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Night Sweats Before Period
Hi there,
I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this and/or has any solutions. For a few years, I have experienced night sweats about a week to a couple of days before my period. They usually stop the first day of my period and then start up again the next month. And when I say sweats, I mean drenching... getting up at night at least twice to change and wanting to change my bedding but being too tired to do so. I have spoken with only gynecologist who blew it off. I have since changed gynecologists, but haven't met with her yet to discuss this. I read on the internet that it may have something to do with my progesterone level or that I may be premenopausal... but I'm only 33 and have been experiencing this for many years already. Hard to believe I'm going through menopause.
Anyway, any insight would help. I've tried everything... different sheets, different pajamas, turning the heat up, turning the heat down, fans... Nothing is helping.
Thanks!
I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this and/or has any solutions. For a few years, I have experienced night sweats about a week to a couple of days before my period. They usually stop the first day of my period and then start up again the next month. And when I say sweats, I mean drenching... getting up at night at least twice to change and wanting to change my bedding but being too tired to do so. I have spoken with only gynecologist who blew it off. I have since changed gynecologists, but haven't met with her yet to discuss this. I read on the internet that it may have something to do with my progesterone level or that I may be premenopausal... but I'm only 33 and have been experiencing this for many years already. Hard to believe I'm going through menopause.
Anyway, any insight would help. I've tried everything... different sheets, different pajamas, turning the heat up, turning the heat down, fans... Nothing is helping.
Thanks!
Hello and YES! OMG.. I've been sweating my brains out for the past couple of months even more so right before my period. About 10 days or so before and it's at night or it goes away during the day for a tad unless I move, literally just walk or get stressed and BOOM ..hot flash!! Oh so not funny and the worst. I hate that feeling..It *****..This is from what Suzanne Somers great books have talked about and I am so happy she wrote all the books because she's amazing and had the same symptoms starting from about 35 on up until she reached menopause. I'm 43 years old and this seemed to have started around then..suddenly had a hard time sleeping at night..That's a nightmare in itself. The hot flashing is nightmarish!! I hate it..It's so uncomfortable. I have a huge ceiling fan over my bed and keep it on full blast even though it's about 43 degrees outside..I can't stand the sweating so I wear pure cotton tops and bottoms only.. That will help with the sweating.. Making sure that fan is on.. the works..Working out, taking vitamins, everything I've been doing is right.. I've really been doing the work..I found out it's perimenopause..This happens usually 10 years or so before you go into actual menopause.. Nightmares..I hate it..the sweating is the ultimate worst..Mood swings, crying jags, making me nuts.. I take St. Johns Wart to try to alleviate some symptoms..a huge array of vitamins..I'm doing everything right but my hormones are apparently off.. I think when you sweat it's progesterone or it's estrogen.. It's been worse lately.. I don't really know why..It's making me nuts..Going to a Dr.. GYN who specializes in this.Having a blood panel work up and an endocrinologist will be able to check my hormone levels and from there I'm going on Bioidentical hormones.. I can't take this..I hate sweating and mood swings more than anything..It's making me nuts..No sleep, another issue from hell... Working out is great for endorphins to make you feel better emotionally.. It helps a great deal with the PMS..had my thyroid checked.. All came out normal..I'm getting on the Bioidenticals because I hear even women in their 20's can have hormone imbalances now a days because the chemicals we breathe in, the pesticides in food, get organic as much as humanly possible..I do and it does cost a lot but worth it.. Read Suzanne Somers books like Breakthrough. amazing information I never knew about, Ageless, I'm too young for this..These books specify about the hormone nightmares women go through that have been suffering for years that we can now take care of through various ways and she's a God send!!! Pull up her Youtube videos speaking of hormones, get her books.. that's a given.. Make sure you read her books and Christiane Northrup's books..All for women about hormones and how to alleviate these God awful symptoms..I can't wait to get on hormones..I'm going nuts..Soon and I'll be back to my normal self again..able to sleep, no mood swings, and so forth... check it out ladies..Worth it..I'm spending a fortune to get all this done but your health and feeling good is more important and I'm definitely going to take the plunge.. amazing Dr's will work with you and go to Lifewave.com for the names of Dr's in any state that work with hormonal issues and work with bioidenticals..Some GYn's won't do this.I won't go back to them if they don't do the natural hormones..Don't do the HRT that is that statin kind made of horses (pregnant mares urine).. Read the books..The wealth of info will empower you.. amazing and soon I'll be back to feeling normal...Good luck.We've all sweat enough to start an ocean....
I HIGHLY recommend the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. Unfortunately I don't have my copy with me at the time so I cannot refer to it, but I read it about a year ago and have been charting my cycle ever since. --I don't see why every post-puberty female shouldn't be aware of her own cycle. Having knowledge is power and can help you avoid so much worry!
I am supposed to start my period in a few days and I just woke up in a cold sweat. Because I don't have my copy of the book I thought I'd google it, so that's how I wound up on this forum! What I was able to find as a refresher through my google search was that in the luteal phase (the phase that begins after you ovulate, 12-14 days before your period starts) progesterone and estrogen are at a high, making your body like an incubater preparing for possible pregnancy-- body temperature is increased. Then, if you do not get pregnant, progesterone and estrogen levels dive back down as your uterus is signaled to shed the thick lining its been building up (thus your period starts).
So my guess is that the sweating is related to the change in body temperature which occurs as a result of the peak and dive of progesterone and estrogen at the end of the luteal phase. Not sure how, exactly, but based on the timing everyone has claimed to be experiencing these sweats (1 day to a week prior to period starting) that is what's going on with our bodies hormonally when the sweats occur. It's not a concrete answer but maybe a little insight will shed light for some people. I'm gonna attribute my experience to hormone levels during this phase of my cycle, but of course will stay on top of my health. If it turns out to be related to anything different or more serious, will try to come back and update you all.
I am supposed to start my period in a few days and I just woke up in a cold sweat. Because I don't have my copy of the book I thought I'd google it, so that's how I wound up on this forum! What I was able to find as a refresher through my google search was that in the luteal phase (the phase that begins after you ovulate, 12-14 days before your period starts) progesterone and estrogen are at a high, making your body like an incubater preparing for possible pregnancy-- body temperature is increased. Then, if you do not get pregnant, progesterone and estrogen levels dive back down as your uterus is signaled to shed the thick lining its been building up (thus your period starts).
So my guess is that the sweating is related to the change in body temperature which occurs as a result of the peak and dive of progesterone and estrogen at the end of the luteal phase. Not sure how, exactly, but based on the timing everyone has claimed to be experiencing these sweats (1 day to a week prior to period starting) that is what's going on with our bodies hormonally when the sweats occur. It's not a concrete answer but maybe a little insight will shed light for some people. I'm gonna attribute my experience to hormone levels during this phase of my cycle, but of course will stay on top of my health. If it turns out to be related to anything different or more serious, will try to come back and update you all.
This is what you get when you mess with your system and take the pill. All doctors will tell you it is absolutely safe, I just don't believe that anymore. Hormonal balance is such a fine mechanism, ¨playing¨ with it will lead to a lot of health problems. This is the price we are paying now, it is as simple as ¨cause and effect¨. No one will bring accurate information to the table and warn about this awful side effects of birth control drugs because there is simply way too much money involved in pharma. I bet at least 90% of the cases here reported are linked to the pill.
I am 33 years old and have had night sweats that seem to be tied to my cycle for 3 years. My night sweats come most frequently before and during ovulation and my period. I wake up soaked on wet sheets. Right after my night sweats began in 2011, I had 2 ischemic strokes. I had tons of tests done to try to figure out the cause of the strokes, but my doctors didn't find anything definitive. They decided my strokes were of unknown origin.
I have had a few other weird and seemingly random health issues sine the strokes and am now dealing with infertility. My doctors have been unable to determine the cause of my infertility. After 1.5 years of trying, I finally got pregnant, but it ended in a missed miscarriage and d&c at 9.5 weeks. While I was pregnant, my night sweats disappeared.
My doctors think that all of my health problems are unrelated, but that doesn't seem right to me. I've always been very healthy and fit and have none of the risk factors for stroke. I have no family history of infertility. Has anyone experienced anything similar? My doctors are unable to diagnose, and I would love to figure out what is happening.
I have had a few other weird and seemingly random health issues sine the strokes and am now dealing with infertility. My doctors have been unable to determine the cause of my infertility. After 1.5 years of trying, I finally got pregnant, but it ended in a missed miscarriage and d&c at 9.5 weeks. While I was pregnant, my night sweats disappeared.
My doctors think that all of my health problems are unrelated, but that doesn't seem right to me. I've always been very healthy and fit and have none of the risk factors for stroke. I have no family history of infertility. Has anyone experienced anything similar? My doctors are unable to diagnose, and I would love to figure out what is happening.
Hi,
I went through many years of fertility treatment and remember the night sweats very well. Around 10 years ago, I started getting night sweats about 1-2 days before my period. Now I've been going to an acupuncturist and she said it's an imbalance if you sweat. I'm going there for my thyroid ...which started being over active about 10 years ago.
Hope that helps!
I went through many years of fertility treatment and remember the night sweats very well. Around 10 years ago, I started getting night sweats about 1-2 days before my period. Now I've been going to an acupuncturist and she said it's an imbalance if you sweat. I'm going there for my thyroid ...which started being over active about 10 years ago.
Hope that helps!
I am a 28 year old woman living in Texas. I have an 8 year old daughter and I am 5'3 - 130lbs, I eat right and am pretty healthy. I have more like morning sweats. It has been happening for the past 6 years or so.
I had a tubal pregnancy in 2011 and the month I got pregnant I thought my period was coming because I was having the same morning sweats like usual. Weird, huh??
The sweats happen like clock work EVERY month a few days after I ovulate and STOP the day I get my period. This is how it happens:
My alarm goes off @ 5:00am, I hit snooze. Then by 10 mins the alarm goes off again and by then I'm SWEATING from my forehead all down my chest, back of my neck, bottom, my thighs, underarms, and my vajayjay.
I can feel my temp. rising and I can’t stop the sweat, not matter what I do.
ONE thing that I have charted over the years is that if I wake up in the middle of the night and use the restroom I WON'T sweat when my alarm goes off. I think it's the amount/concentration of hormones in the urine accumulating during the night.
I've been to the doc many times and had allll the tests ran and I'm "normal". I wish someone would come up with something to help us!!! Blessings ladies!
I had a tubal pregnancy in 2011 and the month I got pregnant I thought my period was coming because I was having the same morning sweats like usual. Weird, huh??
The sweats happen like clock work EVERY month a few days after I ovulate and STOP the day I get my period. This is how it happens:
My alarm goes off @ 5:00am, I hit snooze. Then by 10 mins the alarm goes off again and by then I'm SWEATING from my forehead all down my chest, back of my neck, bottom, my thighs, underarms, and my vajayjay.
I can feel my temp. rising and I can’t stop the sweat, not matter what I do.
ONE thing that I have charted over the years is that if I wake up in the middle of the night and use the restroom I WON'T sweat when my alarm goes off. I think it's the amount/concentration of hormones in the urine accumulating during the night.
I've been to the doc many times and had allll the tests ran and I'm "normal". I wish someone would come up with something to help us!!! Blessings ladies!
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