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medications that may cause hyperhidrosis/excessive sweating
Etiology:
antidepressants*
- bupropion
- SSRI
- tricyclic antidepressants
- venlaxafine
triptans
antipyretics
- NSAIDS
- acetaminophen
parasympathomimetics
- bethanechol
- pilocarpine
GnRH agonist
- gondorelin
- goserelin
- histrelin
- leuprolide
- nafarelin
hypoglycemia agent
- insulin
- sulfonylurea
sympathomimetic agent
- beta adrenergic receptor agonists
- phenylephrine
others
- ethanol
- beta blockers
- bromocryptine
- Ca+2 channel blocker
- clozapine
- cyclosporine
- fluvoxamine
- hydralazine
- niacin
- nitroglycerin
- omeprazole
- opiates
- sildenafil
- tamoxifen
- theophylline
- tramadol
* most common cause of hyperhidrosis
General
pharmacology
References
UpToDate 2005