Heavy Night Sweats - should I spk to Dr?

[Blossom4538]

I’m guessing it could poss be hormonal (I’m 40) but I have heavy, dripping (sorry tmi!) sweats every night and it wakes me up constantly!

Is it something I should speak to the Dr about?

I am on Citalopram also, which I believe can cause sweats.

Yes.
Probably age related but night sweats can be a sign of something serious and 40 is on the young side for menopause though not impossible.

I’d post on the menopause section for advice.

It does sound hormonal, I get them when I'm premenstrual but not otherwise. I'm also 40. Could be worth checking in case it's the perimenopause?

Definitely get checked out by a doctor and a blood test.

I presumed night sweats in early 40's were the start of the menopause but they were actually a serious illness, and I would have been better to get looked into earlier.

Probably be nothing serious for you, but better to rule out.

Do you drink much alcohol?

I've had this the last two nights on my chest and I will be ringing Tuesday. I'm 44.

I'm T2 diabetic, and if my blood sugars are high during the night, I wake up soaked in sweat.

Def one for your GP.

Thanks everyone, I will call them.

It used to be just a couple of nights prior to my period, but for a while now, every nights, soaked and dripping from the neck down to my lower legs!

@paradisebythedashboardlights I’m so sorry to hear that. Do you mind me asking what you were diagnosed with please?

@GreenLunchBox no, hardly at all! Just a glass of red about once a week, at the very most.