8. Excessive Sweating: The Wet Flag Nobody Wants
Picture yourself breaking into an unexpected sweat as if you’ve just run a marathon, even though you’re simply sitting at your desk. Excessive sweating, or hyperhidrosis, is more than just a reason to change your shirt; it could be signaling an SFT.
Your body sweats as a method of thermoregulation. But when the sweating becomes excessive and unpredictable, it turns into a matter of concern. It’s like your body’s alert system is sounding an unnecessary siren, signaling a disturbance in the body’s internal environment.
Excessive sweating is a fascinating physiological phenomenon because it’s regulated by your sympathetic nervous system. This is the system that controls your “fight or flight” responses. An SFT can interfere with these signals, effectively causing a sort of miscommunication in the body’s temperature control center.
You might brush off excessive sweating as a result of anxiety or stress, but its roots could go deeper. In the case of SFT, the tumor may release substances that affect the endocrine system, disrupting hormone levels and leading to symptoms like sweating. It’s a disconcerting thought: your body might be raising red flags in the form of sweat droplets. (8)
