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How to stop menopause night sweats and relieve common symptoms of menopause. What causes night sweats?
Help with menopause night sweats?
Menopause night sweats are the result of fluctuating hormone levels that is commonly caused by the onset of menopause.It's not uncommon for menopausal women to have sleepless nights because of hot flashes that cause night sweating.
Menopause cause night sweats as the body reacts to hot flashes during the night.
Often keeping you from achieving a good night’s sleep, night sweats can quickly raise stress levels keeping you from getting much needed rest.
Much like the hot flashes that a woman may experience during the day, night sweats are a very unsettling and uncomfortable condition that keeps you from sleeping, sometimes keeping you up all night.
Change your sleeping environment
If you’re suffering from this condition, the first step is to look at your sleeping arrangements. If you're experiencing night sweats you should seek the comfort of sleeping in a well-ventilated cool room, especially during hot and humid months of the summer.
Comfortable bed sheets
Soft cotton breathes and will help to make you feel cooler.
Before you go to bed at night, try sipping a cool beverage to help hydrate your system and assist in cooling yourself down.
Cut out smoking
Studies have shown that smoking is linked to an earlier onset of menopause. Smoking also increases the chances of experiencing hot flashes and night sweats.
Cut out caffeine
Some people find that cutting caffeine out of their diet helps reduce their night sweats.
Exercise
Stress relieving activities such as exercise and meditation can be a good way to relax your body and it gives you something else to focus your attention on.
Diet
Hot and spicy foods, caffeine, alcohol, chocolate and some dairy products (particularly aged cheeses) have been known to aggravate night sweats.
How to stop menopause night sweats. When are night sweats normal?
Night sweats refer to any excess sweating occurring during the night.However, if you sleep in a room that is unusually hot or you are wearing too heavy of bedtime clothing, you may begin to sweat while you sleep which is normal.
You need to distinguish between night sweats that arise from medical causes from those that occur because one’s surroundings are too warm.
Doctors generally refer to true night sweats as severe hot flashes which leave clothing and bed sheets wet.
True night sweating due to hot flashes isn't because of an overheated environment.
What is causing your night sweats? What are common causes of night sweats?
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Menopause
Hot flashes during menopause can occur at night causing sweating.
Hot flashes are a very common cause of night sweats in perimenopausal women. -
Idiopathic hyperhidrosis
Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, is a common disorder which produces a lot of discomfort. It's estimated that 2-3% of Americans suffer from excessive sweating of the underarms, on the palms, and soles of the feet.
Hyperhidrosis is basically sweating more than would be expected considering the temperature and environment you're in.
This disorder may be generalized to consist of excessive body sweating, or localized, with sweating confined to the palms, soles, armpits, groin, and under the breasts.
This condition is chronic and may not have an identifiable medical cause. -
Infections
Night sweats can be symptoms of infections such as tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease usually affecting the lungs. Other areas can be affected, for example, lymph nodes is the infection most commonly associated with night sweats.
Night sweats commonly result from bacterial infections that cause inflammation of the heart valves. This is called endocarditis.
Night sweats can result from inflammation within the bones. This is called osteomyelitis.
Also, a condition called abscesses that is localized infections deep within the skin may result in night sweats. -
Cancers
Night sweats can be a symptom of some cancers. The most common type of cancer associated with night sweats is lymphoma.
Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system.
The two main types of lymphoma are Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
These are two broad groups that both have similar symptoms.
Most common symptoms include...
- enlarged lymph nodes
- fevers
- itching
- lack of energy, fatigue
- heavy sweating
- unexplained high temperatures
- weight loss
Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are often treated similarly but are different diseases. -
Medications
Taking certain medications can lead to night sweats.
Antidepressant medications can lead to night sweats. Night sweats can be a side effect of many types of antidepressants. Other psychiatric drugs are known to be associated with night sweats.
Medicines taken to reduce fever such as aspirin or acetaminophen could cause night sweats. Cortisone medications such as prednisone and prednisolone can sometimes lead to sweating.
Also, some types of drugs can cause flushing which can be confused with night sweats.
Some drugs that can cause flushing include...
- tamoxifen
- niacin (when taken in higher doses)
- nitroglycerine
- hydralazine
- sildenafil (Viagra)
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Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia is condition in which the blood sugar drops to an abnormally low level.
Sometimes low blood glucose can cause sweating. People taking oral anti-diabetic medications or insulin may experience sweating at night in part due to hypoglycemia. -
Hormone disorders
Hormone disorders can cause night sweats or flushing.
A few hormone disorders are...
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pheochromocytoma
A pheochromocytoma is a benign adrenal gland tumor that secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine hormones. These hormones regulate heart rate and blood pressure along with other important functions. -
carcinoid syndrome
Carcinoid syndrome involves excess quantities of hormones being secreted which is caused by an uncommon intestinal or lung tumor. -
hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which there is overproduction of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. This causes high thyroid hormone levels in the blood to be too high.
This condition is sometimes referred to as "overactive thyroid".
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pheochromocytoma
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Neurologic conditions
It's possible but less likely that neurologic conditions lead to night sweats.
Conditions include...
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stroke
A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. -
autonomic dysreflexia
Autonomic Dysreflexia is a condition where the blood pressure in a person becomes excessively high due to the over activity of the Autonomic Nervous System. -
autonomic neuropathy
Autonomic neuropathy is a group of symptoms caused by damage to nerves that regulate blood pressure, heart rate, bowel and bladder emptying, digestion, and other body functions. -
post-traumatic syringomyelia
Syringomyelia is a chronic disorder involving the spinal cord.
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stroke
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