What Causes Excessive Sweating?

Excessive sweating can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose excessive sweating, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "excessive sweating" as a symptom. Here are eight of many possibilities (more below):

Low Estrogens
Stress
High Female Testosterone
Mercury Toxicity
Lymphatic Congestion
Hyperthyroidism
High Histamine
Adrenal Fatigue

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

nausea for 1-3 months

tender muscles

strong appetite

recent job/career changes

frequent unexplained nausea

red palms/fingertips

moderate cold water fish consumption

being very skinny

elevated free T4

poor tolerance of heat

poor mental clarity

showers cause fatigue

... and more than 180 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of excessive sweating:

Cause	Probability	Status
High Female Testosterone	94%	Confirm
Low Estrogens	19%	Unlikely
Adrenal Fatigue	14%	Unlikely
Mercury Toxicity	1%	Ruled out
Stress	0%	Ruled out
Hyperthyroidism	0%	Ruled out
High Histamine	0%	Ruled out
Lymphatic Congestion	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Skin-Related Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about level of perspiration:

How much do you perspire/sweat?

Possible responses:

→ Very little / not easily
→ Less than average
→ About average / don't know
→ More than average
→ Lots / easily / often and profusely for no reason

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either diminished perspiration or excess perspiration, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Estrogens Low

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

High Female Testosterone Level

Histadelia (Histamine High)

Hyperthyroidism

Hypoglycemia

Kidney Disease

Lymphatic Congestion

Stress

Liver Detoxification / Support Requirement

Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency