Sweats

[diamondwendie]

OMG 5.15 and I'm awake on a Sunday morning my whole body is soaking wet with sweat but once I get up and go to the bathroom I'm freezing????????

[Hidden]

Hi Diamond, now if you are sweating and get out of bed and move around, you will feel cold depending on how wet you are. However, I do at times can't seem to get my body temp comfortable. While in bed I'm too warm. I take the covers off and I get chilly. Maybe it's my medication, maybe not. But if you sweat so much that your clothes are damp, change them. You might want to take a quick shower. That will make your whole body the same temp. I'm sure others have similar experiences and will post suggestions. I hope you feel better.

[diamondwendie in reply to Hidden]

Thank you.

My sweats start with any exertion indoors and out.

[Hidden in reply to diamondwendie]

That is a bit odd unless you are not physically active at all. It could very well be your meds. A side effect perhaps. It is not in common. I tried Lyrica and my ears started ringing only after a few days. I wish I had more answers for you. I would tell your doctor if it is really bad. Good luck.

[diamondwendie in reply to Hidden]

Thank you.

I'm 12 weeks post op from open heart surgery. Even when intensive care I was the same.

[Tea1234]

Yeah, get that most of the time.it's bloody awful.. Can't seem to regulate my body temperature. I thought it was my menopause... Lol

All the best.

Tea1234 💞

[Lottieonline in reply to Tea1234]

I get the sweats so bad, my whole face goes bright red like a tomato and sweat goes right down my back from my neck! This sounds so disgusting sorry to others reading this. I have definitely put it down to 'The Change' as I'm also 4 months late and I'm in my 50’s.

I'm hating this part of my life.

I completely have made up my mind NOT to use HRT as too many ladies have used this and once stopped it have since had breast cancer. Doctors say it's not connected, but seems too similar or just a coincidence!

Anyone else suffered the same? I'm thinking maybe my medication but I am that age!

[clare_hart in reply to Lottieonline]

I guess I'm a lucky one -- so far. If what you meant by HRT is the same as Premarin, an estrogen compound, I will have to monitor it closely. My mother and her mom had both breast and uterine cancer.

On the other hand, I don't use it every night, only about every week or two a couple nights in a row, and for intercourse, since it was so painful, it was absolutel imposible. Now my partner and I have no problems at all! Believe me, it has helped so much. I was afraid I had an STD, but it turned out that I needed the estrogen. When I used it, the pain competely went away.

Anyway, if anyone starting menopause or post menopausal as I am, I would consider trying it under a doctor's care.

[Hidden]

Since it was open heart surgery, I would at least email the nurse or call. Then you can continue to recovery without worry. Most of the time you sweat all of that "stuff" out that was given to you in the last couple weeks. in any other normal surgery but being that it's heart, you never can be too safe. The sweating in that case should be no more than one night, two the most. From what I've ever seen, it meant healing was happening. Of course there were other times when I looked in and just knew that it meant trouble because they "looked" sick and they had other symptoms going along with it for example even negative "talk" meant trouble was brewing. I'd never judge from reading across the pond. Good luck though.

[Tea1234]

Mine, not had a period for over a year now, plus have calcification of uterus and one ovary. Plus my latest scan reviled that I have fibroids... Plus when I saw a gynecologist nurse, she told me that's good..means it's dieing off....charming 😀.

Wishing you all the best.

Tea1234 💞

[Hidden]

Hi. I do this all the time day and night. It's annoying

[24492449]

I get soaking wet in the day and the night. I've had sweats since the age of 19 when it was just now and again, in the past few years and this year even more it's far far worse!! I'm not in the change but sweating at night can mean other things too. My advice would be go to see a doc and get bloods checked.

[clare_hart in reply to 24492449]

Great idea

[diamondwendie in reply to 24492449]

Thanks for reply, I'm 47 been checked for the dreded change and it's negative.all I know is my white cells are high and have been for a few years but they don't know why. As soon as I start walking and getting dressed they start and the worst is going from outside to inside. Hugs

[Pamg]

Hi,

I have hot sweats day and night it's like my body temp is on hot all the time. I have spoken to my GP and she said that there is nothing they can do. I have to keep my hair tide up because it is wet all the time. It can also be very embarrassing when you are out and the sweat is just running down my face. I end up changing my clothes 2-3 times a day.

Pam

[diamondwendie in reply to Pamg]

Thanks pat. I know how you feel I'm exactly the same it's taken over my life. Just had open heart surgery so post op 12 weeks. My go says I've high white cells which apparently means I've got infection somewhere but they don't know where. Frustrating.

[TSH110]

Yes I get this too as you describe. Horrible aren't they? It is supposed to be the

mitochondria little power houses that are in each of your cells which produce energy, not being in balance (due to medication dose not being right) so one gets suddenly hot then cold. after 4 years on meds I cannot get the dose exact enough to stop it happening, I may go a few days without any and then they come back. I am much better on NDT than I was in Levo. I am long past the menopause too. The advice to see your doc is sound tho because night sweats can bé a sign of lymphoma so you ought to get it checked out.

[diamondwendie in reply to TSH110]

Thank you for your advice.

[Amgb]

Hi lovely I'm exactly the same my body temperature is never right either hot or cold. Not on any meds so it's not that. Sweat most of the night which is fun! hugs xx

[wornout54]

I am 61.Started going through the "Change" in my early 40's. I thought I was done with the "night sweats"but they started back up about 2 years ago after I had two cerebral aneurisms repaired.Now I did have them before the procedures,but not to this extinct,as if I am going through the change again.I also have unstable angina and take Renexa 500 2x per day, and COPD and use Spireva 1x per day as well rescue inhaler when needed. Night sweats are completely different than when you are out working on a hot day;night sweats are "nasty" and yes it seems it affects the chest,neck and face only;will bring you out of a sound sleep and yes you are "sopping wet" I have had to change PJ's and sheets,plus take a shower to get the "slime" off.Now as far as the "freezing" feeling when you get up,that's normal.Your body sweats and the moisture evaporates to help the body cool down.You don't notice it if you are out in the heat and sweat,but in the house you notice it. Hate too say it,but I think as females we will suffer this curse till we cross over.Those two worn out hormones that I have left are going to aggravate me till the end. I know this reply doesn't help alleviate the problem,but maybe at least this will let others know that this is just another chapter in our life. Have a blessed Sunday and if you think what is going on with you is something else,see your Primary Care Provider.Have them check your Thyroid,that sometimes causes a problem.

[clare_hart in reply to wornout54]

I too had night sweats when I was menopausal in my late 50s. They are rare now, and easy to recognize.

I also get the hot and cold thing. It's irritating to say the least. I'll be in bed and have to throw off the covers, sometimes even the sheets. I never when pjs, just too hot. Then after awhile of being hot, I get cold all over and have to pull up the heavy blanket and maybe even put a sweatshirt on till this dies down.

Yipes. I hope for you it is just an after effect of theheart surgery and will go away. But as others have said, I would also recommend discussing it with your GP or get to a specialist. It could, I suppose be the meds. I never thought of that myslef! -- just figured it was part of being post menopausal, being 61.

Hugs to you and my best wishes.

[diamondwendie in reply to clare_hart]

Thank you

[ksmiles2015]

Hopefully my reply may be able to give some people some hope with this condition, Hyperhydrosis, which unless people suffer from it have no idea how much it effects you.

For about 30 years, I'm 51 now, I've suffered from excessive sweats, I'd shower n dry off n be soaking again, walk a short way n my t shirt n bra would be soaked through, my hair would be soaking & sweat running down my face. I'd drive to my moms & have to change my underwear & clothes. Dr's said oh its the tablets, I saw endocrinologists all sorts, even tried hrt long before the change & again after it started.

A different dr eventually referred me to a Dermatologist, I was confused & thought why, but it has been my saviour. She did blood tests chest xrays, and said there is a tablet & some cream you can try, there can be side effects but I said I'll try it.

The tablets are Propantheline Bromide 15mg tablets started with 1 a day, now in 3 a day, only real effects I've had are dry mouth & sometimes taking a while to be able to wee, that's another of its uses.

The cream Glycopyrronium Bromide 1% cream, has to be ordered from Canada & approved by Health Authority, but lasts a long time can be used on forehead, neck shoulders, under boobs, which used to be a really bad sweat & soreness area for me.

I've been on these tablets now for 6 months & in that time I've been effected by sweating on 4 days, been then if my t shirt gets wet it drys through really quick.

These really have been my saviour as got to time that I wouldn't go out n dreaded warmer weather.

I'm not saying obviously this would be the cure or have the same great effect on everyone's else, just my story when I really thought nothing would ever help. I'd say its definitely worth discussing being referred to Dermatologist & reading up on these medicines, being able to come hope & not having my clothes & underwear soaked through, having terribkre sores under my boobs, always feeling unclean even after a shower, and knowing people aret commenting on my soaked clothes, hope my story can help someone get some relief

Hugs Karen xx

[diamondwendie in reply to ksmiles2015]

Thank you sooo much karen this gives me hope. Hugs

[FoggyMoggy]

@Diamond

I am the same. Not everyone who sweats feels hot. I feel cold when I sweat and having wet clothes against me makes it even worse. It may be to do with your thyroid or time of life...I am trying all sorts of things to help. They may have eased it fractionally but it may be just that I'm wearing fewer clothes as weather is warmer. It's so hard to work out but you have my sympathies

[Cannybee67]

Are you taking Tramadol by any chance???

I was, and the sweating was 24/7 as soon as I stopped so did the sweats........just saying that happened to me..

[diamondwendie in reply to Cannybee67]

I am on tramadol hun but I've only been on it 6 months. Had sweats nearly 4 years now. Thank you

[katiekazoo]

Hi, just wondering if your on Cymbalta because I was taking it and the sweats were terrible. I was blaming the menopause but mentioned it to my doc and he took me off Cymbalta and I'm a new women! Its a side effect. I hope you get something to help you.x

[diamondwendie in reply to katiekazoo]

No hun but thanks

[Lotus954]

At 72, I'm well past menopause. I was hoping the sweats would be gone, but no luck. My weirdest type of sweats come when I eat. I'm fine before dinner, but in the middle, like clockwork, I get so wet with sweat that I usually have to apologize to people. I also make sure I'm carrying something to mop it up when I go out of the house for dinner. WAY too strange.

For those of you who wake up drenched at night, I found relief with a gel pillow...not the kind that's mixed in with memory foam unless there's a pure gel section in the middle of it. Gel stays cool. Once I put my head on a chilled pillow, the rest cools down also. Yes, the gel warms up after a while because of the furnace that is called my head, but if it wakes me up, all I have to do is turn the pillow over and the other side is cool. Don't buy the kind of pillow where you put some kind of chemical solution in water in the pillow. Those get hard as a rock. But any gel pillow that has a gel area that isn't covered up with some kind of foam should help some of you. I say "some" because with this condition, you never know what will work and what won't. I find the gel pillow almost instantly cools me down and I'm good for at least a couple of hours, and sometimes, for the whole night.

[clare_hart in reply to Lotus954]

I like that suggestion. I frequently turn my pillow over when it gets too hot. I have another pillow up against the wall so it also picks up the cool. If I have any worse trouble with this, I will certainly look for a gel pillow. Sounds scrumtious!

[Lotus954 in reply to clare_hart]

I did that before I found the gel pillow. You will love it. I don't know where you live, but if there's a Sams or a Costco, they carry nice ones for about $20. I looked them up on Amazon. Here's what I have:

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Hope you get some relief from this. I find that if my head is cool (and you won't believe how cool these pillows are!), the rest of my body calms down and cools off, too. Good luck!

[diamondwendie in reply to Lotus954]

Thank you sooo much for your reply. Gonna give it ago.

[Lotus954 in reply to diamondwendie]

Let me know how it works for you. Actually, if it does work for you, why don't you post it so others can solve their same problem.

[TheAuthor]

I am so genuinely and sincerely sorry to read that and I hope that you can find some resolution and relief to this issue.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[diamondwendie in reply to TheAuthor]

Thanks ken

[wincoupe]

Same here 😞

[DebbieG49]

Hi Diamondwendie, I started my menopause at 47 y/o & had minor sweats. I moved to Florida & started new medications to treat my chronic pain. Like you I was soaked & ended up shivering.

Check the medications you are taking. It may be a side effect. I'm not sure of your age but women are starting menopause much much earlier. I am 51 and I am just about over with menopause. I noticed that a medication made my sweats much much worst. To the point where I had to watch what I wore outside because I would be soaked from head to toe & change my clothes at night.

Try taking Black Cohosh. Buy it at the health store. Stay away from the cheap stuff from other stores. Just try a bottle of just plain Black Cohosh. I found that combinations cause problems if you are sensitive to chemicals like most Fibro people are. Take one cap in AM then PM and I am sure your sweats will be less intense if not disappear within a few weeks. After that I went to only one cap daily then stopped. I would be ok for a few months then I would take Cohosh again for a few weeks until they were under control. I take a lot of meds & yes, some made my sweats much more intense. I need the meds so I had to deal with the sweats another way. Hope this helps. If Cohosh doesn't help, check out the combinations with other herbs. Check out

womeninbalance.org/symptoms...

medicinenet.com/night_sweat... and other sites.

[diamondwendie in reply to DebbieG49]

Thank you for your advice,I'm 45 and been checked regularly for menopause with is always negative I am on a lot of medication and I'm 14 weeks pre op from open heart surgery which is what most doctors thought was linked to my heart,unfortunately this is not the case.

[DebbieG49 in reply to diamondwendie]

Hi diamondwendie. Don't rely much on blood tests for menopause. I was negative the entire time even in the last years. My sister started menopause in her upper 40's. Take care.

[7437]

I have the same problem I never get a decent nights sleep as it can be 2am or 5am I have had to get special sheets and pillowcases to stop soaking down to the mattress and up through the duvet ...its really draining, mine has to be medication or fibromyalgia .