Post Treatment Night Sweats

[ihartford]

Anyone any ideas why night sweats after treatment?
I finished treatment mid January, I started having night sweats 2 weeks ago.  ( my 2 week post blood test showed negative for hep c )   Is this a sign that the hep c is back I don't know why after a few weeks I would be experancing this.

[ihartford]

Hi Everyone
Thank you so much for all the comments and info.  
AjaLee no offence taken I don't mind telling my age,  I have been there already I am 57.
James1050 in the mornings I get up very achy my back, feet and hands, it takes me a bit to get going.  The fatigue is still with me somewhat but my breathing is much better.
Gee 704 so glad you have not relapsed.
Bill1954 I have an appointment with my family doctor on May 17 and will ask for a thyroid test.
My gastro tells me my next blood work to test for hep will be at 6 months I did not get tested at 12 weeks just 2 weeks post.
Again thank you everyone for the comments and info.

[Gee704]

I too am experiencing night sweats along with insomnia. Bill spoke to thyroid disorders and I did inherit a thyroid problem from treatment. To ease your mind, I have not relapsed as of 12 weeks post treatment.

@James I wake every morning with a headache and achy as well. I thought it was just me or the thyroid medication. I am still experiencing fatigue and shortness of breath which are a sx of the thyroid medication too! However, my HGB has not recovered to pretreatment numbers so who knows.

[James10500]

Have you taken your 12 week PCR yet ?  Add a THS to it ......?

We are about the same post TX, any other issues ? I have a headache every morning, achy, tired.

[copyman]

I don't think you relapsed. Testing Neg at 2 weeks post is a very good sign of SVR.

Like Bill said look at others causes, thyroid, etc

[Isobella]

I also experienced night sweats not long after ending tx.  Like you, I was UND at the time.  I was 47 years old and as aggravating as it sounded to me, everyone attributed it to "peri-menapause."  

Chart when it happens. I'm still in "peri-menapause" almost 2 years later and I still hate that term. Every now and then I'll experience night sweats...usually about mid point---even with the A/C on 68.  But I'm still SVR.

[SteveOC]

I completed my trial @ week 12 and was UDT from weeks 1-12, shortly after stopping Tx I began having night sweats and somehow knew in my heart of hearts what had happened- My next blood draw revealed I had in fact relapsed so it is a possibility....

[Bill1954]

http://www.medicinenet.com/hyperthyroidism/page4.htm#toc5at

[Bill1954]

Interferon can sometimes cause or aggravate issues with the thyroid gland; I think hot flashes can be associated with hyperthyroidism. Ask your doctor if you received a baseline thyroid panel, and if another one is indicated now.

Good luck-

-Bill

[AjaLee]

No offense, but how old are you?  I get them too, call them hot flashes.