for the last 3 nights now I’ve woken up in the middle of the night completely drenched (and extremely uncomfortable)… I’m beginning to wonder if perimenopause is beginning to rear its ugly head — I am, after all, closer to 40 than I am to 30, and this actually isn’t the first time I’ve experienced this particular symptom in the last 6 mos, nor is it the only symptom to which I’ve been introduced (a couple of months ago, I was sitting at the dining table on a decent Sunday afternoon just minding my own business when WHOOSH! hot flash — THAT was a real eye-opener)… I have LOTS of questions to ask this new doc next week…
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Night sweats??
Posted by tanyaross under Health & Wellness | Tags: hormone imbalance, hormones, hot flash, menopause, night sweats, perimenopause, PMDD |[4] Comments
Thursday, 10 April 2008 at 21:24
I spotted your blog entry on the topic of night sweats. I have learned the art of “alerts” as I too am experiencing what I am learning is a form of early menopause and I want to be able to read up on any news or info that comes up on the topic.
Anyway, in my own quest for understanding, and wanting to feel better in general, I have found a site that I am now subscribing to. It’s http://www.WomenToWomen.com and they do have information on night sweats – http://www.womentowomen.com/symptoms/hotflashesnightsweats.aspx – and so many of the symptoms we women feel on our way to becoming. . . Well, not really sure what we are becoming but I know it can’t be a bad thing!!
Hey – read this page too – http://www.womentowomen.com/menopause/talkingaboutmenopausewithdoctor.aspx – before your visit to talk to your doctor about menopause!
Friday, 11 April 2008 at 07:21
Linda, I clicked the link to womentowomen.com, and lo and behold, what’s the first thing I see on their home page? “Menopause 101: You’re starting to have night sweats, but still getting your period. Or your doctor says you’re too young for these symptoms, but you’re having them anyway.” could that BE any more appropriate?? LOL thx for that link — I’m gonna be doing LOTS of research this weekend before I meet w/this new doc next week… I’ve subscribed to the WTW newsletter, too, and I’ll be passing all of this info along to my mother…and my sister…and my aunts…and… thx again!! ~~tlr
Thursday, 2 October 2008 at 05:38
Did you ever find any product that would get rid of the sweats
Friday, 3 October 2008 at 21:33
not so much that I found something that would get rid of them as wouldn’t aggravate them in the first place: I quit drinking chamomile tea at bedtime (chamomile is sudorific, which means it promotes sweating – YIKES!!), and I had my doc increase (just slightly) my progesterone Rx — both of those seemed to do the trick!
~~T