10 Agoraphobia Symptoms
Symptom #3: Sweating
Sweating or perspiration refers to the production of fluids by the sweat glands of the skin. There are two types of sweat glands, known as the apocrine and eccrine sweat glands. Most of the body has eccrine sweat glands.
In humans, sweating occurs as part of thermoregulation where the evaporation of sweat from the surface of the skin has a cooling effect. In pathological sweating, it can be seen in myocardial infarction or any other condition where there is increased firing of the sympathetic nervous system. Sweating or perspiration is often accompanied by other symptoms such as breathlessness, palpitations, chest discomfort, and fever. In agoraphobia, sweating occurs as part of the sympathetic nervous system.
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