barett
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I know this sounds ridiculous, but for several months, I have had bouts of 3-6 hours of hot flashes and severe sweating. No, it is not the menopause. It's sickening. It is usually at night, and I wake up damp and sweaty.
I roll to the dry side of the bed, and take off my gown, turn on the fan, and 2 hours - at least - of cooling off.
I feel so utterly drained when it finally stops. Then it starts again!!!
Could it be my blood pressure pills, Toprol and Avapro?
Avapro is over the counter in Canada, and the side effects are nothing like sweating. I am going to the dr. tomorrow, but you all probably know about as much as they know - and are more experienced. Any thoughts? I haven't died over this, but it makes me so miserable.
Barett
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cmerts
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Usually if it is your blood pressure pills it would be getting chilled unless they are not working and your bp is rising out of control and then you would get hot. I have the same problem. I wake up in the middle of the night sweating up a storm and feeling like I cannot breathe and then most mornings it takes me a couple of hours to cool down. And then in the afternoon I get another hot flash. My husband calls me his hot mama  but you know what? It is really not funny. I have done all the tests to check for menopause and they say I do not have it. I take bp pills, diabetes pills, zoloft, and then a pain pill now and again but they say that is not to blame either. Must be all in my head right? Not! It is a true feeling of burning up from the inside out. If your doc has any reasons for it please share them here, I am at a loss of what to do. I have tried hard candy, popsicles, everything to relieve the heat, but only time, a huge fan whereever I am and as few clothes as possible works for me. Sorry I could not be of more help, just in the same boat.
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poppyale
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Do either one of you guys take an opiate,such as hydrocodone or oxycodone or maybe even darvocet?????I know hydro makes me sweat!!!!
Just a thought...poppyale
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purppoptart
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I have done all the tests to check for menopause and they say I do not have it.
Hi! Menopause is not a disease  My doctor told me that many times you can have symptoms long before the results show up on a blood test.
Of course I don't know how old you are, but are you taking hydro or any other opiate? These will make you sweat like a pig!
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spondylo
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As poppyale indicated, it could be hydro or darvocet. I haven't had the sweating problems with hyrdo. But, I do remember being prescribed darvocet; and it was horrible the way it reacted in my system. I had the sweating like you mentioned, but it wasn't restricted to just night time. I've known others who had the same sweating/hot flash type reaction to darvocet. I hope your doctor is able to help you because that is one irritating way to sleep through a night.
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pwptds
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I also sweat really bad w/ hydro or darvocet. Thank God it's almost winter Do you have any chills? Like when you're sweating terribaly but have goose bumps?
I hope your doc. can help you. Let us know what your doctor says.
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pecan
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Barett, Do you take Zoloft like cmerts does? If you do I will be both od you guys problems come from zoloft. Maybe you could see about trying a different antidepressant.
Why is it that almost everyone gets treated with antidepressants these days??? Myself included??? I wasn't even feelng depressed, but My Dr. said it would help the pain med work. But they were working on their own, and she said if I didn't take the antidepressants, I wouldn't get the pain med. That is Blackmail to me. Not fair.
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cmerts
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I take Hydro maybe once or twice a week so I don't think that is what is causing the hot flashes. I am 43 so I truly believe I am post menopausal. I guess it just not show up on the blood tests yet.
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cmerts
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The only effect from Zoloft I have had is dry mouth. My hot flashes started a long time before I started taking it. I really needed the zoloft though as I suffer severe depression and post traumatic stress disorder and it has changed my life. Now if my hormones would calm down I would be "normal"
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SuseCue
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Reged: 04/25/04
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Loc: Tampa, FL
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I sweat a LOT when I take Percocet. I also wear the Duregesic Patches. When I take the Percocet too often I sweat way too much and the patches won't stick.
In the summer I switch to a different medication because the patches don't stand a chance between the Percocet and the humidity.
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Sweetz
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I've been premenopausal for over 2 yrs now with night sweats like crazy sometimes (I'm under 40). My doc said that it won't show up on a blood test until your cycle completely stops. I can sometimes go 3 months without a cycle. My sisters mate is also perimenopausal and has been since she was 25. So, age doesn't matter. And, the blood test will come back normal if you're having any kind of cycle. I just have my favorite shirts that soak up the sweat and don't make me worse. No tshirts with transfers on them, and some night shirts are out. My husband will have 3 blankets on him and I have a sheet and a fan blowing right on me. I've found on nights that my feet are cold, I have worse night sweats. I also have hot flashes that last minutes not seconds like my mother's. So, menopause is not just a switch that turns off, it can come in many stages and phases and last many years. From what my doc said there really is no test for perimenopause other than the symptoms. Only individuals know if night sweats may be due to their meds or peri/menopause. This is just what I was told years ago.
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barett
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Reged: 07/07/04
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No, I don't take any anti-depressants. The doc said he didn't know what it was, but I told him that I quit taking Avapro yesterday and felt so much better. He said, fine. I'll give you another blood pressure med and we'll try that.
So, we are doing the trial and error experiment that he is fond of...if that's all it was, praise God! I have not had one hot flash since I quit taking Avapro. But, as he said, "Stay tuned."
Barett
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