Night Sweats

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Gilly
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Night Sweats

Post by Gilly »

I am a 56 year old male who is on HD [for last 9 years].

The problem I have is with night sweats. These started a few years ago but they have become much worse recently - they now happen every night at leat x4.

Has anybody else had this problem?

Does anyone know a cure?

Gilly
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Hal
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Post by Hal »

Hi,

I haven't been on dialysis anywhere near as long as you (less than 1 year), but I get them on and off (HD and now PD).

The nurses I asked had no answers for me. My phosphates and other biochemistry were good (well OK for a kidney patient anyway). I've had to put it down to the body being full of toxins it shouldn't be.

Good luck,

Hal.
nycpetit
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Yep...I get them too

Post by nycpetit »

I've been told it comes with the territory....I have been asked specifically many times if I get nightsweats...which i do...profusely at times..but not always..and I am not on dialysis (on a transplant list) and I have been nevertheless getting them for a few years now...

I retain water with my illness...so i figured at times it was a great way to battle some of the bloat :wink: but in reality..even researching night sweats on google.com..it says specifially that severe kidney disease as well as diabetes can be a cause of this...

there isn't a cure..just another lovely symptom of our disease

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Night sweats

Post by JMan »

I occaisionally get these.. A few times I've checked my ttemperature and found it to be normal..

This is with a third transplant functioning to a creatinine of 400 tho

I've always put it down to a bodily interaction with the meds...

I tend to sleep in a cool room anyway, as I find this helps me sleep better (its actually recommended for good sleep)
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Iain
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Post by Iain »

Yeah, I occasionally get night sweats as well, less now after transplant than when I was on dialysis. I’ve no idea what causes them or how to stop them, suppose like everyone else has said I’ve always put it down as either due to the meds, toxins or maybe a hormonal thing. Kidney failure tends to mess around with the body’s hormones a bit, even now I usually feel either a bit too hot or a bit too cold most of the time. I don’t seem to tolerate heat very well so usually sleep with little on and plenty of ventilation, I guess the body finds it hard to regulate temperature with kidney failure.
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laina55
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Post by laina55 »

Hi all, yes another sufferer of 'no temperature control' here.Sometimes it really gets me down :( I thought after having the hysterectomy I would be done with night sweats, but no along comes ESRF and dialysis and the buggers come back!! Is there no end to this fun? :lol:
Motrubl4u
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Re: Night Sweats

Post by Motrubl4u »

Same here. Lower body only though. I do peritoneal dialysis 4 exchanges per day. Originally I thought it was just being caused by the 7.5% extraneal that I use at night however I fell asleep watching a world baseball classic game today (go USA and Dominican Republic) and woke up soaked to the bone. So I now know it has nothing to do with percentage of the fluid because that was only 2.5%
wagolynn
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Re: Night Sweats

Post by wagolynn »

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/night-swea ... ction.aspx

Reading the above, they mention a few possible causes, I would think stress/hormone imbalance are the most likely for us.

I have found alcohol or caffeine are very likely to give me trouble. Obviously, I don't drink coffee but I change to decaffeinated tea from about mid afternoon.
Dibs
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Re: Night Sweats

Post by Dibs »

I've been getting these post transplant. I've not been getting much sleep as well. Never used to sweat much before, so not used to smelling sweaty. Suspect the steroids might be to blame.
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