Post Covid sweating: Is this common for others too?

Hi @dr4bama - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.

Sweating does seem to be a pretty common side effect of COVID-19, unfortunately. I know it can get very uncomfortable throughout the day!
Others have discussed ongoing fevers with sweating as a side effect on this discussion post, you may find it helpful to read through:
- Fevers weeks after COVID: Is this common with long COVID? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/fevers-weeks-after-covid/

Have you continued to have a fever at all in your recovery? Have any other symptoms continued?

I’ve had watery eyes and headaches to linger as well. No fever.

I am sweating a lot as well. First symptoms were felt on Friday, July 15th. Sweating was really bad today.

I’m a long hauler covid person, I had covid in January 2022, in the hospital for 3 weeks. It’s interesting that I found this. I’ve been telling my husband that I have been sweating lately, which really surprised me, because I never sweat, neither does anyone in my family unfortunately. I thought maybe my metabolism is working better, but it maybe just the long haul covid.

Hello— I’ve now had Covid twice. (immunocompromised: — Lupus, PsA, AI Pancreatitis/EPI , Asthma). I’m considered a Long Covid patient— contracted the first case early 2020 & still have some ongoing issues. One thing that doesn’t get better is the body temp disregulation. I get sudden onset extreme heat intolerance. I get no warning. It happens periodically & day/night. It’s to the point that it’s so profound I sometimes have to quickly remove my clothing. But what’s absolutely terrible is the profound night sweats. This has been going on for over 14 months now. It wakes me up several times a night. Sometimes it’s my entire body—literally head to toe. I wake up drenched in sweat, and my body is hot to the touch. Even this past winter—when the night temps get to 20•, I turned the heat off, opened my bedroom window, had light covers on. No relief. It’s unbearable. Doctors here (NM) have performed so many tests. They keep saying that it’s not related to female hormonal changes & no obvious signs of Thyroid disease . (I have had significant vascular & neurological changes since Covid diagnoses.) They can’t figure it out. One suggested that perhaps it’s related to Long Covid. I’m just exasperated & need answers

My husband was diagnosed with covid Dec. 3rd 2020. Hospitalized and discharged after a week. At present time, he still deals with daily fevers and sweating along with many other symptoms.

I was sweating 24/7 and/or felt hot inside for over a year and still do if any old covid symptoms come back to haunt. My inner thermometer is still high after 2.5 years. Weird horrible virus

My Covid was many many months ago but I continue to have hot flashes and heavy sweating. I never was a person who did much sweating even in heat or activity before this. I really hope it will go away at some point in the future.

I had Covid in February 2021 during the "big freeze" in Texas. I didn't even know I was sick until I lost my ability to taste and smell. It wasn't until that summer that I realized I was unable to tolerate heat as well as I used to. I would be out mowing or doing my other ranch work and would have to stop because I would start feeling sick from the heat. I also noticed that when I would be sitting in the house watching TV, I would all of a sudden break into a sweat and then it would stop. I went to a gathering at a friend's house. It was in July 2021. The house was air conditioned and felt comfortable. After awhile, with all the people in the room, it became a little warm. I began feeling a little nauseous and ended up lying on the cool tile of the bathroom floor. I am still bothered by the heat. I even skipped the gathering today at my friend's house because I'm afraid of a repeat performance. It is much hotter this July than last year. For now, I try to tolerate the heat by wetting down overshirt and hat and keeping a wet kerchief around my neck before going out to do my chores. I keep plenty of water and sports drinks close by. I'm sitting at my desk writing this and just broke into a sweat. I haven't been running any fevers when it happens. It sure would be nice if this and the other long haul symptoms would disappear. I don't have time for this!

I also have been perspiring profusely. I perspire even if I am just sitting, and if there is any exertion, I am then soaking wet. My hands also tremble. I have just started with herbs. Since there is nothing known to cure this from covid, I am being treated for viral infections such as Epstein Barr. It takes a while as its three weeks on one, then another three weeks on another, blood test and finally three weeks on another. I will update. This is thru a functional medicine doctor who is also a regular MD--not someone who is adding this to his current practice--whatever that may be.