Does anyone else get these on hormones?

Almost every night I wake up in the early hours covered in sweat, sometimes completely soaked from head to foot. As winter kicks in, it's getting bloody cold! I'm assuming it's the meds, since it started around the same time they did.

I take spironolactone and micronized estradiol-17
No night sweats. In fact I have trouble sweating when I work out.
In fact, I don't recall EVER sweating in my life.

I do on and off, mattress was ordered water resistant in case, probably has more to do with my weird dreams then hormones.

actually, I get these. Nearly every night.

I've heard of others having this issue... but it's the opposite for me now. I get really cold at night. I wear a hoodie to bed with 2 blankets now. 

Oh yes, I'm getting much colder now too - when I sweat at night, it's not because I'm hot, it's just because my body presses the "sweat" button  - and I wake up freezing.

same here. It's horrible.

I sometimes get these, it is usually after a really weird dream, but that is pretty often too.

I get these every night , i wake up i use my hairdryer and go to bed again, but i am not on hrt yet, it's just my agitated brother inside of me, that expresses in this way my dreams' strong emotions.
It sounds crazy, i know, but  i know is fixable with time and help, maybe i'll sweat even on hrt, maybe for the emotion of being finally me, one person in her own body, not prisoner anymore. But i guess that i will accept that sweating with more happiness than I do now!!!

They say that sweating as well as cooling the body down, is also a way of removing 'toxins' etc from the body.

Quote from: Padma on December 04, 2011, 02:46:30 AM
Does anyone else get these on hormones?

Almost every night I wake up in the early hours covered in sweat, sometimes completely soaked from head to foot. As winter kicks in, it's getting bloody cold! I'm assuming it's the meds, since it started around the same time they did.

In addition to hormone, and emotional issues, a chronic undetected infection can lead to night sweats. Try a Valerian infusion before going to bed, or melatonin pills. Also take your meds in the morning. If it continues, perhap a white blood cell count may be in order.

No. I almost never did before, and I haven't since I started HRT.

I have them, too. My bed sheets are soaked with sweat.

While I occationally get them it seems to have nothing to do with hormones, but more with days away from exercise, or eating crummy food too close to bedtime. A brisk evening walk might be a good idea. Melatonine, as mentioned above, has been a safe sleep aide for me, on evenings after very long drives-- I have no recollection of sweats associated with it.

Any way, if you sweat a lot at night, I'd think about replacing those electrolytes, in the AM! Best of Luck-

Lexi-
On the Road in Southern VA, and dreaming of South Florida!

it happens to me randomly, i attributed it to the temperature of my room, i like a cold room and being toasty under my covers, i sometimes add a blanket and that usually makes me overheat or sometimes i actually get condensation happening between my blankets i believe

I asked my GP, and she said it's almost certainly the hormones.

I get it too. Not every night thank goodness. I use to have it really bad. Every night for years. Since I started HRT it does seem to be getting better now that I think about it. I was very uptight and stressed before HRT. Now I feel better, a whole lot better!!

Isabella

As I understand it from my GG friends, night sweats/chills (and even hot/cold flashes during the day) are not uncommon when your hormones are going through any sort of adjustment or rebalancing. That's why they are such a frequent complaint of women undergoing menopause. If it's the hormones, the sweats should diminish once your body has acclimated to the new hormone balance. You might also notice unusual mood swings while your hormones are in flux.

As for how long it will take for your body to "get the message", only your doctor and your body can say with any certainty. 

Oops. Forgot to add that some women have to deal with sweats/chills even when their hormones are in balance. Many family thermostat wars have started as a byproduct of this issue. Just one of the possible prices to pay for joining the sorority, I suppose.

sometimes, not too often.