Night sweats causing you to peel those covers back? Waking up from a wonderful snooze to discover you are soaking wet? Grrr.
Nighttime episodes of excessive sweating is usually temperature related rather than health affiliated.
Nevertheless, there are a conditions and situations for which night sweating is a symptom. Some causes for night sweats discomfort symptoms include:
- HIV
- fever
- anxiety
- anthrax
- diabetes
- leukemia
- lymphoma
- pneumonia
- sarcoidosis
- bone tumor
- menopause
- tuberculosis
- endocarditis
- most cancers
- leishmaniasis
- ovarian cancer
- antipsychotics
- perimenopause
- blocked bile duct
- OTC fever reducers
- drug, alcohol abuse
- ovarian hypofunction
- Castleman’s disease
- pulmonary nocardiosis
- bone marrow disorders
- nocturnal hypoglycemia
- bacteria, virus infections
- premature ovarian failure
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- gastrointestinal reflux disease
- childhood Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- certain high blood pressure drugs
Before you run off thinking your days are numbered, many of these more serious conditions usually have other symptoms beyond a night sweat. One example is unexplained weight loss.
Should your excessive night sweats interrupt your great night sleeps regularly, let your health care professional in on your soaking wet disruptions.