excessive sweating during sleep

[barrypr]

i sweat excessivly in bed, usually in a cool ventilated bedroom, heavy or light bedclothes make no difference, this also occurs when i sleep anywhere else in other rooms and beds. im not taking any medication and havent done so for years. i have no other irregular sleeping symtoms that im aware of. i dont drink much alcahol. i do smoke cigarettes, and consume a lot of tea and coffee throughout the day. not getting much consistant info on this subject/problem from the internet.

[andy hughes]

From the description of your sleeping arrangements, it appears that your condition is the result of internal rather than external influences, so that must point to your caffine consumption. It is possible that an excess of caffine intake is causing an adverse reaction in your system - your body's efforts to break down the caffine may be causing the sweating reaction you are suffering. First step has to be the elimination of caffine - substitute water or very weak fruit juice for all your tea and coffee, and see if that has any effect over the next few weeks. Second, try and reduce, or eliminate your nicotine intake, for the same reasons. If you detect no improvement, run the symptoms past your GP, who will be able to refer you for tests to ascertain what is causing this problem.

[bluenotes]

I agree with Andy about the internal reasons (although excessive consumption af alcohol might be another possible external reason). But since serious cardial problems could be causal as well, I strongly recommend visiting a doctor immediately !!!!!!!!!!!!

[SMILL48]

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