Home Care:

After sweating, you should:

• Drink plenty of water to replace lost body fluids
• Slightly lower room temperature to prevent more sweating
• Wash your face and body if the salt from sweat has dried on your skin

Call your health care provider if:

Contact your health care provider if sweating occurs with:

• Chest pain
• Fever
• Rapid, pounding heartbeat
• Shortness of breath
• Weight loss

These symptoms may indicate a problem, such as hyperthyroidism or infection.

Also call your health care provider if:

• You sweat a lot or sweating lasts for a long time or can't be explained
• Sweating occurs with or is followed by chest pain or pressure
• You also lose weight or usually sweat during sleep