While it may be ok to work up a sweat during exercise or physical activity, night sweats are something completely different, and diagnosing it as just a symptom of menopause can do more harm than good. The truth is that there are several things that can be causing your night sweats, and it?s important, for each reason, to see a holistic doctor and get it checked out, so that it isn?t just cast aside as a menopausal symptom.
Below are other causes of night sweats. Some of them are relatively binned , but some are really dangerous .
Excessive clothing: The first, and most common cause, is excess clothing. It is important to sleep in a cool room and wear breathable fabrics. Being over-dressed during sleep can not only cause night-sweats, but you can become dehydrated, and even get kidney stones because the urine gets too concentrated.
 
Sleep apnea syndrome: sweating can also be a sign of sleep apnea, which can be deadly. The first step is to ask your partner if they have ever heard you stop breathing in your sleep, even for a second. This can be dangerous because of arrhythmias and even possible brain damage from lack of oxygen.
 
Infections, like tuberculosis, can show symptoms like night sweats, and living in New York City, TB is very possible, especially on trains and other closed in areas. You need to be checked! See this article about how to protect yourselves from the basics: Click Here
 
Tumors: night sweats are a classic symptom of lymphomas.
It?s very important to go see a functional medicine doctor to find out what can be causing your night sweats. As you can see, it is very dangerous to just say it is probably menopause and leave it at that. It can be deadly.
What about you? Are you sweating a lot? Do you wake up in the middle of the night with your clothes and sheets soaked with your sweat? Does your partner tell you that you snore too much?