Re: Night sweats

Cause of Night Sweats:

There are several factors that can trigger excessive sweat during sleep. Most fever producing illnesses will also develop into excessive sweat at night, diminishing the healing and relaxing effects of a good sleep.

Women experience frequent nighttime sweats during menopause. Other triggering factors are food items that usually create sleep problems, like alcohol.

Other serious causes of night sweats include:

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Low blood Sugar reactions (hypoglycemia) in people treated for diabetes

Cancers other than lymphoma

Overheating (too many covers or too much heat in the bedroom)

Drug withdrawal

Serious infections, such as abscesses, bone infections or bacteria in the blood stream

Menopause

Pregnancy

Certain types of hormonal conditions, such as hyperthyroidism

Medication side effects

Gastroesophageal reflux

Certain benign neurological conditions

Blood vessel inflammation

Panic attacks

Most women are told that the cause of hot flashes and night sweats is the decline in estrogen production from our ovaries in perimenopause and menopause. It is not true.

For more information about avoiding Night Sweats can be found at :
http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com