Night sweats... whats the cause and can I make them stop.?!
Question: I started getting night sweats about 5 years ago. when I was in college they became a problem. I would wake up in the middle of the night freezing! It look like someone had dumped a gallon of water on me and it happened nearly every night. I would have to get up and change my clothes and bedding!Then all of a sudden the night sweats slowed to about once a month and not as severe. However the last six months the night sweats have been occurring every night and again I wake up and change my clothes and sheets. I don't know what causes them are they hereditary? should I be worried? Is it stress? I am not stressed like I was in college. Please any info is greatly appriciated.
Answers: I started getting night sweats about 5 years ago. when I was in college they became a problem. I would wake up in the middle of the night freezing! It look like someone had dumped a gallon of water on me and it happened nearly every night. I would have to get up and change my clothes and bedding!Then all of a sudden the night sweats slowed to about once a month and not as severe. However the last six months the night sweats have been occurring every night and again I wake up and change my clothes and sheets. I don't know what causes them are they hereditary? should I be worried? Is it stress? I am not stressed like I was in college. Please any info is greatly appriciated.
More than likely it is the stress producing these symptoms. Excessive sweating is a symptom of B12 deficiency. Other B complex deficiency symptoms you may be suffering from are fatigue and exhaustion, insomnia and constipation, dizzy spells and loss of balance,fainting, headaches and migraines, inability to concentrate clearly, irritability and moodiness, numbing and tingling and prickling sensations in the outer extremities, nausea and vomiting......... and even chest pains and heart palpitations !!
Quite scary actually if you don't reaise the vitamin factor. Eat more foods rich in this vitamin ie: skimmed milks and cheeses, fish and eggs.
If you are lactose intolerant (as i am) then it is really important that you supplement your diet with a multi B complex tablet. Get one including all the B's ie: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12 as they work best as a group.
The B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy digestive, neural and immune system functioning.
The B complex of vitamins is a water soluble complex and as such our bodies can neither store or produce them. therefore, we need to ingest them on a daily basis or suffer the consequences as yiou unfortunately appear to be ....
When you take your daily supplement ensure that you take it with some type of calcium rich food ie: low fat cheese or milk or a calcium supplement as B12 needs calcium to be properly assimilated by the body......... also calcium needs vitamin D to be properly absorbed so get at least 10 minutes of sun each day or eat cold water fishes such as tuna, sardines, whiting and salmon. These fishes are also rich in magnesium, which is known as the antistress mineral .... something i reckon you also need at the mo.
Other foods rich in magnesium are leafy and green vegies, nuts and seeds, wholegrains and cereals.
When our bodies are placed under added stress ie: sickness, new home, new job or just the grind of daily life really ...... the B complex of vitamins will usually be the first group to get used up and we therefore need to adjust our intake accordingly.
When you are getting any stress related symptoms or any of the above mentioned symptoms simply take another vitamin B complex tablet. As they are water soluble, our bodies will simply excrete any excess in our urine.
Drinks loads of fresh filtered water too, as the healthiest and happiest ody will always be the most hydrated one.
Try to cut back on the things that will rob you of your precious B complex of vitamins too ie: caffeine, sodas and soft drinks, alcohol are all brilliant B complex thieves ---- things such as the oral contraceptive, antibiotics, antidepressants, eostroegen supplementation, laxatives, aspirin, diuretics will also do a great job of robbing you of your B's.
Another point here is that if you are deficient in vitamin B12 you will never be able to assimilate (absorb) your iron intake and hence will display symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia..
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Sounds like your hormones are on the blink. Go to the doctor and tell her about the night sweats. It could be an easy fix, just take a pill every day or it could be something else. Some diseases will give night sweats, so better to have it checked out.
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Several conditions can cause this as well as some medications. Diabetes is one condition, Tuberculosis is another. You should see a Doctor
I have the same problem too! But mine has died down a bit, so I don't get them every night. I had them when I was in high school like around 10th grade, and I still have them once in a while. I would like to know what's causing it too.