Night sweats

I'm 67 and still have night sweats, I also literally drip during the day if I get hot when gardening or cooking.
Things have improved since I changed my old foam mattress for a more traditional one with a cotton padded mattress cover and cotton sheets. I have a light goosedown duvet and pillow. Anything synthetic seems to make things worse.
I'd imagined that things would get better with time, but that certainly hasn't happened to me.

Granmaz post I second - also find I have a bad night if I eat sugary things after about 8 in the evening. I guess they provide the fuel!

Hi Ladies, my first post. I too was getting bad night sweats I read that taking sage tablet helps and they have certainly helped me a lot. Good luck.

Hi Flutterby 1, I came off HRT about 6 months ago and the hot flushes and night sweats started again with a vengeance (I’m 63) I have cut caffeine and alcohol out completely and have started eating main meal in the middle of the day and less at night - it has definitely helped and sweats and flushes reduced dramatically. Give a try, it might help you too.

Me too - ever since the menopause started 17 years ago!
You have my sympathy as the lack of sleep is exhausting.
They come and go in phases (maybe linked to pre menopause monthly cycle? -haven’t really recorded). Worse if I’m stressed.
A cool sleeping room with a light but cosy cover are the most comfortable. A firm (top) pillow also helps so that it doesn’t ‘cosy’ around your head.
Night time cuddle ups are a thing of the past unless the temperatures are sub zero!

I get night sweats too and am the same age as you.Never had them when I was going through the menopause and just recently have been having tender breasts,like I used to get before a period. Been to the doctor to get them checked and she said all seems ok,no lumps or anything.Could be a hormone surge !! Just when you think you're past all that stuff

Flutterby1 Hi I’m 62 I have night sweats and sometimes during the day, the night ones don’t seem as bad as they used too, so I’m hoping they are starting to fade away, we can but hope ? it’s awful isn’t it..
Sending you much love, and I hope things improve for you, as it’s so uncomfortable.?xx

I’m so pleased to know I’m not alone (not pleased for you obviously!) but I’ve recently started having sweats both day and night again and last night the bed was wet through! I had a full hysterectomy at 48 and have been on HRT since albeit only half a dose nowadays. I’m 63 so thought they would be long gone by now, I even started to think I was ill. I don’t remember them being this bad since just after my hysterectomy! I’m up so often in the night that I’m feeling shattered during the day. Is it still the menopause?

Flutterby1 I still have night sweats of varying intensity and am 6 years post menopause.
I had a hysterectomy 5 years ago and the sweats came back thereafter.
I take quite a lot of steroids in the course of the year, which can exacerbate night sweats.

I would only repeat others advice and you are probably doing most of these anyway - we keep the bedroom temperature like Antarctica, fan positioned next to me and on all night and a cool pillow.

Sorry there's no simple solution... best of luck ?

One week ago due to night sweats l went back on HRT, l was off for one year so felt l had given it a decent shot . However HRT not kicked in yet so still suffering. I used to love my bed now l dread it as l know my sleep will be disturbed. no way to live in my opinion and luckily my GP agreed.

My daughter bought me a flat pillow that you keep in the fridge, think it’s called “chill max” ... anyway it works like a dream on the back of my neck !

I am 73 too and still have them. I use a cooling pillow which helps - I like having my face on something cold in the middle of hte night. Have not had a decent full night's sleep since I came off HRT about 15 years ago........................!

Hi Shysal thanks for your reply. I just felt that it was a bit odd me having night sweats begin at my age but obviously not. Oh well just have to find ways to deal with them.
Thanks again

I still have night sweats at the age of 73. I live alone so can cover the bed to suit me, only using a sheet over me all year round. There is a fan permanently positioned next to the bed and gel cooling mats under the pillow and beside me. Sorry I cannot give you any hope for an improvement, but you never know!
It must be lovely to snuggle under a fluffy duvet!