Cold Feet and Sweaty Palms

Palms and soles can sweat during stress, warmth, movement, or an excessive sweating disorder. Once sweat evaporates from the feet, the skin may feel cool even though the socks are damp. Look beyond the skin: dizziness, headache, nausea, heavy sweating, and weakness after heat exposure can accompany Heat Exhaustion; shaking, hunger, irritability, or confusion can accompany Hypoglycaemia. Heat intolerance, tremor, racing heartbeat, or unexplained weight change can occur with Hyperthyroidism. Night sweats with loud snoring or marked daytime sleepiness deserve discussion about Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Move to a cool place after heat exposure, sip fluids if you are alert and able to drink, and rest. Keep a diary of meals, temperature, activity, stress, sleep, and symptoms. For ongoing palm or sole sweating, Iontophoresis may be discussed. Other options include Botox For Sweating or Microwave Sweat Gland Treatment, depending on the treatment area and clinical assessment. Do not self-treat repeated episodes without checking why they occur.

Seek urgent help for confusion, fainting, seizure, severe weakness, chest pain, trouble breathing, inability to drink, or symptoms of severe heat illness or low blood sugar. Get prompt assessment for a foot that is suddenly cold, pale, blue, painful, numb, or weak. Arrange routine care when episodes recur or affect daily activities.

Do my episodes fit excessive sweating, or should Heat Exhaustion, Hypoglycaemia, Hyperthyroidism, or Obstructive Sleep Apnoea be considered? Which treatment suits sweaty palms and soles? How should I respond if warning symptoms appear?