Waking Up Sweating

[cavy]

Has anyone else experienced this?

Sorry if I should have posted this in the "do you wake up in a cold sweat?" forum, it was from 2010 so not at all sure what the protocol is.:confused:

I have been waking up in the middle of the night very sweaty :eek:, have no memories of a nightmare, am too young for it to be the menopause & the weather hasn't been to hot.

 

[Barberian]

I usually have night sweats. Even in the winter when I'm cold, though not as often. I move across the pillow and bed because it gets soaked. It is not uncommon for me to flip the pillow because one side is soaked. This has been going on for over a decade, but I've only had full fledged PTSD since the end of '09.

Stress is a common cause of night sweats. There are other more serious causes of night sweats, but if your in good health you probably have nothing to worry about *I'm not a doctor. Seek medical help if your concerned.

 

[Tinyflame]

Ya-drenching, about 26 years of it, on and off. Hogkins/ lymphoma can cause it, try to notice if you have pain in your lymph nodes after (and after drinking also), and if that's above or below the waist, or both. If you have ptsd though, seems par for the course for many of us. Seems stress-related, as Barberian said. Hope you can check it out and all is well. Can't recommend anything unfortunately so am sorry this isn't not very helpful. :(

 

[franciemarnie]

I've had them since late 30's when Peri-Menopause usually begins. It's a drag. Your body temperature hikes and there isn't much to be done that I ever learned except to wear clothes that soak it up and keep it away from your skin. Sweat pants and sweat shirts - although not particularly attractive - have kept me cool at night for years. They make moisture wicking clothes and sell them online. I think that's the term for it.

 

[Tinyflame]

Mine started around 18, at least that's when they were intolerable. Doesn't seem to matter what I wear, even naked,or the sheets. If anything I wonder if it's preceeded by feeling freezing, then overheating when we pull the sheets up too much? Usually I have to strip the bed, and sometimes it happens yet again the same night. :( Totally unpredictable.

 

[cavy]

Barbarian & Junebug thankyou for the advice. My health is ok so think it might be nightmares. I sometimes find myself wimpering when I'm falling asleep. It then wakes me up!

Franciemarnie thanks for the adviceon clothing.

Yep turning the pillow round I do exactly the same.:joyful:

 

[a3a2]

I have found some ssri-s cause night sweats. Sometimes so bad I would have to get up and change clothes in the night. But I have also gotten them from nightmares.

 

[Abstract]

This is pretty much a given for me and I believe related to stress. My heart is also pounding when I wake or at least fast. The good old subconscious rears its head with sleep methinks. All the nasties start leaking out.

 

[Stryder0115]

When I returned from Iraq the first time I started having horrific dreams. Dreams that made me question my sub-conscious' stability. I would wake from these dreams drenched in sweat to the point that I had to turn over the pillow and or move to the other side of the bed.

I spoke about my dreams to a couple of my friends and the way looked at me scared me as much as the dreams. But, I have spoken with other vets who have similar dreams. None of us were there at the same time or place or had similar experiences but the dreams were almost identical. And, yes they were afraid to discuss them too.

When I went to Iraq the second time, I didn't have a single bad dream while I was there. But, as soon as I returned, the dreams began almost immediately. I found that if I self medicated, I might still wake drenched in sweat but thankfully, I wouldn't remember what I dreamed.

This is not the right way to deal with them! I've very recently decided to try to face the dreams without alcohol and I'm scared to death.

 

[Abstract]

I'm scared to death

You are brave Stryder. Dealing with them in therapy is exactly the right thing to do.

 

[Tinyflame]

You are brave Stryder.

I agree with Abstract Stryder,and thanks for saying what you did. :hug: (if that's ok). I am trying not to self-medicate, usually always successfully (though I tried that many many years ago), but I have been extremely exhausted for years- it almost feels the same.

I think Abstract and Stryder are right, or on to something. Because I usually don't remember nightmares, if I do (rarely) they are horrific. Only past year+ has the insomnia been better than it was. I have been told however that I've spoken in my sleep/ cried. I didn't remember dreaming anything, but I did feel crappy/ depressed ('gutted') when I woke up, so it taught me that there could be a 'reason' I wasn't aware of. And the racing heartbeat when I wake up- yes Abstract, come to think of it I think so.

 

[Abstract]

Hugs if OK Junebug. Apparently we don't remember a lot of our dreams (thank G*d) but sadly I suspect for me that my body tells me the story. Apparently I kick out and toss and turn like crazy and talk/cry as well.