There are various causes of cold sweats including menopause night sweats, hormones, medical conditions (such as diabetes or infections like tuberculosis) and medications (especially antipyretics). Stress in itself can cause cold sweats and cold night sweats, as well as shock, intense pain from injuries or medical problems, severe shortness of breath, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), and anxiety and fear that lead to excessive stress.
Nightmares, emotional problems, sleep apnea, sleep-walking, fever and perimenopause are also common causes of night sweats. There are likely to be other causes so it’s best to talk to your physician about your symptoms to rule out any potential health care issues or diseases.
The reason they’re considered cold sweats is that the human body’s hypothalamus — our internal thermostat — is using perspiration along with other biological mechanisms to cool the body. Because your body temperature is dropping while you’re sweating, you feel chills at the same time that you sweat. Unfortunately, several external and internal variables may confuse our hypothalamus and cause it to trigger these biological mechanisms even when unnecessary.
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Most night sweats in women only happen every once in a while, and the majority of these episodes are harmless. But waking up with soaking wet covers and pajamas can be a bit annoying, so finding relief from symptoms is important. Here are some ways to control excess sweating at night.
Avoid eating heavy meals before you go to sleep. The food will just sit in your stomach, and cause you to feel bloated and uncomfortable. Also, spicy foods and hot beverages increase perspiration while making night sweats more likely.
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Many women do not associate these early symptoms with one another and certainly don’t think about talking to their doctor about them until they persist or until other well-known warning signs begin to appear. This is usually when the thought of menopause and menopause night sweats comes to light.
The doctor may run tests to check her estrogen levels, and based upon the findings, he may prescribe the appropriate hormone replacement therapy for each woman. For women who are perimenopausal or in the early stages of menopause, usually a specific vitamin will provide relief and help them ease into this next phase of their life with fewer unpleasant low estrogen symptoms such as profuse night sweats and worse.
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