18/07/2022
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🚨 Anti-Depressants & Hot Weather 🚨
Two of the most commonly known types of psychiatric medication that can lead to overheating in hot weather are tricyclic antidepressants and antipsychotics. These kinds of medications can impair the temperature regulating area of the brain, the hypothalamus, from working 100% as it should.
Many antidepressants increase your likelihood of excessive sweating, known as hyperhidrosis.
Specifically, Tricyclic Acid and SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) antidepressants are responsible for this.
The way in which antidepressants cause excessive sweating is still relatively unknown – it is thought to be linked to the effects of serotonin, the happy hormone, in trying to maintain the internal core temperature of the body.
Your body sweats to try and cool down the body but overstimulation of this process can lead to overheating and excess sweating.
In the current heatwave, some people who are taking some anti-depressants, SNRI or SSRI’s will notice not only more sweating than usual, but also simply feeling the heat more.
This can then lead to dehydration, heat stroke, heat rash, and other heat related issues, so it’s essential that you’re really on top of all the regular hot-weather-related care, such as drinking plenty of water, taking time out of the sun, and avoiding overexertion.
