Night Sweats

[Guest guest]

Phil;

Sorry to be glib in yhis answer, but I have had the heavy duty night sweats for

many years .... and the docs tried to insist that it was menopause! Perhaps,

with a name such as Phil, you are going

through " womenpause " !!!! :-) Or perhaps Sexperimental listing is getting to

you!!!

Sorry ... souldn't resist ..... but on the other hand, mito people get the

sweats too!

Jean

Phil Comer wrote:

> While I'm waiting for my heparin order to be processed I'm taking

> bromelain. I am now having night sweats. I wake up soaking wet and am

> wondering if this is a good thing. I didn't know if this is some Herx

> reaction, detox or what. Any insights are appreciated.

>

> Phil

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each

other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

discussed here, please consult your doctor.

[Guest guest]

Phil, I think nite sweats are a very good thing. I believe it is

your body trying to get rid of toxins. I had night sweats for the

first year or two, and now I never have them and am about 75%

recovered. When I started taking Ipro, the cold/sweaty at the same

time feeling went away. I think it would be great news for you if

you eventually get over the night sweats. It should mean that

your treatment protocol is working and you are on the road to

doing better. How long have you had CFS?

Mike

While I'm waiting for my heparin order to be processed I'm taking

bromelain. I am now having night sweats. I wake up soaking wet and am

wondering if this is a good thing. I didn't know if this is some Herx

reaction, detox or what. Any insights are appreciated.

Phil

--- End forwarded message ---

[Guest guest]

Hi Phil,

I sent a message earlier but I haven't seen it posted so I'll try

again.

Night sweats are a feature of Q fever which may sometimes progress

into a chronic syndrome that clinically would meet the criteria for

ME/CFS, hence may easily be a missed diagnosis. I think that you are

likely experiencing a herxheimer reaction to the bromelain. Have you

been tested for any CWD bacterial infections, or tried antibiotics

such as doxycyline? If yes, what was the outcome?

J

> While I'm waiting for my heparin order to be processed I'm taking

> bromelain. I am now having night sweats. I wake up soaking wet and

am

> wondering if this is a good thing. I didn't know if this is some

Herx

> reaction, detox or what. Any insights are appreciated.

>

> Phil

[Guest guest]

: I am very interested in this disease Q fever because it is

carried by sheep and very common in this area. It is spread by airborne

particles of manure or afterbirth. Just when I got sick I was cleaning

out some old sheep pens and working around some pretty sickly sheep. I

have been unable to find much info on this disease in humans except that

it either goes away on it's own, or develops (rarely) into an accute

heart infection. As far as a chronic form, it doesn't seem to be

recognized in the U.S. I am interested in references, and info like

symptoms and especially response to antibiotics, like which ones it

responds to if any. Anybody??

E.

<<Night sweats are a feature of Q fever which may sometimes progress

into a chronic syndrome that clinically would meet the criteria for

ME/CFS, hence may easily be a missed diagnosis.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the humorous note. I'm still having them.

Phil

Shepherd wrote:

> Phil;

>

> Sorry to be glib in yhis answer, but I have had the heavy duty night sweats

for many years .... and the docs tried to insist that it was menopause!

Perhaps, with a name such as Phil, you are going

> through " womenpause " !!!! :-) Or perhaps Sexperimental listing is getting to

you!!!

>

> Sorry ... souldn't resist ..... but on the other hand, mito people get the

sweats too!

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with you. October was my 7th " anniversary " . I am using Immunpro(Immuplus

makes me feel somewhat nauseous) some months and transfer factor some

months.plus other things. I suspect it is

detox; I'm also breaking out with zits which I beleieve is also a indicator of

detox. It could be the jucing I do or the coffee enemas or the magnetic water or

who knows. I just figure it's good; I

feel like I'm getting something for my money!

Phil

kmcamp22@... wrote:

> Phil, I think nite sweats are a very good thing. I believe it is

> your body trying to get rid of toxins. I had night sweats for the

> first year or two, and now I never have them and am about 75%

> recovered. When I started taking Ipro, the cold/sweaty at the same

> time feeling went away. I think it would be great news for you if

> you eventually get over the night sweats. It should mean that

> your treatment protocol is working and you are on the road to

> doing better. How long have you had CFS?

>

> Mike

[Guest guest]

What are the CWD infections? I have used doxy in the past;pulse use and at times

it brings on night sweats. What is a Q fever?

Phil

on wrote:

> Hi Phil,

>

> I sent a message earlier but I haven't seen it posted so I'll try

> again.

>

> Night sweats are a feature of Q fever which may sometimes progress

> into a chronic syndrome that clinically would meet the criteria for

> ME/CFS, hence may easily be a missed diagnosis. I think that you are

> likely experiencing a herxheimer reaction to the bromelain. Have you

> been tested for any CWD bacterial infections, or tried antibiotics

> such as doxycyline? If yes, what was the outcome?

>

[Guest guest]

> What are the CWD infections? I have used doxy in the past;pulse use

and at times it brings on night sweats. What is a Q fever?

Hi Phil,

I have forwarded to you some information about Q fever that I posted

to the list. Q fever is a type rickettsial infection.

CWD stands for Cell Wall Deficient Bacteria, for example mycoplasma,

rickettsia or lyme. These are a class of bacteria that have lost

their cell walls and hide inside host cells, in a behaviour similar

to virii, making them difficult to eradicate. Since you experience

night sweats from both bromelain and doxycyline I think you should

seriously consider the protocol set out at Ken's site.

http://www.folkarts.com/idef/

J

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info. I only have them the days I take bromelain.

Phil

on wrote:

> > What are the CWD infections? I have used doxy in the past;pulse use

> and at times it brings on night sweats. What is a Q fever?

>

> Hi Phil,

>

> I have forwarded to you some information about Q fever that I posted

> to the list. Q fever is a type rickettsial infection.

>

> CWD stands for Cell Wall Deficient Bacteria, for example mycoplasma,

> rickettsia or lyme. These are a class of bacteria that have lost

> their cell walls and hide inside host cells, in a behaviour similar

> to virii, making them difficult to eradicate. Since you experience

> night sweats from both bromelain and doxycyline I think you should

> seriously consider the protocol set out at Ken's site.

>

> http://www.folkarts.com/idef/

>

> J

[Guest guest]

ive never had this before.

>

> hugs and God Bless

>

> vicki

I do that, too, from being too hot.

Marta

[Guest guest]

I had night sweats on Celexa. Celexa being the parent drug of Lexapro...

Now see? Here's a person who's had no other sides but this and until now. So

for some people the drug works wonders without the negative side effects

others experience.

Barbara

Night Sweats

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> Has anyone experienced night sweats while on Lexapro? I've been on Lex

> for about six months and really haven't had any side effects. But I

> have been experiencing night sweats recently and wonder if it's the

> Lex or something else?

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[Guest guest]

I get them too... definitely from the Lex.

Faiv

>

> Has anyone experienced night sweats while on Lexapro? I've been on Lex

> for about six months and really haven't had any side effects. But I

> have been experiencing night sweats recently and wonder if it's the

> Lex or something else?

[Guest guest]

Thanks Betty J.

Actually drove through of around OKC when driving down to Mississippi in 1999.

I know that the sweats come with these nice little diseases but they can also

manifest themselves in an adverse reaction to some medications, in my case

Prozac. When I look at a list of adverse effects for Prozac the bulk of them

are also common to the diseases.

In my case it almost caused a major mental breakdown. The only symptom to stick

out that is not also a symptom of our diseases was a pending breakdown. I felt

like I wanted to crawl out of my skin, became very short tempered, close to

tears all the time, throwing stuff around in frustration, not able to think

straight, beyond the spondy brain fog some of us get from time to time. Sleep

problems, sleep walking, and disordered thinking. Those are not normal for me.

The short tempered part took me back to a part of my life I thought I had buried

forever. That involving military service, being shot at, and shooting at others

in some of the nastiest hell hole's on this earth.

So far I seem to be doing ok, but Prozac takes a long time to come out of your

system and I have been on it for 8 years or so. Hopefully I will be able to

handle this with God's help.

BTW Betty, Rheumatoid Factor negative is only one test. The other being the HLA

B27+. However you can have sero-negative Spondyloarthropathy so we pray your

doctor will find the problem sooner rather than later.

+Dave

[Guest guest]

Hi Betty - I'm a 52 yr old guy, and I have had night sweats / feeling

hot ( although temperature usually measures normal ) off and on for

many years. I'm now diagnosed with PA, and haven't had much night

sweats since put on methotrexate in Dec. Seems like the heat and

clicking joints are my warnings a flare is building up....

Cheers -

[Guest guest]

Night sweats are a common symptom of our disease. Like you said, Dave+, it

is also a very common occurrence with the medicines we take (anti-depressants,

steroids, NSAID). Here is a list of all the different reasons for night

sweats.

_8 Causes of Night Sweats by MedicineNet.com_

(http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=57394)

[Guest guest]

To all that have night and day sweats.

Think about what medications you are on not just for a Spondy, but for anything

else.

It could be a mix of medications that lets the sweats loose. One thing that I

did not realize until Prozac went ballistic is that it is not recommened that

Prozac and Elavil (fluoxetine and Amytriptyline) be used in combination.

Sometimes I think I feel like a Guinnea Pig running on their big wheels.

+Dave

[Guest guest]

Sounds like adrenals. Have you tested your cortisol levels?

B.

night sweats

I'm not sure if anyone has posted about this...?

I've been taking iodine in the form of kelp for a number of months now

and just recently cut it back to only the equivalent of a couple of

mgs of iodine a day... Was getting a bit worried because I am

breastfeeding and didn't want to cause my daughter a problem.

In the last few days, I've started to have terrible night sweats not

related to heat (we have air conditioning... and are using it because

of the baby). My head and hair and upper body are soaking in the

morning. Could this have something to do with my thyroid? Should I up

my iodine dose again in order to get my body temp under control? Is my

body temp being off even related to my thyroid?

Any suggestions or thoughts?

best regards,

[Guest guest]

>Could this have something to do with my thyroid?

I had night sweats when I had undx Hashimoto's.

Carol

[Guest guest]

>I had night sweats when I had undx Hashimoto's.

Me too.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

,

I had night sweats while nursing with each of my kids. Especially

around the back of my neck. Don't know if it's a thyroid problem or

not.

Linn

On Aug 6, 2006, at 12:31 PM, Lise wrote:

> I'm not sure if anyone has posted about this...?

>

> I've been taking iodine in the form of kelp for a number of months now

> and just recently cut it back to only the equivalent of a couple of

> mgs of iodine a day... Was getting a bit worried because I am

> breastfeeding and didn't want to cause my daughter a problem.

>

> In the last few days, I've started to have terrible night sweats not

> related to heat (we have air conditioning... and are using it because

> of the baby). My head and hair and upper body are soaking in the

> morning. Could this have something to do with my thyroid? Should I up

> my iodine dose again in order to get my body temp under control? Is my

> body temp being off even related to my thyroid?

>

> Any suggestions or thoughts?

>

> best regards,

>

>

> _

[Guest guest]

I haven't -- and haven't had more than 3 hours consecutive hours of

sleep since my daughter was born because of night nursing, so my

adrenals could surely be " off " ...

>

> Sounds like adrenals. Have you tested your cortisol levels?

>

> B.

>

[Guest guest]

May I offer a suggestion? I *know* there are other people that posted in the

past about sweating and other heat type problems. You might try searching the

message archives using sweat as the search parameter.

This is a common side for many people taking AD's of all kinds. It can be

downright uncomfortable.

Barbara

Night Sweats

I must have deleted the message but I think it was that asked the

question about the night sweats. I'm going to assume that you're male and not

female. If I'm wrong about that, then please let me know. I get severe night

sweats from 10mg of Lexapro.

I wasn't always sure if it was the medication because I'm at the

peri-menopause/menopause age, so I thought it was hormonal and perhaps unrelated

to the medication. There's some connection to the medication though because I

experienced more sweating when I took the medication earlier in the day too.

It's worse while I'm sleeping.

I'm even more sure now that it's from the medication, if a male taking it is

experiencing the same symptoms. I tried breaking the dose in two ... I think

that helped a little but I can't remember. For a while I was only taking 5mg.

It was a little better at a lower dose. I don't know if the side effects will go

away over time.

In answer to your question though, YES, it can cause night sweats and

increased sweating. I have that side-effect from it. I hope this helps.

Peace,

Miracle

[Guest guest]

Thanks Barbara, I will.

Yes ... it can be very uncomfortable, especially for your loved ones.

I stopped the medication because of it once already.

I didn't know it was the medication at the time, but I was grateful

when my boyfriend accidently got separate queen size beds when

we we went away about a year ago. It was especially bad at that

time. I thought it was hormones and so did he.

Miracle

Barbara <bjarrett@...> wrote:

May I offer a suggestion? I *know* there are other people that posted

in the past about sweating and other heat type problems. You might try searching

the message archives using sweat as the search parameter.

This is a common side for many people taking AD's of all kinds. It can be

downright uncomfortable.

Barbara

Night Sweats

I must have deleted the message but I think it was that asked the question

about the night sweats. I'm going to assume that you're male and not female. If

I'm wrong about that, then please let me know. I get severe night sweats from

10mg of Lexapro.

I wasn't always sure if it was the medication because I'm at the

peri-menopause/menopause age, so I thought it was hormonal and perhaps unrelated

to the medication. There's some connection to the medication though because I

experienced more sweating when I took the medication earlier in the day too.

It's worse while I'm sleeping.

I'm even more sure now that it's from the medication, if a male taking it is

experiencing the same symptoms. I tried breaking the dose in two ... I think

that helped a little but I can't remember. For a while I was only taking 5mg. It

was a little better at a lower dose. I don't know if the side effects will go

away over time.

In answer to your question though, YES, it can cause night sweats and increased

sweating. I have that side-effect from it. I hope this helps.

Peace,

Miracle

[Guest guest]

I sweat a lot and get very hot, but I'm thinking it's hormones trying to adjust.

I haven't been hot and sweaty for a couple of weeks, though, because it's been

so cold here in Minnesota.

Colleen

Miracle <miraclesofmind@...> wrote:

Thanks Barbara, I will.

Yes ... it can be very uncomfortable, especially for your loved ones.

I stopped the medication because of it once already.

I didn't know it was the medication at the time, but I was grateful

when my boyfriend accidently got separate queen size beds when

we we went away about a year ago. It was especially bad at that

time. I thought it was hormones and so did he.

Miracle

Barbara wrote:

May I offer a suggestion? I *know* there are other people that posted in the

past about sweating and other heat type problems. You might try searching the

message archives using sweat as the search parameter.

This is a common side for many people taking AD's of all kinds. It can be

downright uncomfortable.

Barbara

Night Sweats

I must have deleted the message but I think it was that asked the question

about the night sweats. I'm going to assume that you're male and not female. If

I'm wrong about that, then please let me know. I get severe night sweats from

10mg of Lexapro.

I wasn't always sure if it was the medication because I'm at the

peri-menopause/menopause age, so I thought it was hormonal and perhaps unrelated

to the medication. There's some connection to the medication though because I

experienced more sweating when I took the medication earlier in the day too.

It's worse while I'm sleeping.

I'm even more sure now that it's from the medication, if a male taking it is

experiencing the same symptoms. I tried breaking the dose in two ... I think

that helped a little but I can't remember. For a while I was only taking 5mg. It

was a little better at a lower dose. I don't know if the side effects will go

away over time.

In answer to your question though, YES, it can cause night sweats and increased

sweating. I have that side-effect from it. I hope this helps.

Peace,

Miracle

[Guest guest]

*BRRRRR* I can relate. I grew up in Northern Wi. I've been in Virgina for almost

20 years now and I cannot handle the cold anymore. I still have my AC going in

the bedroom though because of the sweating issue.

Barbara

Night Sweats

I must have deleted the message but I think it was that asked the

question about the night sweats. I'm going to assume that you're male and not

female. If I'm wrong about that, then please let me know. I get severe night

sweats from 10mg of Lexapro.

I wasn't always sure if it was the medication because I'm at the

peri-menopause/menopause age, so I thought it was hormonal and perhaps unrelated

to the medication. There's some connection to the medication though because I

experienced more sweating when I took the medication earlier in the day too.

It's worse while I'm sleeping.

I'm even more sure now that it's from the medication, if a male taking it is

experiencing the same symptoms. I tried breaking the dose in two ... I think

that helped a little but I can't remember. For a while I was only taking 5mg. It

was a little better at a lower dose. I don't know if the side effects will go

away over time.

In answer to your question though, YES, it can cause night sweats and

increased sweating. I have that side-effect from it. I hope this helps.

Peace,

Miracle