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  Some patients afflicted with the condition experience a certain degree of reduction in their quality of life, depending on how severe their condition is.  Sufferers feel at a loss of control because perspiration takes place independent of temperature and emotional state.
  However, anxiety can exacerbate the situation for many sufferers.  A common complaint of patients is that they get nervous because they sweat, then sweat more because they are nervous.  Other factors can play a role; certain foods & drinks, nicotine, caffeine, and smells can trigger a response (see also diaphoresis).
option_0: Hyperhidrosis pathophysiology
option_1: Hirsutism pathophysiology
option_2: Hyperhidrosis causes
option_3: Sheehan's syndrome pathophysiology
option_4: Insomnia etiology
option_5: Amaurosis fugax pathophysiology
option_6: Dizziness pathophysiology
option_7: Pituitary apoplexy pathophysiology