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What are night sweats?<\/a> | <\/span>What causes night sweats?<\/a> | When to see a doctor<\/a> | How to stop night sweats<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

You expect to sweat when you\u2019re exercising or spending time outdoors on a hot summer day. But, waking up in the morning with damp pajamas and sheets can be disconcerting. Although night sweats are troubling, experts say they are also fairly common. In <\/span>one study<\/span><\/a>, 41% of participants reported night sweats.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s behind perspiration while you\u2019re sleeping? \u201cNight sweats can be caused by a wide variety of medical conditions, including infections, medications, hormones, stress, and anxiety,\u201d says Cassie Majestic, MD, emergency medicine physician in Orange, California, founder of <\/span>drmajestic.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are night sweats?<\/h2>\n

True night sweats are more than waking up hot when you accidentally leave the thermostat turned up too high. Also known as <\/span>sleep hyperhidrosis<\/span><\/a>, night sweats occur over the course of several weeks, even when the temperature in your bedroom is cool. It\u2019s not just light perspiration\u2014it\u2019s feeling like your bedclothes are drenched in moisture.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes night sweats can be caused because your bedroom is hot or you have too many blankets on your bed,\u201d says Saralyn Mark, MD, an endocrinologist, geriatrician, and women’s health specialist and founder of<\/span> SolaMed Solutions<\/span><\/a>. \u201cOther times, it can be your body\u2019s way of telling you that something is happening with your health.\u201d Meaning, an underlying medical condition or certain medications could be a potential cause of night sweats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10 causes of night sweats<\/h2>\n

Some common causes of night sweats include:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Menopause<\/span><\/h3>\n

Up to <\/span>85% of women<\/span><\/a> going through <\/span>perimenopause<\/span><\/a> and menopause experience severe hot flashes\u2014sudden intense changes in body temperature (mainly bursts of body heat or hot flushes)\u2014and often report that these symptoms of menopause are worse at night.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHot flashes and night sweats occur due to changing hormone levels,\u201d says Dr. Mark. If your family physician finds that night sweats are caused by changes in estrogen and progesterone production, ask about <\/span>hormone therapy<\/span><\/a>, which can often relieve menopause symptoms\u2014namely the hot flashes that cause night sweats.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Medications<\/span><\/h3>\n

According to Dr. Majestic<\/span>, <\/b>night sweats are a side effect of many common medications including:<\/span><\/p>\n