Stimulants overheating and sweating from meth

[mrflowers00]

why does my body temp seem to go up so high when i'm on meth and i also sweat quite a bit on it is that because i don't just feel like my temp raised but that it actually does raise my temp

 

[sekio]

That's because methamphetamine actually does increase core body temperature, presumably as a result of speeding up metabolism. It is also a sometimes overlooked cause of neurotoxicity - if your brain is at 40C it can get seriously fucked up.

Hyperthermia is a symptom of methamphetamine (METH) intoxication and a factor implicated in neurotoxicity during chronic METH use. To characterize the thermic response to METH, it was injected once daily into rats at increasing doses (0, 1, 3, and 9 mg/kg, s.c.) while [...] temperatures were continuously monitored. METH produced dose-dependent hyperthermia, with brain structures (especially the NAcc) showing a more rapid and pronounced temperature increase than the muscle. At the highest dose, brain and body temperatures increased 3.5–4.0°C above basal levels and remained elevated for 3–5 hr.

http://www.jneurosci.org/content/23/9/3924.long

we show that METH induces a dose-dependent brain and body hyperthermia, which is strongly potentiated by associated physiological activation and in warm environments that prevent proper heat dissipation to the external environment.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145326/

this is also known with "the others" - amphetamine, PM(M)A, MD(M)A, too. It is especially prevalent with meth and MDMA though.

The best thing to do is keep cool - light, loose fitting clothing, cold compresses even, drink lots of electrolytes and fluid, and avoid excessive activity. And of course reduce your dose...

 

[mrflowers00]

well didn't take my temp but i was sweating like i just finished a pretty intense workout

 

[sekio]

If you feel like you're too hot, you probably are.