I sweat so much

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I sweat a lot (okay, a ridiculous amount) but I relate that to the meds I take for my depression. I take Prozac and Wellbutrin and they both increase sweating. I just accept it as a trade off for being able to live and try to bring a towel with me when I work out and don't go for super fancy hairstyles or makeup.

Almost all antidepressants cause an increase in sweating.

shreddedadam wrote: »

Might be to do with my weight, so will it get better once i lose it?

Excessive sweating under not too strenuous or warm circumstances is not uncommon for those who are significantly overweight. Your body has to work a bit harder to cool itself.

Regardless of weight, you shouldn't be sweating profusely if it isn't particularly warm and you are merely sitting at rest. If you find this happening to you under such conditions, you should get checked out as this could be an indicator of other problems that need looking at.

Exercise induced sweat is another thing altogether. Some - regardless of weight - sweat more. I'm like that. When I was heavy I'd be drenched; I'm now quite fit and still get drenched when I run until the temperature really drops.

I'm basically covered in a thin dew 24/7. When I work out, it becomes a safety hazard because I'm literally dripping all over the floor. If I get upset, my awesome evolutionary response is to get really hot and sweaty. Presumably to gross out any potential predators/threats.


*fellas*

I also am a big sweater! When I'm working out on the treadmill, I will have little pools of sweat below me, where it has dripped down my forearms and off my elbows. I feel absolutely disgusting after that. I also sweat without working out, especially in summer. Some days, just walking from my apartment door to my car will have my neckline and back dripping. I try to drink lots of water to compensate. I thought after losing 78 pounds I would stop sweating so much, but nope, it hasn't abated.

I have the same issue, and at 120lb it isn't my weight. I just sweat a lot! Even a light walk in warmish weather and I'm sweating like crazy. I have just bought some extra-strength deodorant from Boots and that is helping, but obviously that's localised.

If you haven't already, I would recommend getting some proper moisture-wicking sports clothing as that helps too. And generally take a sweat towel to the gym if you go, to save the embarrassing sweat patches on the equipment!

Ditto! I sweat even when having a meal; soup is the worst. Doesn't matter much what the temperature is outside. I can be soaked skiing/snowboarding; I'm not that good, stay on the bunny slopes, and can only go sideways boarding. Steam can be seen coming off my head. I can also sweat after taking cold shower and not because of after a workout.

Asher_Ethan wrote: »

As I've lost weight my sweating has gotten better but I still sweat A LOT. One time I was working out and someone asked me if I had just taken a shower because I was soaked.

A couple of months ago a kid coming down a hiking trail remarked to me "wow you sure are sweaty" to which I responded "yes I am!".

Charming child. He was walking down hill. I was running. Up hill. Fast.

But yeah, no matter how fit I am, I'm likely to be the sweatiest one out there on the trail. I'm ok with that. Everyone makes way for me LOL!

I've always been a heavy sweater, even before I gained weight, so I don't expect it to be reduced now that I've lost a lot of weight. Annoying, but I credit my sweating for the fact that I have great skin and very rarely get a zit.

Last night I weighed myself before and after my 9090 minute run... I lost 4.5 pounds in that time, most of it sweat.

I've read it's a genetics thing
my mom gets red faced and my dad is a sweaty person
I got both. I look like I'm about ready to pass out half the time

Another head sweater here too. I don't have to work out too hard for it to drip from my hair in torrents. It can also break out when I'm in stressful situations.
Body not so much but probably more than your average joe.

Luckily it's fairly odourless although it looks awful and is a little embarrassing.

enterdanger wrote: »

I don't sweat that much normally, but any kind of physical activity...even just walking alot and I'm like drenched. I'm a total head sweater too. It's like every sweat gland in my body is in my scalp. It's kinda gross.

I'm a head/face sweater, too! My brother, dad, and I... and my brother's kids and my kids... we all sweat a lot. Its genetic. In our case, I think its healthy. A friend recently told me she doesn't sweat very much at all. I said, "That sounds nice," and she said, "No... my body doesn't cool itself very well so its like having a fever all the time." I turned into a grateful face sweater that day!

I posted about the hat I use in the Challenge thread but will post again here. After a few runs of burning eyes due to sweat, I went to my local running store and the guy strongly recommended a hat from North Face's Flight Series. It was $26, which I thought was too much to spend on a flimsy hat, but didn't want to keep dealing with sweat in my eyes so I bought it. Now knowing how well it works, I'd pay more than that for it.

The key to this hat is that it has a two piece brim. The inner piece is a foam piece that pulls the sweat away from your brow so it doesn't drip down your face. The second function is to make the hat VERY comfortable to wear. I have a large head and even though it's a one-size-fits all, I have no problem wearing it for a 2 hour run. At some point I'll see if they have a visor with a similar brim that I can wear when I'm not running in the sun. Right now, the hat is so effective I wear it even for my night runs in the dark.

The one problem I have with the hat is that it does such an effective job pulling the sweat away, there is steady dripping of sweat from the brim. That in itself is no problem, but I have to be careful using my cell phone. If I don't hold it farther away than I'm used to, it gets drenched.

I think now they may call it their Better Than Naked Hat. Here's picture of it with the inner bring circled.

I have worn it in the rain a few times, including one downpour.

If you don't to go the hat route, they make a visor as well.