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Post Covid sweating: Is this common for others too?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: May 9 11:51pm | Replies (251)Comment receiving replies
Ever since I had COVID-19 in late July 2022 I am sweating profusely! It’s literally to the point where all the hair on my head gets soaking wet and I’m dripping from my forehead, and just from doing very light intensity tasks like vacuuming, or even drying off after a shower. I’ve always been a sweaty guy, and am overweight. I could also be in better shape, but this never happened before I had COVID-19.
I have seen advice and posts related to this occurring with a fever, but I do not have any fever.
The nurses at my doctor’s office didn’t think this is COVID-19 related, and didn’t seem too concerned about it. My doc just shrugged and said “might be”.
I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this intense sweating after COVID-19, or if it’s just coincidence I’m experiencing related to something else? Thanks for taking the time to read!
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Hello, I have had intense sweating since February. I had Covid in Oct/Nov., And my profuse sweating situation sounds just like yours. I am on Welbutrin 300 mg and 60 Mg of Duloxotine daily, and it helps with those terribly intense time. However I find that the back of my head and hair are almost constantly wet, even when I am just sitting watching tv. Going outside (I live in Florida) is impossible during the day, but the sweating is under control indoors. Our doctors don't seem to want to acknowledge that there are symptoms left over from our infection. Initially my perfect blood pressure went thru the roof and my cholestrol levels shot up too. I have had extensive testing of the lungs and heart since February, and everything is fine. My pressure and cholesterol have returned to normal. There are many articles out there that you will identify with. The sweating is a leftover from Covid 19.
I had Covid in September for about 1 week. Now with light exertion I sweat profusely starting on my forehead then it like a shower dripping from my neck. I have had blood tests, full body ct scans and have stopped some of my regular meds for a time to see if the sweating stops. My doctor sent me to a cardiologist and today I had a heart ct scan and everything was normal no blockages. My docs haven’t been able to find out why the sweating still continues but will be doing some more blood tests and I will give an update if anything changes.
I am currently having these same symptoms. I am not overweight, but my boyfriend is, and he caught Covid from me. It wears both of us out. I am still running low grade fevers every few days. It has been over 30 days since we came down with it. I think we got the newest variant on September 3, 2023. The profuse sweating is awful. I am still needing lots of sleep. I am lucky to be retired, and I can sleep for 12 hours at night.
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Hi @mjurkiewicz78. Yes, there are others who are experiencing intense sweating after COVID. In fact, I moved your message to this existing discussion where @dr4bama asks pretty much the same question:
- Post Covid sweating: Is this common for others too? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-covid-sweating/
You can see from the previous post that you're not alone and connect with other members like @lcrewdson @frking @smernigegm @cse2022 @kmbailey72 @beachnut, who can offer their tips and ideas.
What do you do to minimize the sweating?