Symptom 4. Excessive Sweating: The Stealthy Spokesman of Unstable Angina
Excessive sweating can often be a covert spokesman for unstable angina. This is not the usual sweat that beads your forehead after a jog in the park or trickles down your back on a hot day. It’s a sudden, excessive perspiration, an overreaction to an internal state of crisis. This stealthy symptom can easily be mistaken for an overactive sweat gland or a response to anxiety, but it runs deeper than that.
Imagine the coldest day of winter, you’re cozied up under a warm blanket, but your body is betraying you. Despite the chill, you’re sweating excessively, your clothes sticking uncomfortably to your skin. It’s the kind of sweat that sends shivers down your spine, a cold, clammy skin against the stark winter chill.
This sweat isn’t just restricted to your underarms or your forehead. It’s a full-body betrayal. From the small of your back to the palms of your hands, a thin sheen of sweat coats your skin. It’s as if your body is in overdrive, pumping out sweat at an alarming rate.
Some people describe it as a nervous sweat, like the perspiration that breaks out just before a public speaking engagement. But, there’s no audience, no stage, and no speech. It’s just you, caught off guard by an unreasonable, excessive sweat episode. (4)
