 3) Use a cooling towel. I found Walmart sells some nice ones that don't get drippy and that store in their own antibacterial container so they stay wet for a long time. 4) If you must exert yourself outside, wear a wet T-shirt - it will do the same thing that sweating does to chill you by evaporation.

Have you learned any other helpful tricks?