Identifying and dealing with night sweats
Night sweats can affect women before, during, and after menopause. They are a common menopausal symptom and can often occur suddenly and be rather frightening. Dealing with and identifying night sweats appropriately is vital so that they don´t become a constant burden in your life. Dealing with and identifying night sweats is the first step to controlling them and the information below provides guidance about how to do this.
What is night sweating?
 Night sweating is a natural bodily function that helps the body to remain fresh. Menopausal women often suffer from night sweats due to the hormone imbalance that occurs during this period. However, women can also experience night sweats following exercise or when they feel nervous, angry or afraid. Sweating is the body´s way of releasing heat so that it maintains a healthy temperature. Dealing with and identifying night sweats is crucial to being able to control them effectively.
Night sweats are like hot flashes only they occur at night and are usually more intense. Night sweats are also known as “nocturnal hyperhydrosis" which is a common perspiration disorder occurring during sleep. Dealing with and identifying night sweats is essential as they can be so severe that they wake you up either because your body temperature is too high or because your body is wet and shivering from damp pajamas. This can be very upsetting due to the fact that getting enough sleep is key to an active life. Night sweats are one of the most problematic menopausal symptoms and so dealing with and identifying night sweats is important and can result in a better quality of life.
Night sweating can significantly affect a woman´s physical and emotional wellbeing. Thus, dealing with and identifying night sweats is paramount and the following articles show and explain the best ways for dealing with and identifying night sweats.
What causes night sweats?
Quick Fact:
The nervous system uses 2-4 million sweat glands to cool off and maintain a healthy body temperature.
As well as menopause there are various other factors that can cause or contribute to night sweats such as hormone disorders, medication, diabetes, alcohol and cancer. It is advisable to speak to a doctor in order to establish the best plan for dealing with and identifying night sweats.
Dealing with and identifying night sweats
For menopausal women dealing with and identifying night sweats is obvious via a range of symptoms:
 • Damp bedding
• A feeling of being too hot or cold
• Wet bedclothes
• Chills
• Interrupted sleep
For women going through menopause night sweats are often more upsetting than hot flashes because they disrupt sleep which ultimately affects the daily routine. Many menopausal women complain about irritability and forgetfulness as a result of night sweats. Keep reading to find out some top tips for dealing with and identifying night sweats.
Dealing with night sweats
When dealing with and identifying night sweats, some simple considerations can help:
 • Use cotton bed sheets and have some spares so that you can change them at night if necessary.
• Wear cotton or silk pajamas or even better, sleep naked.
• Cut down on your coffee and alcohol intake and don´t consume these beverages late at night as they can worsen night sweats.
Treatments for identifying and dealing with night sweats
Although identifying and dealing with night sweats is always recommended many women find that it is not enough to prevent their night sweats by itself. There are other treatments for menopause available such as natural supplements, drugs and surgery. Click here to read more about the different treatments for night sweats.
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