High Blood Pressure and Night Sweats

Menopause is often accompanied by symptoms such as high blood pressure and night sweats. Whilst on the surface these two conditions have little in common, they can in fact be the result of the same thing – hormone fluctuations. In order to better deal with these symptoms when going through menopause, take a read over the information outlined on the page below.

What is high blood pressure and night sweats?

High blood pressure is a serious condition that can lead to heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health conditions. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. If this pressure is too high, and stays high over time, it can have a devastating impact on the body.

In general, conventional medical wisdom has believed that women are universally at lower risk of high blood pressure and heart attacks. New research has confirmed several links between gender and cardiac disease (as caused by high blood pressure).

Why do I suffer from high blood pressure and night sweats during menopause?

During a woman’s reproductive lifespan, she is typically at a decreased risk of developing high blood pressure because of the protective properties of estrogen. Estrogen serves to keep the blood vessels flexible and also to control other hormonal activities that can contribute to developing high blood pressure. However, during menopause, the body’s changing hormone profile causes dramatic shifts in the levels of estrogen in the female body. This reduced level of estrogen is what causes other symptoms of menopause and also increases a woman’s risk of developing high blood pressure. In addition, because of the unique interplay of hormones, like progesterone, during menopause post-menopausal women are at a higher risk for developing high blood pressure than men.

The predominant reason for night sweats is due to hormonal fluctuations that occur in menopause. Menopausal women suffer an overall drop in estrogen levels. The consequence of this is that the body sends (incorrectly and unpredictably) messages indicating a need for heat, which is supplied, often at night causing the night sweats during sleep.

What can I do about high blood pressure and night sweats during menopause?

Just because menopause puts you at a higher risk of suffering from high blood pressure does not mean there are not practical steps you can take in avoiding it. By controlling the levels of cholesterol, salt, and exercise you take in, you should be able to keep tabs on any dangerous escalation in blood pressure or risk of cardiovascular disease.

Furthermore, because night sweats and blood pressure are connected with the levels of estrogen in a woman’s body, the most logical solution is in restoring estrogen levels to normal. This can be done in large part with a healthy diet and exercise regime, but also with natural herbs and supplements that work to regulate the body’s internal hormone production.

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