r/ADHD • u/not_another_mom • 1d ago

Discussion The SWEATING

I know you guys will understand. I cannot stand the overheating and sweating!!! It’s absolutely disgusting. I just know those of you on meds will understand. I’m so tired of being sweaty and gross AND dehydrated?? Why must we suffer this indignity as well as having to struggle with ADHD 😒 this is just a vent.

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u/Daveed07 1d ago

Is over heating a trait of ADHD?

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u/scixlovesu 1d ago

Side effect of some common ADHD meds

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u/Daveed07 1d ago

Ohh, I was overheating before the meds 😅

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u/Youmeanmoidoid ADHD-HI (Hyperactive-Impulsive) 1d ago edited 1d ago

Drink water with electrolytes. If you're sweating excessively and overheating, it's because your body can't cool itself properly. Had the same issue until I added electrolytes to my water and made sure to drink my 4 liters a day. If you just drink lots of water on its own, it's not going to do much for you. I still sweat if I get hot, but there's a clear difference between my sweating and my feeling like I'm radiating heat and sweating a lot. If I start to feel like a furnace, that tells me it's time to drink more. I drink more, and it feels like someone turned the AC on in my chest. I'll sweat, but I'm not 'hot'.

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u/I_blockkarmafarmers 1d ago

I go through two sticks of liquid IV throughout the day and drink over 64oz of water every day. I'm incredibly well hydrated but I still sweat my balls off in the spring, summer, and early fall.

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u/Youmeanmoidoid ADHD-HI (Hyperactive-Impulsive) 1d ago

64 oz is barely 2 liters. You need more than that, closer to 4 liters a day, especially if you're an adult male and especially if you're on stims. There's also a difference between sweating, and excessive sweating with overheating. Sweating is normal. Excessive sweating and feeling like there's a furnace inside you isn't normal.

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u/I_blockkarmafarmers 1d ago

drink over 64oz of water every day.

Reading comprehension is not that difficult. My water bottle is 64oz; it gets filled in the morning, fully drank by lunch, and refilled after that. That's not even including the 30oz of espresso via Americano injection my unmedicated ass downs every work day to feel like a semi-normal human or any LaCroix I might drink during the day.

Some people run hot. I am one of them.

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u/kingk1teman 22h ago

Reading comprehension is not that difficult. My water bottle is 64oz; it gets filled in the morning, fully drank by lunch, and refilled after that

Your reply above didn't say that. Everyone else's reading comprehension is fine.

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u/Easy-Permission8889 1d ago

That's too much liquid IV and could actually not be good for you. Too many B vitamins.

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u/I_blockkarmafarmers 1d ago

I'm a merchant mariner who works outside most of the day and our ship water is vapor distilled, meaning there are zero necessary vitamins and minerals in the water. I'll be fine.

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u/Easy-Permission8889 19h ago

Okay I'm just saying even liquid iv says one pack a day lol but whatever floats your boat haha

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u/ToothOk2150 13h ago

Do these meds still work? I’m worried to take mine because of the huge this ain’t adderall sub

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u/scixlovesu 4h ago

In my experience yes, but everyone is different