Do you just need some night sweats relief? If you’re confident your night sweats don’t have a dire underlying cause but you still want help getting through the night, try these inexpensive and safe ways to obtain night sweats relief. Keep in mind you should always consult a physician about your night sweats causes before trying to treat them with simple herbal remedies. To stop night sweats, you first need to understand their origin.
In this article I am aiming for simple herbal remedies for sleep hyperhidrosis; if you desire more hand-on solutions, please my article on night sweats treatment or my article on sweating while sleeping. This is also not about more comprehensive treatments such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
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The usual suspects are the culprit in this case: foods and beverages containing caffeine (including chocolate), alcohol, dense and fatty foods and spicy foods will all contribute to your suffering night sweats symptoms.
Additionally, I think people underestimate how close to bed they should avoid these foods and beverages. An hour isn’t enough time: I encourage you to avoid these foods at least 2 to 3 hours before bed and ideally you shouldn’t consume either caffeine or alcohol in the evening at all (at least while you’re trying to determine the cause of your sweating at night).
You will find some foods and beverages that help prevent your night sweats. But I’ll leave that for the next section below.
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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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In some cases the night sweats alcohol causes may be a minor occurrence. You have a couple glasses of beer or wine and go to sleep before you can work it out of your system. But I worry that in many cases where this occurs there is more to the story. Alcoholism is serious and often underestimated.
If you suspect that your night sweats are related to your alcohol intake, the first step is acknowledging this to yourself — and this is a big step. It is likely that your intake or dependence on alcohol has reached a dangerous stage if you are suffering this type of symptom. Make an appointment to see your physician and be honest about how much you are drinking and how often. He will be able to help you rule out any other contributing factors to establish if you are experiencing the kind of night sweats alcohol causes. If it does seem that this is the case, he can advise you on how to get the right kind of help for your problem.
Unfortunately even if you get help to overcome your alcohol problems, your night sweats may well continue. This is because alcohol withdrawal can also cause the sweating, if you were highly dependent. Your body needs to let itself adjust to the absence of the stimulant in its system.
Alcohol is a common cause of night sweats in men.
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You could be a woman suffering from menopause night sweats or you could be a man suffering one of the many reasons for night sweats in men, but either way, you struggle for comfortable sleep and peace of mind. The clinical name is sleep hyperhidrosis or nocturnal hyperhidrosis, but you simply know it as night sweats. And while much of the health products industry emphasizes menopausal night sweats, male night sweats or andropause night sweats are not uncommon and can be just as frustrating.
I battled night sweats for years, and after several medical doctor and therapist visits, I finally received effective help for night sweats. Now I’m here to do my best to help you get through the night!
I discovered several things to help me, both in terms of diet and supplements as well as cool products to wear or to use while I fought my sweating while sleeping. But it took me some time and money to try a ton of stuff before I settled on a few that I knew really worked. With this site, I hope to share with you what really worked for me and hopefully save you some of the time and money I lost. But everyone is different; I will try to elucidate the most common and serious conditions which cause night sweats, including those well beyond my own experience. What causes night sweats for one person may be very different for another.
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