Night sweats

[lindenempson]

Hallo, I am in constant AF and am on a great number of meds to help control it; these include: apixoban, digoxin, atorvastatin, ramipril, verapimil, metformin (diabetes) and levothyroxine (underactive thyroid). I am 76 years old next month and, based on hearsay and advice, decided against cardioversion and ablation procedures, due to my age. I understand that these procedures are likely to be much more successful if you are younger. I find that my AF has crept up and that I wake up half way through the night and have to change my nightdress due to sweating in the night. Truly uncomfortable and annoying. Also, I sleep very badly, wake up and have to read for an hour or so. But the sweating happens when I am asleep. Anybody else out there experiencing the same things?

[BobD Volunteer]

I would not agree about age making any difference with the success or not of either cardioversion or ablation but that is your choice. With that many drugs it must be very hard to know what is drug related and what due to the condition you are trying to treat.

Can't help much on the night sweats but I occasionally get them for no apparent reason other than when I have a chest infection.

[Hidden]

Are your blood sugar levels behaving? Make sure you arent too high or low during night, maybe check your level during a night sweat

[shirlygirly]

Hi, I agree with Bob about ablation, I would much prefer that than

the side effects of some medications and taking so many, there could

be a problem caused by that. Im 5 years older than you and age could

be the cause of your af worsening. The older I got the more intrusive

af got. The night sweats I can identify with and you have my sympathy,

and the only thing I can suggest is having a cotton sheet next to you

so you can throw off the other layers. I remember going and sitting

in the garden, and yes it was winter.

Have another think about an ablation, your choice of course but the

thought is much worse than the actual thing.

Shirley

[Hidden]

I would say Hoski ‘s suggestion of hypoglycaemia is certainly a possibility though you might expect to feel hypo while you are awake during the night. Sleep apnoea could be responsible. Also important to rule out low grade infections. Also much less common but potentially serious causes.

I advise seeing your GP.

[Alessa69]

My neighbour had successful Cardioversion last year at 77, she said that she felt so much better after. It’s a hard choice to make, I dragged my heels over ablation for suspected SVT, when I eventually got brave enough to have procedure,it turned out that I had AFib, they had to re -start me 3 times, BUT I was so relieved to have an answer and correct medication , I was 65, used to be fit & exercised a lot , before work at altitude did for me

[Hennerton]

I wonder if your thyroid levels are okay. There is a dearth of good care for thyroid patients across the world, owing to a ridiculous system of testing only one aspect of the problem, your TSH level and if this in range, or even outside the range, they will still fob you off with you are “normal”. Unfortunately the thyroid affects every organ in your body, including your heart and sweats are a symptom of under or over medication. You will only know by looking at the tests and getting advice from the Thyroid UK site here at Health Unlocked. You can move across easily and ask any questions of knowledgeable admins. Hope this helps. I use it all the time.

[cuore]

I would like to address two words that you use in your post: "constant" and "successful." By "constant" I take it that you mean persistent. The question then becomes, "how long have you been persistent?"

The above answer will define "successful," not your age. The longer you remain in persistent, the more targeted regions there are to ablate beyond the pulmonary veins, which will hold true whether you are young or old.

Of course you have a better shot if you are young, but if you are old and healthy, you might have a better shot than if you are young and unhealthy.

I challenge your age, and I am planning a third ablation.

[sleeksheep]

Possibly the use of statins and blood pressure medication are reducing your production of coq10 , statins also reduce insulin production by the pancreas .

Coq10 may help to reduce night sweats .

goodhealth.co.nz/health-art...