Night Sweats – Menopause – Hot Flashes – Sleeping hot

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No one is certain just why we experience menopause  night sweats , but there are many ways in which we can try to avoid or lessen them, especially with quick and easy lifestyle changes.

There are some common things which have been found to trigger episodes in the majority of women who experience night sweats during perimenopause and menopause, so let’s look at some ways we can try to knock them out before they have a chance to begin.

Start by avoiding the following, especially close to bedtime:

• Stress, mental or physical, although light exercise can be helpful.
• Caffeinated foods and beverages.
• Alcohol.
• Spicy foods or hot beverages, soups and stews.
• Tight or uncomfortable clothing.
• Warm temperatures, either with hot showers or baths, or in your home.
• Cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.

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What are Menopause  Night Sweats ?

Night sweats , or hot flashes which you experience while sleeping or trying to get to sleep, are the most frequent symptom of menopause. Fortunately, there is a wide variety of help on the market today for those sometimes debilitating symptoms. Read on to find out just what options are available and get the information you need to decide which treatments are best for you. Don’t wait one more minute to start getting the relief and improved sleep you deserve!

How Can We Get Relief?

Hot flashes, just like the women who experience them, come in all forms. Some women feel it as a flush that starts slowly and builds, sometimes accompanied by a red, warm face as well as a flushed upper body and even arms. Some women have profuse sweating, others have very little. For some women, the episodes end as quickly as they begin, and they almost don’t know they’ve had it until it is over. Lucky them!

Some studies have shown that up to 2/3 of women during perimenopause, and almost all women who enter menopause  prematurely because of illness or surgery, will experience night sweats. While black women seem to have greater problems with these than white women, other minorities seem to have less complaints, with Asian women reporting the least amount of problems. Younger women also seem to have a higher incidence than older women.

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By Pam Lyon

No one is certain just why we experience menopause night sweats, but there are many ways in which we can try to avoid or lessen them, especially with quick and easy lifestyle changes.

There are some common things which have been found to trigger episodes in the majority of women who experience night sweats during perimenopause and menopause, so let’s look at some ways we can try to knock them out before they have a chance to begin.

Start by avoiding the following, especially close to bedtime:

Stress, mental or physical, although light exercise can be helpful.
Caffeinated foods and beverages.
Alcohol.
Spicy foods or hot beverages, soups and stews.
Tight or uncomfortable clothing.
Warm temperatures, either with hot showers or baths, or in your home.
Cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.
A few more simple self-help techniques which may make your menopause night sweats more manageable are quick and easy to incorporate into our daily routine. These may also reduce stress helping us lead happier and healthier lives.

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