Posted by IsoM on August 29, 2002, at 13:59:38
In reply to Tea vs. Coffee and Sweat? » graybeard, posted by Randal on August 28, 2002, at 13:08:53
Randal:
I'm wondering whether anyone out there sweats--sometimes a lot!-- when they drink tea (and to a lesser extent when they drink coffee).IsoM:
I loathe coffee & only drink tea. Tea is the only hot beverage I drink. Since I started ADs (not just the SSRIs), I started sweating too. TCAs made me sweat but when I switched to SSRIs, it became much worse. I found it strange that I rarely sweated before, even if I was hot. Mind you, I know I did perspire but not noticably, & I was comfortable. But since SSRIs, I'm generally too warm & was so, even when my TSH was high. It was one reason that it never occurred to me that I had hypothyroidism.Drinking tea always made me nice & warm. Now it makes me sweat. Only if I'm very cold being outside in winter with very light clothing would I not sweat.
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Randal:
Does anyone know what causes it? Is it a serotonin thing? I've never looked into it. I've experienced it when I'm not on SSRIs, and I'm not sure whether or not it's greater when I'm on them.
It doesn't always happen, but it seems to correlate with a temporary improvement in mood.IsoM:
I know it's not the caffeine in tea (I don't steep it long enough or drink it strong enough) as I take caffeine pills & don't experience it. I also don't notice any elevation in mood, no matter how slight. I've attributed my sweating to the fact that since being on SSRIs, it takes very little to make me uncomfortably hot & to the fact that ingesting any hot liquid warms me up rapidly. Have you experimented with eating/drinking steaming hot soup? It has the same effect on me as tea.
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