Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Before I got diagnosed, I was sleeping a good 12 hours a night, napping whenever possible, and experiencing night sweats regularly. And I had a very fuzzy-headed feeling. I went to the doc not sure what to expect but was stunned to learn I had CML. From: jclmal1998@... Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:29:58 +0000 Subject: [ ] night sweats I get night sweat now and then. Is it from the cml or gleevec or coincidence ? _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F68\ 1DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 OMG I have had night sweats for 2 yrs and was dx in March of this year . My regular doctor put me on Effexor (a antidepressant) for what he told me were hot flashes. I still get them constantly in fact I think they are worse since I have been on Gleevec.I would love to know if it is just the CML or has the Gleevec made them worse. They wake me up at night. Thanks Eva From: Rosen Lum Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:12 PM Subject: RE: [ ] night sweats Before I got diagnosed, I was sleeping a good 12 hours a night, napping whenever possible, and experiencing night sweats regularly. And I had a very fuzzy-headed feeling. I went to the doc not sure what to expect but was stunned to learn I had CML. From: jclmal1998@... Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:29:58 +0000 Subject: [ ] night sweats I get night sweat now and then. Is it from the cml or gleevec or coincidence ? __________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F68\ 1DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Night sweats were my only symptom when I was diagnosed. I was literally soaking through the bed and towards the end, I was actually sleeping with a bath towel ....and soaking through that too! At that point I knew it was time I went to the doctor. Those massive sweats went away when my counts returned to normal but even now I get sweaty on occasion, not to the point where I soak through a bath towel but enough to make me wet and need to change my pj's. I don't know what to blame but my guess is hormones as my CML is well controlled. I believe that night sweats are listed as a side effect of Gleevec but I don't know if I believe that to be the cause for myself. Tracey > > OMG I have had night sweats for 2 yrs and was dx in March of this year . My regular doctor put me on Effexor (a antidepressant) for what he told me were hot flashes. I still get them constantly in fact I think they are worse since I have been on Gleevec.I would love to know if it is just the CML or has the Gleevec made them worse. They wake me up at night. Thanks Eva > > > From: Rosen Lum > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:12 PM > > Subject: RE: [ ] night sweats > > > > Before I got diagnosed, I was sleeping a good 12 hours a night, napping whenever possible, and experiencing night sweats regularly. And I had a very fuzzy-headed feeling. I went to the doc not sure what to expect but was stunned to learn I had CML. > > > From: jclmal1998@... > Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:29:58 +0000 > Subject: [ ] night sweats > > I get night sweat now and then. Is it from the cml or gleevec or > > coincidence ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com- Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I too had night sweats before being diagnosed. I still get them occasionally, but they are now most definitely hormonally based. I can time them on the calendar, though it doesn't happen every month. > > > > OMG I have had night sweats for 2 yrs and was dx in March of this > year . My regular doctor put me on Effexor (a antidepressant) for > what he told me were hot flashes. I still get them constantly in fact > I think they are worse since I have been on Gleevec.I would love to > know if it is just the CML or has the Gleevec made them worse. They > wake me up at night. Thanks Eva > > > > > > From: Rosen Lum > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:12 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [ ] night sweats > > > > > > > > Before I got diagnosed, I was sleeping a good 12 hours a night, > napping whenever possible, and experiencing night sweats regularly. > And I had a very fuzzy-headed feeling. I went to the doc not sure > what to expect but was stunned to learn I had CML. > > > > > > From: jclmal1998@ > > Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:29:58 +0000 > > Subject: [ ] night sweats > > > > I get night sweat now and then. Is it from the cml or gleevec or > > > > coincidence ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com- > Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Tracey, I had night sweats before I was DX.I pretty much stopped haing them after my counts returned to normal as well.It was one of the syptoms that had me seeking medical advise to begin with,along with very strange labs. I thought I was going through the change early.I was about 37 or 38 when they and the unusual labs began>I wasn't DX until May 08 though.I think I have had it for awhile before I got DX.The checked for Cushings and a few other things not finding any answers. SharonS In , " Tracey " <traceyincanada@...> wrote: > > Night sweats were my only symptom when I was diagnosed. I was > literally soaking through the bed and towards the end, I was actually > sleeping with a bath towel ....and soaking through that too! At that > point I knew it was time I went to the doctor. > > Those massive sweats went away when my counts returned to normal but > even now I get sweaty on occasion, not to the point where I soak > through a bath towel but enough to make me wet and need to change my > pj's. > > I don't know what to blame but my guess is hormones as my CML is well > controlled. I believe that night sweats are listed as a side effect > of Gleevec but I don't know if I believe that to be the cause for > myself. > > Tracey > > > > > > > OMG I have had night sweats for 2 yrs and was dx in March of this > year . My regular doctor put me on Effexor (a antidepressant) for > what he told me were hot flashes. I still get them constantly in fact > I think they are worse since I have been on Gleevec.I would love to > know if it is just the CML or has the Gleevec made them worse. They > wake me up at night. Thanks Eva > > > > > > From: Rosen Lum > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:12 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [ ] night sweats > > > > > > > > Before I got diagnosed, I was sleeping a good 12 hours a night, > napping whenever possible, and experiencing night sweats regularly. > And I had a very fuzzy-headed feeling. I went to the doc not sure > what to expect but was stunned to learn I had CML. > > > > > > From: jclmal1998@ > > Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:29:58 +0000 > > Subject: [ ] night sweats > > > > I get night sweat now and then. Is it from the cml or gleevec or > > > > coincidence ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com- > Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Hi, I, too had terrific night sweats and it wasn't because of hormones, I was already on them, it was the CML. I would sleep on beach towels and get up and change them every other hour or so. I also found that working outdoors, the sweats would come and blind me because of the salt dripping from my scalp and face. When I was diagnosed and got my wbc under control, the sweats stopped. So depending on whether you are male or female, are on hormones or just beginning the menopausal cycle, you may be sweating for a different reason. Now, where else could you talk about something like this, but here? Blessings, Lottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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