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Night sweats?
An_188227 posted:
When I am in bed, if I sleep on my left side, I am fine. But, if I lay on my right side I get hot and sweat a lot. Any ideas what that's about?
27 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Night sweats?When I am in bed, if I sleep on my left side, I am fine. But, if I lay on my right side I get hot and sweat a lot. Any ideas what that's about?
susiemargaret responded:
hello, A142 --
when you are sleeping on your right side, do you sweat on both sides or just one? if just one, right or left? i started to do some quickie internet searching on this, but it turns out i need more info to get very far!
-- susie margaret
when you are sleeping on your right side, do you sweat on both sides or just one? if just one, right or left? i started to do some quickie internet searching on this, but it turns out i need more info to get very far!
-- susie margaret
what good is gold, or silver too, if your heart's not good and true -- hank williams, sr.
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?hello, A142 --<br /> <br />when you are sleeping on your <b>right</b> side, do you sweat on both sides or just one? if just one, right or left? i started to do some quickie internet searching on this, but it turns out i need more info to get very far!<br /> <br />-- susie margaret
jeanne1858 replied to susiemargaret's response:
- I sweat all over when I turn over to my right side.
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?<ul><li>I sweat all over when I turn over to my right side.<br /></li></ul>
susiemargaret replied to jeanne1858's response:
hello, jeanne --
now i can't seem to find what i was looking at before. however, i tried what i am sure is a set of different search terms and found that that "night sweats" on both sides of the body, or bilateral sleep hyperhidrosis, can be caused by several serious diseases and several more or less harmless reasons. i couldn't seem to find anything that tied bilateral hyperhidrosis to sleeping on one side or the other.
i think you should check this out with your dr.
-- susie margaret
now i can't seem to find what i was looking at before. however, i tried what i am sure is a set of different search terms and found that that "night sweats" on both sides of the body, or bilateral sleep hyperhidrosis, can be caused by several serious diseases and several more or less harmless reasons. i couldn't seem to find anything that tied bilateral hyperhidrosis to sleeping on one side or the other.
i think you should check this out with your dr.
-- susie margaret
what good is gold, or silver too, if your heart's not good and true -- hank williams, sr.
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?hello, jeanne --<br /> <br />now i can't seem to find what i was looking at before. however, i tried what i am sure is a set of different search terms and found that that "night sweats" on both sides of the body, or <b>bilateral sleep hyperhidrosis</b>, can be caused by several serious diseases and several more or less harmless reasons. i couldn't seem to find anything that tied bilateral hyperhidrosis to sleeping on one side or the other.<br /> <br />i think you should check this out with your dr.<br /> <br />-- susie margaret
BBC65 responded:
Are you still having this problem? I have the same. When I lay on my right side, I get really hot....I can feel the heat, especially on my back....can't go to sleep like that. I've asked a couple of docs, and neither had any knowledge of this. Have you found out anything on the subject?
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?Are you still having this problem? I have the same. When I lay on my right side, I get really hot....I can feel the heat, especially on my back....can't go to sleep like that. I've asked a couple of docs, and neither had any knowledge of this. Have you found out anything on the subject?
yep,
same here.Whenever I turn in my sleep to my right side I will wake up quite quickly and I am covered in sweat.
Doctors simply shrug their shoulders.
same here.Whenever I turn in my sleep to my right side I will wake up quite quickly and I am covered in sweat.
Doctors simply shrug their shoulders.
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?yep, <br />same here.Whenever I turn in my sleep to my right side I will wake up quite quickly and I am covered in sweat.<br />Doctors simply shrug their shoulders.
Thanks....nice to know I'm not the only one. But, I've found nothing online or by asking a couple of docs. In my next blood test, I'm going to ask them to test for Shingles....I had chicken pox when I was a kid, and as an adult, it is fairly common....I've read that shingles can cause night sweats...I wonder if if there is such a thing as a "Mild" case of shingles?
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?Thanks....nice to know I'm not the only one. But, I've found nothing online or by asking a couple of docs. In my next blood test, I'm going to ask them to test for Shingles....I had chicken pox when I was a kid, and as an adult, it is fairly common....I've read that shingles can cause night sweats...I wonder if if there is such a thing as a "Mild" case of shingles?
Shingles ?
I don't think so. People with shingles normaly know that they have them, when they have them, because it is very painfull and itchy.
As far as the sweats is concerned modern medicos could only help us if they could prescribe us yet another pill. Should we exchange notes on what kind of pills we all take, in order to find out if it could be a side effect ?
I don't think so. People with shingles normaly know that they have them, when they have them, because it is very painfull and itchy.
As far as the sweats is concerned modern medicos could only help us if they could prescribe us yet another pill. Should we exchange notes on what kind of pills we all take, in order to find out if it could be a side effect ?
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?Shingles ?<br />I don't think so. People with shingles normaly know that they have them, when they have them, because it is very painfull and itchy.<br />As far as the sweats is concerned modern medicos could only help us if they could prescribe us yet another pill. Should we exchange notes on what kind of pills we all take, in order to find out if it could be a side effect ?
good idea. I take generic Naproxen for arthritis pain, at 600mg before bed, abd 400mg in the AM. that's it for me...how about you?
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?good idea. I take generic Naproxen for arthritis pain, at 600mg before bed, abd 400mg in the AM. that's it for me...how about you?
that's going to be easy. I use Meloxicam against osteoarthritis pains but not on a regular basis, only when i have a horrible flare -up.Otherwise i just live with the pain.
On a daily basis I use Nadolol , a betablocker to lower blood pressure, and when needed Losec against gastric reflux. (or at least overproduction of stomach acid)
There, that was eay -but no cigar.
On a daily basis I use Nadolol , a betablocker to lower blood pressure, and when needed Losec against gastric reflux. (or at least overproduction of stomach acid)
There, that was eay -but no cigar.
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?that's going to be easy. I use Meloxicam against osteoarthritis pains but not on a regular basis, only when i have a horrible flare -up.Otherwise i just live with the pain.<br />On a daily basis I use Nadolol , a betablocker to lower blood pressure, and when needed Losec against gastric reflux. (or at least overproduction of stomach acid)<br />There, that was eay -but no cigar. <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/frown.gif" align="top" border="0">
forgot....I also take Prilosec in the mornings for acid reflux.
Still no cigars....we need some more with the problem to chime in...
Still no cigars....we need some more with the problem to chime in...
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?forgot....I also take Prilosec in the mornings for acid reflux. <br />Still no cigars....we need some more with the problem to chime in...
true, we'd need more to make some case, but there is the two of us who suffer from acid reflux. we both take Omeprazol against it.
But how exactly is it when we don't take it and suffer from the reflux?
Well, when I sleep and then roll over on my right I got the mouth full of acid BUT I am also covered in sweat and then i wake up.
I think the sweat comes from the reflux.
What do you think ?
But how exactly is it when we don't take it and suffer from the reflux?
Well, when I sleep and then roll over on my right I got the mouth full of acid BUT I am also covered in sweat and then i wake up.
I think the sweat comes from the reflux.
What do you think ?
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?true, we'd need more to make some case, but there is the two of us who suffer from acid reflux. we both take Omeprazol against it.<br />But how exactly is it when we don't take it and suffer from the reflux?<br />Well, when I sleep and then roll over on my right I got the mouth full of acid BUT I am also covered in sweat and then i wake up.<br />I think the sweat comes from the reflux.<br />What do you think ?
I had not considered that, but it's possible, I suppose. I just remember before I was taking it, I would wake up with the upset stomach feeling, and I was sleeping mostly on my back, which I still have to do. No sweating sleeping on the back or turned left....just when trying to sleep on my right....seems like if it was the reflux, it would be the same on either side....I just don't think that is the cause here. Have you searched any other medical blogs? I can't help but think that it's something on the right side of the body that is causing it...like a pinched nerve or such.
Ever have any back problems?
Ever have any back problems?
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?I had not considered that, but it's possible, I suppose. I just remember before I was taking it, I would wake up with the upset stomach feeling, and I was sleeping mostly on my back, which I still have to do. No sweating sleeping on the back or turned left....just when trying to sleep on my right....seems like if it was the reflux, it would be the same on either side....I just don't think that is the cause here. Have you searched any other medical blogs? I can't help but think that it's something on the right side of the body that is causing it...like a pinched nerve or such.<br />Ever have any back problems?
Have i ever what ? LOL
of course , from the neck down to my tailbone.
But i have somewhere in my memorybanks some info why reflux is worse when being on the right side.I will search for the info and report back.
For me being on the right side during reflux periods is not just a matter of the acid in the mouth and the sweats, I actually feel really sick , just like when one gets poisened or just when the flu hits us...........
of course , from the neck down to my tailbone.
But i have somewhere in my memorybanks some info why reflux is worse when being on the right side.I will search for the info and report back.
For me being on the right side during reflux periods is not just a matter of the acid in the mouth and the sweats, I actually feel really sick , just like when one gets poisened or just when the flu hits us...........
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?Have i ever what ? LOL<br />of course , from the neck down to my tailbone.<br /><br />But i have somewhere in my memorybanks some info why reflux is worse when being on the right side.I will search for the info and report back.<br /><br />For me being on the right side during reflux periods is not just a matter of the acid in the mouth and the sweats, I actually feel really sick , just like when one gets poisened or just when the flu hits us...........
Thursday, October 28, 2010 [a name="8017143379785961283"> Laying on Right Side Worsens Acid Reflux! 
Well that's according to a recent New York Times article on October 25, 2010.
This claim is based on several studies published whereby "the total amount of reflux time was significantly greater" when the subjects laid on their right side after eating a high-fat meal.
This makes sense anatomically. Keep in mind that the stomach is located on the left side and the esophagus (swallowing tube) is located in the middle (comes off the stomach's "right side" so to speak). When you lay down on the right side, gravity is literally "emptying" the stomach into the esophagus located in the middle. Laying on the left side has gravity keeping stomach contents inside the stomach as the middle is now above the stomach.
Well that's according to a recent New York Times article on October 25, 2010.This claim is based on several studies published whereby "the total amount of reflux time was significantly greater" when the subjects laid on their right side after eating a high-fat meal.
This makes sense anatomically. Keep in mind that the stomach is located on the left side and the esophagus (swallowing tube) is located in the middle (comes off the stomach's "right side" so to speak). When you lay down on the right side, gravity is literally "emptying" the stomach into the esophagus located in the middle. Laying on the left side has gravity keeping stomach contents inside the stomach as the middle is now above the stomach.
Report This| Share this:Night sweats?Thursday, October 28, 2010 [a name="8017143379785961283"></a> Laying on Right Side Worsens Acid Reflux! <a rel="nofollow" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3XGxKVe61w0/TMloCSkmGFI/AAAAAAAABBQ/LWIoFYIYpZo/s1600/diagram-stomach-dyspeptic.jpg"><img src=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3XGxKVe61w0/TMloCSkmGFI/AAAAAAAABBQ/LWIoFYIYpZo/s320/diagram-stomach-dyspeptic.jpg class=post_img /></a> Well that's according to a recent <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/health/26really.html?_r=1">New York Times article</a> on October 25, 2010.<br /> <br /> This claim is based on several studies published whereby "the total amount of reflux time was significantly greater" when the subjects laid on their right side after eating a high-fat meal.<br /> <br /> This makes sense anatomically. Keep in mind that the stomach is located on the left side and the esophagus (swallowing tube) is located in the middle (comes off the stomach's "right side" so to speak). When you lay down on the right side, gravity is literally "emptying" the stomach into the esophagus located in the middle. Laying on the left side has gravity keeping stomach contents inside the stomach as the middle is now above the stomach.
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