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I've been having this problem for several months now and I know it's not from the temperature in my home. I talked to my MDS about it a few weeks ago and he said it's a common complaint he hears from his PD patients. If anyone else has been dealing with this, well, gross symptom, what have you been able to do to decrease it or eliminate the problem altogether?
I do not have this issue but I used to live in Tucson where. It would get very hot during most of the year. Instead of laying there dealing with sweating just get up and jump into to a cold shower, just long enough to get totally wet. Then go right back to bed. Using a fan will promote evaporative cooling which will help with sleep and reduce sweating. It is better to do this a couple of times s night vs laying there awake tossing and turning for long periods of time.
@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member I do have the sweats, night and day! It would be good to get a new thermostat I often feel..... It's very cold at present in Norfolk but I still suffer. This was one of the first PD symptoms for me :-( I just use breathing techniques and a handheld fan......
I copied this from the parkinson disease foundation....hope it helps
Many people with Parkinson’s experience trouble with too much sweating. Sometimes this occurs on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Drenching sweats, particularly at night, also can be troublesome. Excessive sweating is often a “wearing off” symptom for people who experience fluctuations in the effectiveness of their Sinemet® (carbidopa/levodopa).
What You Can Do
ask your doctor about adjusting your Sinemet® dose
take lukewarm showers
wear lightweight cotton clothes in warm weather
drink lots of water and other liquids
in severe cases, for drenching sweats, your doctor may prescribe a medication such as propranolol (Inderal®)
For the palms and the feet, your doctor can prescribe topical medications including:
aluminum chloride hexahydrate
anticholinergics (e.g., glycopyrrolate)
iontophoresis (a therapy that uses electric current)
I did get cold sweats which the neurologist described as Hiperhidrosis. These happened during the day and were unconnected with any activity but felt very uncomfortable. My clothes felt clammy making me shiver which only worsened the sweating. I could not get warm and sometimes actually crawled into the airing cupboard just to feel some warmth! I had some shirts made of towelling material because I thought they would be more absorbent which sort of worked.
Now I take oxybutynin (or Ditropan) tablets which seem to have stopped it. Fingers crossed that it provides a permanent solution, especially during wintertime when it seems to be worse.
Anyone else tried this?
Thanks, Tony! I hadn't thought about using a cool max pillow. I'll check that out!
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