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Causes of Excessive Sweating
Excessive Sweating Causes
Dermatologists continue to study what causes primary focal hyperhidrosis — it appears it's tied to overactive sweat glands, possibly via nerve signaling problems. The condition seems to run in families.
Secondary hyperhidrosis: Ties to other conditions
Unlike primary focal hyperhidrosis, secondary hyperhidrosis is traceable to a drug or supplement, or another medical condition:
- Diabetes
- Frostbite
- Gout
- Injury
- Menopause (while excessive hot flash sweating is normal, the problem sometimes continues even after transitioning)
- Obesity
- Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
- Tumor