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If You Notice This on Your Skin, Get Checked for Parkinson's, Experts Say - Best Life

If You Notice This on Your Skin, Get Checked for Parkinson's, Experts Say - Best Life

If You Notice This on Your Skin, Get Checked for Parkinson's, Experts Say - Best Life
Nov 21, 2021 1 min, 12 secs

Experts say that excessive sweating—also known as hyperhidrosis—can have many underlying causes unrelated to Parkinson's disease.

"Excessive sweating is a relatively common sign of Parkinson's, particularly if the disease is untreated," explains the American Parkinson Disease Foundation (APDA), noting that this symptom typically affects the upper body.

Medical experts say this happens because those with Parkinson's undergo major changes to the autonomic nervous system, which controls sweating.

"Because some people with Parkinson's may have a reduced sense of smell, they may not be aware of body odors caused by excessive sweating," say experts from the charity Parkinson's UK.

For some Parkinson's patients, excessive sweating comes and goes in a cycle that's linked to their treatment plan.

According to Parkinson's UK, excessive sweating "most often happens if your Parkinson's drugs 'wear off.'" However, it can also occur during other times of the "on-off" cycle of a sustained levodopa treatment plan, "especially if you have dyskinesia (uncontrollable muscle movements or spasms).".

Though less common than excessive sweating, some PD patients report not sweating enough.

This condition, known as hypohidrosis, is frequently linked to the use of anticholinergics, a class of Parkinson's drug, experts from Parkinson's UK explain.

"Lack of sweating may affect parts, or all of the body," Parkinson's UK experts explain, noting that it's important to seek medical treatment if you find that you're not sweating much or at all when it's hot outside or you feel yourself becoming uncomfortably warm.

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