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Why do i wake up at night drenched n sweating?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Tired: Interrupted or restless sleep, night sweats from dream or temperature change or waking up from rem stage of sleep, or snacking late.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Two nights of having night sweats and I wake up drenched..I sleep naked lol and still sweat. Happens at least five to six times a month..Dont know tho?

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I sleep with a fan on and the AC at about 72 yet i still have severe night sweats. To the point that when i wake up it feels like some wet the bed.

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A member asked:

I wake up with a light sweat at night. It is not drenching at all and usually my sheets are a little damp but dry quickly. Is this considered a night sweats? Or does it have to be drenching to be a night sweat?

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I have struggled with night sweats as far back as I can remember (I am 23), but theyve gotten a lot worse in the past couple of months. I wake up with my neck, back, and underwear area drenched in sweat. Why are my night sweats getting worse?

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Is it normal to have drenching night sweats for years? Like so bad that I wake up freezing from them multiple times a night? If not, what could be the cause?

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