New mess and night sweats

Aimer66

Hi all,

Been put onto some new meds called INDOMETACIN.

Does anyone have any experience of these?

Also, thanks for those who responded to my night sweats / hot flush thread, but are there any men who suffer? I have had all the tests for the bad things so my Rhumey thinks it is linked to some form of arthritis but it would be nice to know I am not alone in the male world!!

Thanks again, I find this site a great comfort.

Mark.

tillytop

Hello

Re the anti-inflammatory Indomethacin - I took that for a while many years ago and, as far as I can recall, it did help but gave me horrible headaches so I changed to another one. Good luck with it though - and like with all the NSAIDs don't forget to make sure your doc gives you a stomach protecting pill alongside cos sometimes they forget and you really do need to protect your stomach.

I did reply on the hot flush thread too but I am a girlie, sorry whatever the cause though I really do understand how debilitating it can be.

Tillyxxx

frogmorton

Hi Mark

my eldest daughter had these anti-inflamtories l am SURE for heavy period pain :oops:

I can't remember whether l did post on the hot flushes thread, but l get a raised temperatue (and feel proper poorly) with my arthritis when l am having a flare it is part of the arthritis l was told.

Just make sure you take your new medication after food when your stomach is full. I remember that being very important. Maybe as Tilly said you have been given something like lanzoprazole or omeprazole to protect your stomach :?

Love

Toni xx

Aimer66

I have not been given anything for my stomach, the doc said if I do not get any indigestion it should be ok.

To be fair I have been on so many NSAIDS and none of them seem to affect my stomach - must be all the curries!!

Thanks,

Mark.

dreamdaisy

Oh dear, poor you. I empathise with the sweaty thing (total meltdown in three shops today) but as for the 'pinkness' of the replies, well, I think neatly shows the imbalance of the forum! There are more pinks than blues, probably for two reasons: more pinks are affected by arthritis and us girlies tend to be more at ease talking to complete strangers about health stuff. My husband won't talk about his health stuff to me let alone his GP. (I quote from a conversation last night: 'Prostate? Yup, I've got one and there's nothing wrong with it' ) :roll: I know you lads are good at the self-examination thing but do you really go that far? :shock: I think for you it could be part of the disease and possibly a side effect of the meds but please, please think about taking a stomach protector too: your GP may be happy but these are not his insides we're talking about. DD

elnafinn

Hiya Mark

Oh, so you eat lots of curries do you? I have just looked up night sweats for men and apparently it is much more common than we are led to believe. Red meat, onion, garlic based food and highly spicy food may be one of the causes of night sweats in men. Are you aged 40 or over? Are you on antidepressants? Low blood sugar levels?

Anyone who has suffered/is suffering from night sweats will fully sympathise with you.

Elna x

tjt6768

Hi Mark.. Sorry I've not spotted this before matey.. I suffer terribly sometimes from the hot n cold flushes.. Get all clammy etc. it's awful. I don't think there is any particular timing with them.. I put it down to the meds but I'm probably wrong, could be the actual disease..
Anyway, you're not on your own fella... Lol
I would also recommend asking the GP for the stomach protector, I went for years without one and suffered greatly because of that.. I'm taking Lanzoprazole but there are others too.
Best of luck with everything...
I've got to see my GP again soon actually, and I've never thought to mention the sweats, maybe I should..


PS, we need more blokes around, these wimmin folks think they own the place, lol

tillytop

Hello again

Like the others please do push your GP for a stomach protector. I too went without for many years while taking high dose NSAIDs (because either they weren't around then, or I wasn't offered them). Luckily I don't have ulcers as a result but I do find I am limited now in how much I can take now before my insides complain - even with the stomach protectors. The whole idea as I understand it is not to wait until you have a problem but to prevent a problem in the first place and NSAIDS can cause serious problems so everything which can be done to prevent that should be done.

Really hope the Indomethacin helps you.

Tillyxxx

Aimer66

Wow, thanks all.

Looks like I'll be having a chat with my GP or Rhumey, whoever I can get to see first!

Yes, I am over 40 by 6 years. Night sweats are not bad at all compared to what many others have posted and I feel a fraud for banging on but they really get me down. Last year I was going through 3 quilts a night and get terrified it's starting again. At least I'm told it's nothing bad.

And I guess some of us blokes are not good at illness, I mean just look at "man-flu".

Cheers all,

Mark.

dreamdaisy

Right, practical 'pink' advice inasmuch as I tried this and it helped me! Opt for natural fibres for the bedding as far as you can, ergo cotton sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers and a feather duvet of a lighter tog. (Partner Aimer66 (if there) can always have an extra blanky if they are too chilly.) Wrap your pillow (again feather or cotton-filled) in a bath towel and sleep on a bath sheet. Keep two hand towels next to the bed for the dark-time mopping. Now, who told you it's nothing bad? Someone who ain't living with it would be my best guess. No, it is not that bad in terms of being life-threatening BUT 'come on Eileen': it tries our patience, sleep and quality of life. 'Nuff said. (Typed by DD who is sitting in an open doorway (it's a blissful 2 degrees outside and she is still phacking melting.) :roll:

tjt6768

Lol, DD you is one hot mamma lol

Mark, no need to feel like fraud matey, I barely get them compared to others but it really is horrible when it hits. Mine never last long either.. I start throwing the covers off and I'm frozen within less than a minute, covers back, starts again, lol.

Best of luck rkid..

scattered

I'm flaring at the moment and having the most awful night sweats. Last night I got so desperate I took an ice pack to bed with me! I put it on all my hot joints one at a time and it was the only way I could get to sleep and stay there. Otherwise, DD's routine sounds very familiar to me. Unfortunately it's perfectly normal for those of us with an inflammatory arthritis as it's caused by out of control inflammation.