Recently I’ve had a lot of episodes of the sweats. Ive always been a naturally sweatier person and shower twice a day, but this is different to normal sweating. It’s episodes where I can physically feel myself sweating- it feels like my body is sort of clammy and almost cold, but im hot and drenched in sweat and I can actually feel myself sweating profusely. You know when you’re in a scary or frightening situation and you can feel yourself physically sweating? It’s like that but for no reason. I’m not anxious at all and it just randomly happens.
im 25 so it’s not the menopause and I don’t have a fever (I’ve checked several times with a thermometer, both when the sweating episodes happen and when they’re not happening- my temp is always normal)
our heating isn’t on either- it was on earlier so the house isn’t cold, but it’s not roasting either. It’s the kind of temperature you would wear a hoodie but not be cold. I’m normally a freezing person anyway and I’m usually chilly (that’s normal for me!) all the time apart from these episodes where suddenly I feel hot and the sweat is literally pouring off me, and I feel all cold and clammy. It’s like I’ve been out running or in an uncomfortable position but I’m not I’m lying in bed chilled or I’m sleeping!
does anyone know what this is and how I can stop it? I’m not sick and I don’t have any of the bugs going about. This has been going on for maybe 2 months or so on and off. It happens sometimes during the day but it’s much worse at night. I was clean before going to bed and slightly chilly and now I’ve had one of those episodes and I’m having to change my pjs, wash my face and my hair is soaked with sweat too so I’ll have to wash that in the morning now