Hot sweats

doggedgardener

Hello everybody
I'm new and not sure if I'm doing this correctly, but I do need some help. I have been having problems with "hot sweats" actually dripping wet ones, since last October. I had to stop Enbrel injections because of persistent infections. The horrible sweats have plagued me every single hour day and night, sometimes really bad, sometimes not so bad. I'm back at the Rheumatology Clinic tomorrow and am going to ask to go back on Enbrel. (Maybe, maybe not I don't know) Has anybody else experienced these sweats, did they go? how did you stop them? Surely there must be some way of stopping them. My GP has given me Clonodine - he says 2/3 weeks before they work - I live in hopes.

ironic

Hi doggedgardener,
Welcome to the forum. There have been a few threads on hot sweats. If you go to the search button and type in Hot Sweats it will take you to some of the topics which might be helpful for you.
It is awful having them so badly and I do hope the medication that you have been prescribed will start to work soon.
I found running cold water over my wrists helped and if you put a plastic bottle of water in the freezer you will be able to use this during the night to cool you down.
Let us know how you get on,
Lv, I x

scattered

Hi,

Night and day sweats are often caused by out of control inflammation running rampant through your body. If you're off meds than this could well be the cause of them. The only real answer is to start taking meds and see if they can calm the inflammation down. Prednisolone can also cause night sweats.

Sorry I can't help more.

Scat.

tillytop

Hi doggedgardener (love the name!) and welcome from me too!

I so understand the hot sweats issue - I have had the same problem but mine appear to be hormonal, linked to a benign tumour of the pituitary gland. It is absolutely miserable isn't it and very debilitating.

As to what to do about it, I guess it really depends on the cause. For me, a special diet worked absolute wonders. I don't know if you are male or female but I have you had any investigations or blood tests for hormone levels to see if this could be the cause?

I really do hope you can get to the bottom of it soon, and that you can find something which helps you.

Thinking of you.

Lots love Tilly xxx

julie47

Morning dodgedgardener

Welcome to the forum. Sweats are not nice are they. Mine happen through the night mainly. I have a glass of water at the side of the bed and a towel, and windows open. I don't really know what else to do.

If I get hot during the day I too sick wrists under cold tap and also splash my face with cold water.

I hope when you see the rhummy peeps they can be a little more helpful.

Take care
juliepf x

dreamdaisy

Oh I know this nuisance well. I think for me it's a side effect of some of the meds, part of the arthritis and just another way my damn body likes to plague me with discomfort. I personally would not add another med into the mix - I am tired of adding more pills to counteract the effects of other pills - so I just get on with it. My handbag contains an old Chinese paper fan, a couple of facecloths (brilliant for mopping up and / or stuffing down a bra for soaking duties, and if things are really bad a handtowel. I tell people it's due to meds, as I stand there melting in front of them, and people do understand. I am into my sixth year of them, I know they won't go away but I can cope with them. Their biggest asset is that they are pain-free. I can manage anything that's pain-free! I wish you well. DD

theresa4

HI
I get hot sweats when my pain is bad they can come on out of nowhere I feel like Im burning up. Im really careful about what colour clothes I wear as sweat patches round the neck down the back under arms and breasts are just not attractive for a woman Sometimes they just come on even when my pain is under control so I suppose its probably just active disease that does it.

Hope you get sorted

Theresax

suzygirl

I have this problem too, it is horrible. I was told it is due to inflammation. Mine cause me to be soaking wet, it is a very antisocial problem.

I am sure the meds don't help, then hormones as well. They are testing my thyroid at the moment, so I find any answers I will let you know.

I didn't know you could get a med to help, be interesting to see if it helps, let us know.

I have a cooling spray, a fan and wear layers so I can peel off!!!

doggedgardener

Hello everybody
thank you so much for answering, you may have noticed that I've not been on line for a day or two - thats because I've been at the Drs and also the Rheum clinic banging on desks and being assertive (bit of a giggle that). So I'm having tests, hormones (I'm female but way past the flushes stage) and x rays and bloods and you name it they are now testing for it. I'm also back on the HRT along with these Clorodine tabs. The Dr doubled the dose of Clorodine as well. AND (whisper this in case they hear) the sweats are getting less and last night i slept for 4 hours non-stop YIPEE. It must be the Clorodine and the good wishes, mostly the good wishes. I told them at the clinic "it says on line that...... and quoted you ad infinitum until they got fed up with me and decided to do some tests. Mind you I've been in the garden today and the joints are playing up - my fault I never learn So thank you all.

tillytop

Hello again Doggedgardener!

So pleased to hear about your desk-thumping and all round assertiveness!! Good for you!

Thrilled too to hear that the hot sweats seem to be improving for you! Yeah indeed!!!!!

Just one thing - when they do the hormone tests, might be worth asking them to test prolactin levels as well. I kept being told my hormone levels were fine until one of the GPs suggested this test and that was what led to disovery of my pituitary problem.

Good luck with all the tests - and please do keep us posted on progress.

Finally - you are obviously a fellow gardener and don't know if you know but there are lots of us in the AC garden gang - our thread is on "chit-chat" forum and is called "Anyone for Gardening (Again)?". You'd be made very welcome if you decide to join in!

Love Tillyxxx

seamonkey

Hi when my pain is particularly bad i get all sweaty, it just runs off me but i actually feel bone cold! Doesnt make sense does it but im learning nothing much does when it comes to anything related to arthritis!!
seamonkey

doggedgardener

Thanks again for all the back up. When I can I'm going to have a look at the gardening chat room, at the moment I've got plants in the cold frame shouting at me to be put in the garden... funny old world, here's me wet and dripping and the garden as dry as a bone. Anyway back to the sweats, they are getting a bit better, having said that I am sitting here wet and cold because I've just had a beauty. I find swearing helps the depression when they are as bad as this. I have just had a look at the messages I've posted and noticed I kept putting the wrong spelling for the Sweating remedy - It's CLONODINE . The Doc doubled the dose but I honestly think it's a bit much because it makes me so sleepy and I get dizzy and light headed. I suppose it's the lesser of two evils, sweating awake or no sweats and asleep. It's got to get better I want to go and see my daughter in Euskadia in June.... desperation about to set in, can you imagine and old biddy in the airport missing the plane because I'm either sweating in a corner or fast asleep. Sorry I'm rambling.