What are night sweats?
Night sweats refer to excessive sweating during sleep. They involve drenching sweat that requires changing clothes or bedsheets.
What causes night sweats?
Several medical conditions can cause night sweats, including:
- Menopause - Hot flashes and hormonal changes often cause profuse sweating at night in women undergoing menopause. Hormone therapy can help regulate hormones and reduce night sweats. The experts at Harmony Hormone Care provide customized bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to get hormones back in balance.
- Infections - Fevers and infections like tuberculosis can induce heavy sweating overnight.
- Cancers - Leukemia, lymphoma, and other cancers provoke severe night sweats in some patients.
- Medications - Certain drugs used to treat depression, pain, hormones, and other conditions can list night sweats as a side effect.
- Anxiety disorders - Excess stress and anxiety may manifest as nighttime sweating.
When to see a doctor
Consult your physician if you have repeated episodes of drenching night sweats that:
- Aren't related to a warm environment
- Aren't linked to a medical condition you already have
- Disrupt your sleep
Your doctor can help determine the cause and recommend tailored night sweat treatments. The holistic professionals at Harmony Hormone Care also provide personalized care plans to stop night sweats through lifestyle changes, supplements, bioidentical hormones, and more.