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- Overview
- Treatment
- Prevention
Heat intolerance is the inability to be comfortable when external temperatures rise.
Alternative Names
Sensitivity to heat; Intolerance to heat
Considerations
Heat intolerance often produces a feeling of being overheated and can cause heavy sweating. Heat intolerance usually comes on slowly and lasts over the long-term.
Common Causes
- Amphetamines such as appetite suppressants
- Caffeine
- Excess thyroid hormone (
thyrotoxicosis ) Menopause
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Heat intolerance Treatment
Review Date: 04/20/2010
Reviewed By: Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
