Night sweats - Hormone Harmony Clinic

What are night sweats?

Night sweats refer to excessive sweating during sleep. They involve sudden, heavy sweating that makes your nightclothes and bedding soaked, even in a cool room.

Night sweats can occur in both women and men. They can disrupt your sleep and cause discomfort. Frequent episodes of night sweats can also leave you tired and dehydrated.

What causes night sweats?

There are several potential causes of night sweats to consider:

• Menopause - Changing hormone levels during perimenopause and menopause are a common trigger. Decreasing estrogen levels can cause hot flashes that lead to sweating at night.
• Medications - Antidepressants, hormone medications, and several other prescription and over-the-counter medicines may trigger increased sweating.
• Medical conditions - Night sweats can signal infections like TB, endocarditis or osteomyelitis. Cancers, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, pheochromocytoma, and hypoglycemia are other conditions sometimes associated with excessive sweating at night.
• Anxiety disorders - Stress, anxiety, and panic attacks may cause sweating including at night.

If you have frequent or severe night sweats, it's important to see your doctor. They can help determine the cause and recommend appropriate treatment options.

Managing night sweats

Here are some tips to help manage troublesome night sweats:

• Sleep in a cool room with a fan or AC at a comfortable temperature.
• Use lightweight, absorbent bedding and moisture-wicking sleepwear.
• Avoid spicy foods, alcohol, and stress close to bedtime.
• Bioidentical hormone replacement from clinics like Hormone Harmony Clinic can help stabilize hormones around menopause and relieve hot flashes.
• Medications may be prescribed if an infection, cancer, or other medical trigger is suspected.
• Counseling and anti-anxiety techniques can help lower stress.

Hormone Harmony Clinic offers customized bioidentical hormone therapy to help both women and men restore hormonal balance. Their personalized treatments can relieve night sweats and other symptoms related to menopause or andropause (male menopause) allowing more restful sleep.

Dealing with frequent night sweats can be frustrating. But identifying the cause through tests and expert care from your doctor or a clinic like Hormone Harmony Clinic allows targeted treatment so you can sleep better and wake up feeling refreshed.