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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Nightsweats
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Nightsweats
by jan, Nov 21, 2000 12:00AM
Thank you for this forum. What a wealth of information!
I am a 40+ yr. old female of ideal weight and I exercise regularly.
I began having nightsweats when I was in my early 30's. I don't know if they were typical nightsweats. If it were a night that I would have them, I would break out in a sweat each time I woke up through out the night and when I woke in the morning. Is it a coincidence that they stopped when I started taking beta blockers 1+ years ago? Is it a coincidence that they started up again when I began taking salt tablets, as per dr.'s orders, 1+ mos. ago?
Thank you for your anticipated response.
I am a 40+ yr. old female of ideal weight and I exercise regularly.
I began having nightsweats when I was in my early 30's. I don't know if they were typical nightsweats. If it were a night that I would have them, I would break out in a sweat each time I woke up through out the night and when I woke in the morning. Is it a coincidence that they stopped when I started taking beta blockers 1+ years ago? Is it a coincidence that they started up again when I began taking salt tablets, as per dr.'s orders, 1+ mos. ago?
Thank you for your anticipated response.
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, MD, Nov 21, 2000 12:00AM
, Nov 21, 2000 12:00AM
Member Comments (3)
by k, Nov 22, 2000 12:00AM
Hi, I have an arrythmia (ventricular) and also have night sweats (less when on beta blockers)... I've wondered if this is related. Is this common? What is a high sympathetic tone? Thanks!
by jan, Nov 26, 2000 12:00AM
I have an arrhythmia, too, SVT. I don't know if that's why I had the nightsweats or not. I don't know what a high sympathetic tone is, either. My guess would be something to do with the sympathetic system as opposed to parasympathetic (?). I know they say everybody perspires as they sleep, so maybe a high sympathetic tone makes one do so more (as if it is over active). How's that for a guess? :/
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