Bell, Stephanie
“I bet this is menopause.” I’d read about the dreaded night sweats. “You’ve got too many blankets on your side,” he said. “You always do!” Our house is cold, so I pile on a mountain of covers. I kicked off a layer or two. Within five minutes, I was chilled. When ...
Nausea as well as tender muscles are other symptoms of menopause that often accompany night sweats. Cold sweats with nausea during the night may also signal a disease or an infection. Night sweats, with or without nausea, should be reported to a doctor for further examination. For diabetics,...
In cases of immediate stress, the hypothalamus senses stress and sets off a hormone cascade that leads to the activation of our fight-or-flight response. As part of this response, the adrenals pump out extra hormones, and our bodies go from the state of relaxing, digesting and healing, to...
During menopause, your estrogen and progesterone levels go down. This change in hormones makes it harder for your body to regulate its temperature. This is what leads to hot flashes and night sweats. Hormone replacement therapy offsets the drop in estrogen by boosting your hormone levels to reli...
nearly all varieties of clothing can be made in moisture-wicking fabrics. Wicking clothing also includes nightgowns for women who experience night sweats during menopause. Despite the many fabrications and uses of wicking clothing, they all have the same purpose, which is to draw sweat and moistur...
Everlywell’s Perimenopause Test ($99) is for women and AFAB people who are wondering if menopause may be approaching based on their hormone levels. Using a blood sample, Everlywell measures your estradiol,44luteinizing hormone (LH),45and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)46— all of which prese...
The hot flashes and night sweats that make menopause miserable for many women can last for more than seven years — much longer than previously believed, new research shows. For the more than half of U.S. women who have frequent symptoms as the life change begins, the median length of tim...
And if you have any experiences with using heat, cold, or other environmental factors to improve performance; or if you’ve suffered from them; I’d love to hear about it all in the comments. Ditto for any factual corrections. Enter Rhonda ...
My husband says it is menopause, my son thinks I'm crazy, and until I saw the posting on sugar withdrawal, I was going to find a shrink! I hope they don't have me "taken away" while I am going through this. Thanks for all of your posts. They really helped! By anon95190 —...