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Natural Remedies for Night Sweats in Men

Sweating is natural, but sweating too much at night while you are trying to sleep can be very disruptive and frustrating. If you know the sweating isn’t caused by a health condition and you’ve tried making environmental changes you might be ready to move on to some natural remedies for night sweats in men.

Most of the natural remedies for night sweats that you’ll find are for night sweats in women, more specifically remedies to help treat those caused by menopause, but there are some herbal treatment options for men too. Keep in mind many of these treatments aren’t scientifically proven, but some people have gotten relief from using them. In most cases these treatments have relatively few side effects, but it is good to check with your doctor before taking them to make sure they won’t interfere with any of your medications.

Natural remedies are an additional tool you can use to help you stop sweating at night and start getting better sleep so you can get back to feeling like yourself. Here are some of the more popular night sweats remedies for men.

Cold Night Sweats

by Joan

There are a few possible causes of cold sweats at night. Anxiety, fear or stress can cause cold night sweats, as well as pain from injuries or medical problems (heart attack), severe shortness of breath or low blood glucose levels (hypoglycemia). Having a nightmare can also cause this symptom. In most cases they aren’t caused by a serious medical condition but because they can be a sign of something more serious, even a heart attack, it is important to pay attention to them, and to notice if you are experiencing any other symptoms along with the sweating.

The reason they are called cold sweats is because the hypothalamus – our body’s internal thermostat — uses perspiration with other biological mechanisms to help cool the body when it feels it is overheated. Because body temperature drops while you are sweating, you may feel chills during or after sweating. Sometimes internal or external variables can confuse the hypothalamus causing it to trigger those biological mechanisms that cause sudden sweating even when it isn’t really necessary.

Night Sweats Stress

by Joan

There are many possible causes of night sweats and stress is one of them. The type of sweating that result from stress is generally the result of hot flashes brought on by anxiety or possibly a psychological disorder. Night sweats caused by medical disorders are often brought on because of the high level of anxiety associated with the disorder.

Stress is present in many facets of our lives, and it can affect how well we sleep during the night. When your mind is burdened with worry, your adrenal glands produce increased amounts of specific hormones like glucocorticoids to prepare for the anticipated stressful event, which may lead to hot flashes.

The kind of night sweats stress induces should be addressed psychologically as well as medically. To find effective help it is vital to address the stress and find a way to reduce it or better manage it. If you don’t find a way to handle the stress it can create an unhealthy cycle of poor sleep and increased stress.

Help For Night Sweats Debuts

by Joan

Welcome to my new website, Help For Night Sweats! With this site and blog I will discuss a condition I fought for years before I could obtain a good night’s rest: sleep hyperhidrosis. But we’ll keep it casual and refer to it by its more common name, night sweats.

I will begin by identifying the most common causes of night sweats, including menopause, and specific triggers for night sweats in men. I currently have those pages and an overview completed on the front page.

I will then discuss more serious causes which might afflict anyone. This includes some conditions which