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@chrissy188

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!

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You are not alone! I had it during the big freeze as well. The sweating is crazy, my arms will start to tingle then all of a sudden I'll just start sweating. Anywhere, comfortable setting, not hot, sitting doing nothing and no stressful situations.
I also smell like something is burning.
That is not so constant.
I asked my doc for a referral for an endocrinologist. I was refused. Gotta stop the madness since I never sweat before. Thanks for sharing take care.

I'm sorry that you have these symptoms. I have them too. I live in Florida and want to move as I cannot stand the heat.
I had a bad surgical procedure that left with me PTSD--that was in 2016 and I did not even know I still had it until I needed more surgery in 2019. I ended up having horrific hot flashes (I'm in my 70's, and did not have them before). My primary doctor said they were a reaction to the fear of the surgery and should go away shortly, but they didn't. It was a vascular doctor who told me that he had seen this before and spoke to my primary doctor about prescribing an anti depressant. I started with 60mg of Duloxetine released capsules once a day, and now take it twice a day. Timing is important. if I don't take the med early enough I can have the water dripping off my face, sometimes accompanied by a hot flash.