Re: night sweats, drooling, bed rails>>NIGHT SWEATS>john

[Guest guest]

oh god ! lol i am only 42. shoot bad enough i got autonomic problems and

pd ...not this crap. jeeze what will my brain think of next. well least

it thinks i guess that is a positive thought:) I wish get it's act

together though. I sweat only at night or when my back is in a recliner

or bed and i am asleep. i am probably the only female on earth that

prays that it is menopause. i thought something was odd when the ladies

in my cardiac rehab class who were older than me and they were cold in

the room. infact everyone had a jacket on. not me I was just fine. not

too hot not too cold. all i wear are the spandex shorts and short tops.

i thought it was them being older and having to wear more clothes. no

wonder docs keep asking me about sweating. We just say I don't because

we keep thinking of me moving all about and not sweating during the day

only if i sleep on my back. ohhh.... duh here loll

thanks

nancy:)

Fisher wrote:

>

> Greetings !

>

> You wondered:

>

> > I HAVE BEEN HAVING NIGHT SWEATS AND WAS

> > WONDERING WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF IT AND

> > HOW IT OCCURS

>

> Okay ... first please remember that night sweats may not be a problem at

> all. This can be especially true for you ladies. Apparently (I wouldn't

> know this first hand!) night sweats often are connected with menopause. But

> with that said, folks might want to head over to:

>

> http://www.sleepmedservices.com/101questions/thingsthatgowrong.html

>

> And search for 'sweat' (Edit .. find ...). That articles states:

>

> Persistent night sweats is a 'red flag' for physicians because it is a sign

> of several serious diseases. The best first step is to consider whether

> there is a medical problem causing these sweats. For example, night sweats

> can be signs of such diseases as tuberculosis and diabetes. Night sweats are

> also frequent in menopause. You should also check your temperature carefully

> several times throughout a 24-hour period to see if you are running a fever.

> If there is a possibility of a medical problem, you should go to a doctor

> and have a work-up.

>

> If there is no pathological condition present, then there are two

> sleep-related phenomena that may explain such sweating. First, it is

> possible that the autonomic activity during REM sleep has brought on

> perspiration by much the same mechanism that one might perspire when

> anxious. The second possibility also concerns physiological changes of REM

> sleep. During REM sleep, because of the generalized muscle paralysis, our

> ability to maintain normal body temperature, by shivering and perspiring, is

> almost completely blocked. After a REM period, one's core body temperature

> may have changed enough for a significant bout of perspiration for cooling

> down or shivering for warming up to occur in the following minutes of

> wakefulness or NREM sleep.

>

> As I've also noted, increased cardiac activity during an obstructive sleep

> apnea event can also lead to night sweats. So, if menopause or fever is not

> the cause, it probably should be discussed with your doctor. However, as

> " it is possible that the autonomic activity during REM sleep ... " appears to

> indicate it might be just one of those things with this disease. By the

> way, this might indicate I had problems for quite a long time, since I had

> night sweats for years, even when my obstructive sleep apnea was properly

> managed.

>

> Regards,

> =jbf=

>

> B. Fisher

>

>

[Guest guest]

Greetings again, !

You noted " ... and not sweating during the day only if i sleep on my back

.... " .

Whoop! Whoop! Sleep Problem Alert! Whoop! Whoop!

The following site should help provide some helpful information about why

this occurs (and the common treatment - CPAP):

http://www.cpapman.com/disorder.htm

If this continues, if you awaken frequently, if others note that you snore

heavily, if they note you seem to gasp or snort, if you often have to get up

and head to the bathroom to urinate ... then you really should see a sleep

specialist. Getting obstructive sleep apnea will help reduce stress on your

body, so will make the symptoms much easier to take.

Regards,

=jbf=

B. Fisher

[Guest guest]

,

At age 42, you could be in what is called " peri-menopause " .

Basically, the very beginnings of menopause. That can contribute to

night sweats. The other thing is, that having met you in Cleveland,

I know that you are quite thin. Fat stores estrogen, thus many women

that are heavier have fewer early signals of menopause because there

is estrogen stored in their fat cells that damps down the effects of

decreased estrogen production by the ovaries. Since you don't have a

lot of body fat, you feel the effects more readily.

Keep in mind that this is ALL speculation on my part. You obviously

need to check with your doctor. There is a blood test that can be

done to measure FSH and LH hormones to see whether you are starting

in menopause. Or, of course, it cold be just another wonderful trick

you brain is playing on your body.

Hang in there!

Carol & Rob

> >

> > Greetings !

> >

> > You wondered:

> >

> > > I HAVE BEEN HAVING NIGHT SWEATS AND WAS

> > > WONDERING WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF IT AND

> > > HOW IT OCCURS

> >

> > Okay ... first please remember that night sweats may not be a

problem at

> > all. This can be especially true for you ladies. Apparently (I

wouldn't

> > know this first hand!) night sweats often are connected with

menopause. But

> > with that said, folks might want to head over to:

> >

> >

http://www.sleepmedservices.com/101questions/thingsthatgowrong.html

> >

> > And search for 'sweat' (Edit .. find ...). That articles states:

> >

> > Persistent night sweats is a 'red flag' for physicians because it

is a sign

> > of several serious diseases. The best first step is to consider

whether

> > there is a medical problem causing these sweats. For example,

night sweats

> > can be signs of such diseases as tuberculosis and diabetes. Night

sweats are

> > also frequent in menopause. You should also check your

temperature carefully

> > several times throughout a 24-hour period to see if you are

running a fever.

> > If there is a possibility of a medical problem, you should go to

a doctor

> > and have a work-up.

> >

> > If there is no pathological condition present, then there are two

> > sleep-related phenomena that may explain such sweating. First, it

is

> > possible that the autonomic activity during REM sleep has brought

on

> > perspiration by much the same mechanism that one might perspire

when

> > anxious. The second possibility also concerns physiological

changes of REM

> > sleep. During REM sleep, because of the generalized muscle

paralysis, our

> > ability to maintain normal body temperature, by shivering and

perspiring, is

> > almost completely blocked. After a REM period, one's core body

temperature

> > may have changed enough for a significant bout of perspiration

for cooling

> > down or shivering for warming up to occur in the following

minutes of

> > wakefulness or NREM sleep.

> >

> > As I've also noted, increased cardiac activity during an

obstructive sleep

> > apnea event can also lead to night sweats. So, if menopause or

fever is not

> > the cause, it probably should be discussed with your doctor.

However, as

> > " it is possible that the autonomic activity during REM sleep ... "

appears to

> > indicate it might be just one of those things with this disease.

By the

> > way, this might indicate I had problems for quite a long time,

since I had

> > night sweats for years, even when my obstructive sleep apnea was

properly

> > managed.

> >

> > Regards,

> > =jbf=

> >

> > B. Fisher

> >

> >