night sweats? anyone else
 

For about a month now I wake up every night freezing cold from night sweats. Im 25 and a 1.5 years post concussion.

(Back story.. I was hit by a car as a pedestrian. I still have issues with whiplash, daily headaches, light and noise sensitivity and fatigue.)

Ive tried sleeping in warmer pjs, lighter ones, turning the heat up, and keeping the room cooler. It doesn't seem to matter

I haven't had any changes to medication in the last month so i don't believe its side effects

Does anyone else experience this? Any suggestions or tips?

Thanks!

What medication and doses are you on ? You can build up blood levels of some meds after time.

I used to have horrible night sweats.

Thanks for the response Mark.

Im taking:

60 mg Propranolol /day
20 mg cipralex
zopiclon at night to help with sleep

What time of day exactly are you taking the Propranolol? Is it one dose or is it spread in several doses throughout the day?

My daughter takes it for anxiety issues. She says when she first started taking it she had weird dreams and night sweats. She is only on a very low dose and doesn't use it every day. It's prescribed for her to use on a 'when necessary' basis now but she was taking it daily to begin with. She said it took a couple of months for some of the strange dreams and sweating problems at night to subside.

Of course it may not be the Propranolol at all, but it was just something I thought I'd mention. 60mg isn't a very big dose over a day, but if you're taking at night it might be the cause.

The Cipralex is an SSRI. They are known to elevate serotonin to levels that can cause sweating. Blood sugar cycles can also cause sweating. I think my night sweats were due to my upper neck. They would happen when I tried to sleep on my side.

I agree that your meds may well be the culprits.

However, night sweats are associated with head injuries, in general, particularly intracranial hematoma, and with a number of the conditions that can come with a TBI.

For instance, night sweats can be associated with sleep apnea, depression, PTSD and hypothyroidism - conditions not unfamiliar to a number of our members.

It may take some investigation to find the cause of your issue. Hang in there.

I had really bad night sweats about a month after my injury, lasted I think maybe several weeks. It was really bad to the point where I could literally wring out my tshirt that I slept in. I wasn't on any meds except for occasional Ambien.
My neuro said it's normal for a head injury.

Now I do still get them when I have setbacks, but not as bad as before.