night sweats
Sleeping drenches sheets
Night sweats are episodes of excessive sweating during sleep, often severe enough to soak bedclothes.
The term usually implies a medical concern rather than simply being too warm: She went to the doctor after experiencing night sweats for weeks.
Common causes include menopause, infections, certain medications, and some cancers.
Elevated body temperature
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
leukemia · malaria · hyperthyroidism · menopause · hyperhidrosis · hormones · medication · cancer
End of fertility
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- perimenopausePhase before fertility ends
- hot flashesBrief intense warmth episodes
- postmenopauseStage after menstruation ends
hormones · HRT · ovaries · endocrine · thyroid · andropause · progesterone · flushes
Thoroughly wet throughout
bedsheets · pajamas · sleepwear · mattress · perspiration · waking · discomfort · chills
fever
Elevated body temperature
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
lymphoma · leukemia · malaria · hyperthyroidism · menopause · hyperhidrosis · hormones · medication · cancer · diabetes
menopause
End of fertility
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- perimenopausePhase before fertility ends
- hot flashesBrief intense warmth episodes
postmenopause · hormones · HRT · ovaries · endocrine · thyroid · andropause · progesterone · flushes · testosterone
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
sweaty · bedsheets · pajamas · sleepwear · mattress · perspiration · waking · discomfort · chills · overheating
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
insomnia · restlessness · nightmare · dread · tension · PTSD · trauma · hyperarousal · cortisol · adrenaline
- menopausehot flashes, hot flushes, perimenopause, estrogen, postmenopause
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- sweatingsweat, perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, flop sweat
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- illness symptomsfever, chills, aches, headache, cough
- sleep problemsinsomnia, sleep apnea, hypersomnia, nightmares, restless legs
night sweatshot flashes
Brief intense warmth episodes
chills · rigors · shivering · cold sweats · hypothermia