not really sweating why?

I get surges of heat at random times once in a while. I'm mostly cold as an ice cube like 90% of the day/night. I am cold in the inside.
I go to infrared sauna and it takes me 15-20 mins to start seeing a little sweat. mean while my husband who does not have lyme or mercury is pouring sweat.
Last night I went to hot yoga. Everyone was glistening. I was moist. I even looked in the mirror no glisten or major visible wetness.
So what does that mean? That i'm disgustingly toxic?
I just put myself in minor debt buying a BioMat, does anyone sweat using that?
I wanted an infrared sauna but it's a lot of money.

I would not worry about sweat or no sweat. In other words, "don't sweat it." LOL!!

Just trying to make light of the symptom.

It probably doesn't mean anything. Some people just sweat more than others. Go to any construction site and watch two men hammering away and one will have salt rings up his back and under his arms. The other will be dry and cool as a cucumber.

Now the stress worrying about sweat is a huge concern. Stress about anything is a huge concern. That will really do damage.

Learn to shrug your shoulders and say, "another lyme symptom" and move on.

You will get back to your normal.

At one point in time, I couldn't be in temps that weren't kept between about 76 degrees and 82 because below 76 and I got so cold that it literally took me days of different therapies to warm back up, and if it was over 82, I would begin to get symptoms of heat exhaustion. I *think* it had to do with Babesia, but I'm mostly guessing on that.

Dressing in layers is all I do any more. LOL! That way I can put on a layer or take off a layer as needed. I never pay any attention to how others are dressed any longer either. LOL! My body has it's own temperature rating.

PeteZa that was funny.

Girlie said...
You have to be careful about not sweating - it can lead to over-heating...so I'm wondering if a sauna might not be good unless you can sweat...?

When I started ozone sauna treatments at the clinic, I did not sweat. The clinical staff said that it was ok and it would come. Sure enough by my 4th treatment, I was sweating.

Girlie said...

Krimpet 🍔 said...

Girlie said...
You have to be careful about not sweating - it can lead to over-heating...so I'm wondering if a sauna might not be good unless you can sweat...?

When I started ozone sauna treatments at the clinic, I did not sweat. The clinical staff said that it was ok and it would come. Sure enough by my 4th treatment, I was sweating.

I guess as long as it's not a long duration - short time only would be okay?
...and then increase time once the sweating happens?

My treatments were for 30 minutes. So not sure how long others stay in those infrared saunas. I don't think I could do more than 30 minutes.

just be careful - since you don't sweat.
The headache could be a sign of heat stroke - i'm not trying to scare you, but sweating is our natural way of cooling ourself.
I would continue to use the cold,wet face towel...

madisongrrl - do you find it's getting better over time?

madisongrrl said...

Girlie said...
madisongrrl - do you find it's getting better over time?

My sweating issue has not gotten better over time, but my POTS symptoms have. I've been treated for 1.5 years at this point.

My POTS are a bit better, too.

I always check my heart rate at least once in the evenings - when I stand up...and last night...it didn't rise...yay!

But, I've been treating lyme and co's for over 2 years...

Laker7491 said...
I had the same thing. I could sit in the infrared sauna @ 140 degrees for 40 minutes and just slightly perspire. My son's girlfriend is from Finland and said you really need to hydrate and use a mineral like Himalayan salt so your body retains it. I drank 16 oz. of water with a dash of salt about a half n hour before my sauna, plus I took water into the sauna. I did that and by the second time my sweat switch turned back on.

I know I was getting frustrated because the entire point of the sauna is to sweat to get rid of the toxins.

Thanks for the tip!
I really need to try to remeber to add salt to my water. Just sea salt or pink himalyan salt ok?

Folks I am not sweating at all and need to stay in a comfortable temperature at all times. It just won't regulate and the window of temperature I can survive in just keeps getting smaller. It has been 2-3 years but now this year I can't even go outside. My body gets warm to the point I'll see stars and want to pass out but it won't sweat.

Building on what Girlie was saying. www.md-health.com/Why-Don%27t-I-Sweat.html

It's funny I thought to look for ideas by taking Lyme out of the equation, but when you look at the reasons behind this issue, in some of the cases you have to put it right back in again. It could be because of the Lyme, or you aren't hydrated well enough, or surprisingly your body just hasn't reached the need for it yet.

Remember Lyme tends to lower our base body temp to start with, which makes it further to go to heat it up.

Jrpsf - I'm sweating more now since starting Babs treatment.

Coincidentally the weather is warmer too...but I don't recall sweating this much even last summer