Symptom
Heat intolerance
An impaired thermoregulatory response to heat, leading to disproportionate hyperthermia, tachycardia, and heat-stress symptoms. Possible causes are hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease, multiple sclerosis, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, hormonal fluctuations/menopause, medications (antidepressants, antihistamines, amphetamines, caffeine, decongestants, diuretics), diabetes, obesity, and alcohol abuse.
Also known as: Heat sensitivity, Heat hypersensitivity
Referencing diagnoses
- Graves disease
- Hyperthyroidism
- Multiple sclerosis
- Pheochromocytoma
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Toxic nodular goiter
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