new symptom PCS night sweats
 

Hopefully this is my last question and things will only change for the better for me -- but I started a few days ago with massive head sweating at night. Is this PCS related according to what you all have experienced? I never heard anything about that from the doctor or in any of the info they gave me.

thanks.

Some drugs may cause this:

SSRI antidepressants
NSAIDs like ibuprofen, and the like
Steroids are some examples.
Are you taking some medication when you go to bed?

Low blood glucose, also will cause sweating.

I'm not taking anything. I am hypoglycemic and always have a specific snack before I go to bed - had that all my life. I've never had anything like this till the last few days.

Things can change.

We now know that insulin is made in the brain, and when that fails, there is a condition that has been named:
Type 3 diabetes.

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/ind...rticle&id=2582

Try this--do a diabetic type II diet for a week...this means no sugar or white carbs like potatoes, rice or bread.

Use beans, lentils or legumes for your 'slow carbs' and eat quality protein and veggies at each meal. For your night snack have a protein thing, cheese, or a protein bar. Good fats like olive oil, flax oil, and fish are allowed.(and preferred).

This will stablize your blood sugars. If you had low sugars before, that hints at insulin resistance or impaired glucose tolerance. It would help to have a glucometer and measure your blood sugars at least 6 times during the day... fasting am, 1.5 hr after each meal, before bed and once in the night say midnight to 1pm depending on when you go to bed. (later if you go to bed late).

Impaired glucose tolerance only shows up on glucose tolerance tests. Fasting morning may be normal as things change slowly.
A fasting INSULIN may help show if you are making too much insulin the body which stores the glucose in muscles and fat too quickly.

Type 3 diabetes is being implicated in brain neurological damage and disease. It could be a culprit in trauma as well.

Something to think about.

Hmmm, okay. so no one is having this as result of PCS?

Thanks for the info about diabetes 3. I hope I don't get a disease from hitting my head on the freezer door but I wouldn't have expected the concussion either. I'll tell my doctor about it. I definitely already eat that way but I'll try monitoring the levels with a finger prick. Thanks.

When I had my concussion I experienced poor ability to regulate temperature for 24 - 48 hours afterwards. I felt hot one minute and cold the next. Temperature regulation is done by the brain so this is not surprising. However, this was the whole body, quite different from just the head sweating.

So, it sounds like your head sweating might be due to something completely different. I haven't heard anyone mention it in relation to PCS.

I think that you are wise in that you intend to discuss it with your doctor. Let us know how you get on.

Good luck.

Thanks. I had that too. The first couple of days. I was wearing a winter coat in a restraurant when I realized something wasn't quite right. I was just freezing.

freezrdor, I had extreme body temperature changes. I could feel what felt like a hot flash coming on and the get real cold. And had really bad night sweats, never had that before. It has since stoped in how extreme they are, now I just get hot whenever I try to do anything above a certain physical level. Never had this until the PCS. So you are not alone.

Thanks - I do feel it was related and has since subsided. I can't believe the stages of this thing I'm going through. Every week it changes slightly - ever so slightly but in the course of the last 6 weeks I can clearly map out the stages of progression.

In the beginning i was just numb and dumb.

Then I progressed to, "ouch, that really hurts," and still fairly dumb.

Then I progressed to, "wow I can think clearly again!" "Thank God!" "But ouch that hurts even more now!"

As I got rid of the numbness of the mind, the pain got more realized and other little things cropped up that were unexpected.

So the story continues. I assume at this point things will start to subside as the weeks pass.

I'm feeling hopeful and wish for everyone to get better.

Night sweats one week in
 

Hi all, first post here. I suffered a "mild" concussion 6 days ago after hitting the top of my head on a basement ceiling beam. Ouch! My real estate agent took me down to the ER, where an MD said I'd had a mild concussion.

I didn't black out, see stars, or feel like passing out. No bleeding, no real nausea and no vomiting. Mentally I seem to be pretty intact - I don't feel any less "with it" than I did before.

BUT I've been experiencing some dislocation/instability/dizziness, for example, when I first lie down (things seem to settle down after a while) or when I overexert myself - which, at the moment, can come from even a slow 20-minute walk. I have definitely improved over the last five days, but it's been slow going.

I still have a headache, sort of a mild persistent ache below the top of my head - sometimes it recedes, sometimes it seems to change character or location somewhat.

I've also been having mild-to-moderate night sweats every night, with my sheets and/or PJs becoming moist or damp. This was even more noticeable last night, I think because I'd been drinking a lot of water and tea during the day and evening to stay hydrated.

Any suggestions re encouraging the healing process? My sense is that getting a ton of rest is the main thing.