Night sweats

[Vick07]

I'm writing this for my dad. He took Ibrutinib and dropped due to pulmonary edema.

Now he has complains of night sweats. He gets up and breaks the sleep which makes him more tired.

Any advice how to cure night sweats?

[AussieNeil Partner Administrator]

Sorry to hear that your Dad is having a rough time. I presume he is still off Ibrutinib? Night sweats are a sign that CLL is active and CLL can become very active after stopping Ibrutinib if you haven't been on it long and are off it for more than a week or so. I would urge you to get your Dad to see his specialist as soon as possible. Night sweats should cease when his CLL is under control.

Neil

[W00dfin]

In addition to medical consultation please ask him to report any other new symptoms (especially chills and fever) that could indicate further CLL progression.