not sweating?

[arina83]

I noticed this summer that I don't seem to sweat normally anymore, if at all. I might sweat a little from my hands and feet now, not all over like I used to. And I don't sweat at all from my armpits. Is not sweating a symptom of Sjogren's?

Luckily it doesn't get terribly hot here during the summer, and I have an air conditioner, so I can manage without over heating.

[Jorja]

Hi Ariana,
I'm not sure why . . . but I haven't sweated for a few years.  Guess it's the same reason I don't have enough saliva and tears.  I hate the no saliva and tears but have not minded the not sweating.
Jorja

[jazzlover]

I don't sweat either. I don't even have to wear deodorant! I know...scares you!!

[olmphoto2]

YES
That's why I'm extremely careful about my environment, having bottles with some ice content with me in summer (can be placed nestled by my neck near major blood vessels) and taking my medication.  Over 75 degrees...well, I am at risk for heat exhaustion and even heat stroke.  Pilocarpine, air conditioning and being very careful are life saving for me. Pilocarpine (Salagen) restores some degree of sweating ability at times. For me, I never look at that 'side effect' of using pilocarpine as undesirable.

"The body makes sweat to cool itself down. ... Perspiration, or sweat, is your
body's way of cooling itself, whether that extra heat ... The average person has
2.6 million sweat glands in their skin. Sweat ... Sweating is your body's major way
of getting rid of excess body heat, which is produced by metabolism or working
muscles. ..."
excepts from Wikipedia at: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat

[Still in the hunt]

sweating I believe is part of the bodys autonomic ssystem, if you have problems you might have hyer or hypo sweating, one or the other, In my case,, I dont sweat that much either,, but my wife says I am soaked at night,, I dont think my body knows what to do,, all I know is hte sun kills me,, I dont seem to sweat in it,, and when I do and come in,, I feel like I just walked into a icebox, ,,

[Tim]

I really don't sweat much either. I played Hockey in high school and well into my 30's and i used to sweat. Since I started having symptoms about 10 years ago the sweating has diminished. I did a small triathlon last year in 80 degree heat and did not sweat at all. I had to walk most of the running portion due to pain and severe cramping but it was something I always wanted to do. Once in a while I might wake up from a night sweat but that's all.

Three weeks on Plaquenil and doing OK. Just having trouble sleeping and bad gas.

Tim

[Madison Granny]

I don't sweat much at all except the back of my neck and head.  I've always thought the SJS had damaged my sweat glands just like it does our tears and saliva glands.  Not sweating made this summer here in Oklahoma quite unbearable.  Only thing to do was stay in the house with the air conditioning.

[Jozee]

I used to never sweat then 3 months ago it came on full force. I think it's hot flashes tho. Sweat, cold, sweat, cold all day long but mostly sweating and drenched with it. Uck!

[deeindiana]

I've never been able to sweat. In hot weather, it feels like I'm cooking from the inside, out. Miserable. I've always wondered if that was the beginning, long ago, of my Sjs.
Deb

[valene2009]

i dont sweat anymore either. i hate it.. it makes it really hard to exercise-i go through so much water-has to be ina  cool environment. summers are miserable-there are days i cannot even go outside cause if youdont sweat your body has no way of cooling off.. i wish there was something to take to make you sweat.. i take Evoxac but i still dont sweat