[jrrocco]

Hi Guys,

Any feedback on this would be great

Now that I'm fully aware of my problem I've been noticing when I wake up after 3 hours or so I'm usually sweating a little bit.. Is this normal based on phase I'm in or do you think there is a medical condition going on and this is a symptom along with the insomnia?

Also,

I started back at the gym. It's always been there for me.. I've trained since i was young.

Has anybody been able to get better sleep after hard exercise – or will my body just completely deteriorate because I'm not getting the adequate sleep needed to recuperate?

First day back after training hard.. only got 3 hours and then up. 🙁

Not looking good.

Matt

[lowercasebecky1952]

Good Morning, Matt.

It is not normal for any one, except menopausal women or someone with a fever or after one has had a bad dream, to wake up sweating. I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I'd see a doctor immediately! My husband ignored symptoms like that and shortness of breath, and it nearly killed him! After having symptoms for a couple of months, he had a massive cardiac infarction and had to have a quintuple bypass (almost unheard of). I woud waste no time getting to the doctor.

To answer your question about exercise, first ask your doctor if your are healthy enough to start an exercise program. If everything is ok, go for it. But a word of warning: Never exercise within several hours of bedtime. Once you get your blood flowing and your bones tingling, your body will not shutdown for a while. I wish you success in whatever you decide to do. But please let the first thing be to see a do be to see a doctor.

Best Wishes for good health,

Becky

[jessallie]

Night sweats for a man can be a sign of a health issue (unless you have way too many covers on). See your doctor.

[annie t]

'jrrocco' wrote on '03:

Hi Guys,

Any feedback on this would be great

Now that I'm fully aware of my problem I've been noticing when I wake up after 3 hours or so I'm usually sweating a little bit.. Is this normal based on phase I'm in or do you think there is a medical condition going on and this is a symptom along with the insomnia?

Also,

I started back at the gym. It's always been there for me.. I've trained since i was young.

Has anybody been able to get better sleep after hard exercise – or will my body just completely deteriorate because I'm not getting the adequate sleep needed to recuperate?

First day back after training hard.. only got 3 hours and then up. 🙁

Not looking good.

Matt

[Nicole]

Sorry to hear about your insomnia. I can relate. My counselor tells me that exercise might be the best thing for my insomnia. Like someone else mentioned, you shouldn't do it too close to bedtime. Even if you have only gotten a little sleep, definitely exercise if you can because the exercise will definitely benefit your sleep! As for the sweats, not sure on that one. Good luck to you!!

[caz]

Hi Matt,

If I were you i'd have a go at doing gentle exercise later on in the day like a

stroll in the park. I believe that fresh air helps with the quality of sleep

doesn't it? Definitely not a good plan to do cardio in the hours before bedtime.

I do all my cardio in the morning and my calming down exercise in the evening.

I defo notice a better sleep ensues if I get some fresh air 2 hours before bedtime.

Common sense? Maybe!

Also, sweating when you are sleeping is usually a sign of something. It might be an

infection, inflammation, or thyroid issue for example, something totally treatable.

Just get yourself to your docs for a check up…it's defo not “normal” to wake up with

hot sweats as a young fit bloke.

Caz x

[jrrocco]

'lowercasebecky1952' wrote on '03:

Good Morning, Matt.

It is not normal for any one, except menopausal women or someone with a fever or after one has had a bad dream, to wake up sweating. I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I'd see a doctor immediately! My husband ignored symptoms like that and shortness of breath, and it nearly killed him! After having symptoms for a couple of months, he had a massive cardiac infarction and had to have a quintuple bypass (almost unheard of). I woud waste no time getting to the doctor.

To answer your question about exercise, first ask your doctor if your are healthy enough to start an exercise program. If everything is ok, go for it. But a word of warning: Never exercise within several hours of bedtime. Once you get your blood flowing and your bones tingling, your body will not shutdown for a while. I wish you success in whatever you decide to do. But please let the first thing be to see a do be to see a doctor.

Best Wishes for good health,

Becky

Hi Becky,

Been researching alot on this.. according to Alternative Therapies, the definitive guide.

http://books.google.com/books?id=x_eA7dCleIgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false

It seems sleep phase1 MAY produce some sweating.

I'm not going to panic as it's only mildly damp.. but I am seeing the doctor today and will ask about it.. I managed to get 4 hours tonite and no sweat.. an improvement – albeit small but better then the 3 I've been getting.

I haven't kept a diary of the occasions i've sweated vs the amount of hours I'm into sleep before i wake up. But I imagine it's when it's less then 4 hours.. Going to be more mindful on this

Thanks for your concern.

Matt

[jrrocco]

'Nicole' wrote on '03:

Sorry to hear about your insomnia. I can relate. My counselor tells me that exercise might be the best thing for my insomnia. Like someone else mentioned, you shouldn't do it too close to bedtime. Even if you have only gotten a little sleep, definitely exercise if you can because the exercise will definitely benefit your sleep! As for the sweats, not sure on that one. Good luck to you!!

Hi Nicole,

Nice to meet you. Yea I'm going to stick with the gym and see how it goes.. I'm feeling a little regret that I didn't get back to training when the insomnia was a bit milder just a couple of months ago I was sleeping 4 hours then up for a few and back down for 2 or so.. this was in addition to napping during the day. So I was technically getting 8 hours even though it was broken. I think if i would have just cut out the naps and got my lazy ass back in the gym I would be good by now.. it always fixes whatever ails me. Instead i loaded up on melatonin, gaba, blah blah. and it just got progressively worse. A definite setback.. On the other, Not going to “Sweat the Sweat” It could be normal when entering first stage of sleep. It's not profuse so we'll see how that goes

Good luck as well, and let me know how exercise it working for you and if u can lick this thing

Matt

[jrrocco]

'caz' wrote on '03:

Hi Matt,

If I were you i'd have a go at doing gentle exercise later on in the day like a

stroll in the park. I believe that fresh air helps with the quality of sleep

doesn't it? Definitely not a good plan to do cardio in the hours before bedtime.

I do all my cardio in the morning and my calming down exercise in the evening.

I defo notice a better sleep ensues if I get some fresh air 2 hours before bedtime.

Common sense? Maybe!

Also, sweating when you are sleeping is usually a sign of something. It might be an

infection, inflammation, or thyroid issue for example, something totally treatable.

Just get yourself to your docs for a check up…it's defo not “normal” to wake up with

hot sweats as a young fit bloke.

Caz x

Hi Caz,

Yea that's what i was thinking, an infection.. or worse Andropause = devastating

It seems men go through a menopause as well..

shouldn't it be called “men”opause when men experience a hormonal decline? 🙂

I'm not going to freak out though.. just stay the course

[jrrocco]

'jessallie' wrote on '03:

Night sweats for a man can be a sign of a health issue (unless you have way too many covers on). See your doctor.

Hi Jess,

yea.. going today and will ask about it.. but not going to panic unless it keeps happening when I start getting past the 4 hour sleep mark.

Thanks for the advice – Matt

[lowercasebecky1952]

'jrrocco' wrote on '04:

Hi Jess,

yea.. going today and will ask about it.. but not going to panic unless it keeps happening when I start getting past the 4 hour sleep mark.

Thanks for the advice – Matt

Hi Again, Matt.

I've just re-read my first response to your “night sweat” entry, and think I may have over-reacted. Although, the night sweats still bother me, I was not coming at the exercise advice from the same place you are. I could probably use some daytime exercise, myself. However, I have limited motion, and am in a wheelchair. So, naturally, being somewhat dormant, I am not the best person to give exercise advice. I will, however stick to my guns about not exercising too close to bedtime. I've always heard that four hours is a good rule of thumb. So, dinner and a brisk walk, maybe. It would serve the purpose of evening exercise and fresh air.

Best of luck to you with your doctor's visit.

Becky

[Martin Reed]

Sometimes I wake up in a sweat after a particularly intense dream. In any case, if you're concerned, speaking to your doctor is the best advice. How did it go? Did you get any suggestions or useful feedback?

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[lowercasebecky1952]

'Martin' wrote on '07:

Sometimes I wake up in a sweat after a particularly intense dream. In any case, if you're concerned, speaking to your doctor is the best advice. How did it go? Did you get any suggestions or useful feedback?

Martin,

While waking in a sweat after a vivd dream is “normal”, I still maintain that it is abnormal to wake frequently in a sweat for no apparent reason. The doctor is the best place to start. Sweating for no good reason can be an indication of underlying health problems, such as heart disease. After having recently dealt with the results of ignoring the signs of heart disease, that was the first thing that popped into my mind. Nght sweats can be indicative of other underlying issues which need to be explored via his physician, and I'm glad to see he has consulted his doctor. That's normally the best jumping off point if you can't explain symptoms such as these. And if I was wrong about the cause, I won't apologize for steering anyone to a doctor when they experience any abnormal symptoms or signs. Too often, people die from ignoring such signs. You read about what happened to me. Need I say more?

Becky

[Martin Reed]

Becky

My apologies if my post wasn't particularly clear. I was also advocating a doctor's visit, I just wanted to offer some comfort to Matt that it may not be something too serious. That being said, I wrote the post after he had decided to speak with the doctor so hopefully he'll give us an update before too long.

Your advice about visiting a doctor is absolutely spot-on and I would never want to infer otherwise.

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[jrrocco]

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to give you an update.. the sweating has stopped.. I dont' think it was serious so no need to be concerned.. The doc told me to let him know if it keeps happening..

I have been training though and so far I'm not getting to far. But I'm going to stick with it.. I had a good night two nights ago, was able to fall back to sleep after only an hour of waking.. still got 6 hours.

I took an hour nap yesterday before i hit the gym again (probably not a good idea) 2 hours cardio, an hour lifting. I was so tired at 11am.. i pushed myself to midnight and actually wasn't as tired when i hit the pillow and it was a terrible experience.. I felt like i was awake the whole night.. very light sleep every hour would wake up and then drift back into some weird hybrid twilight sleep..

Today is going to be hell since I don't want to nap

When i'm on the treadmill I keep visualizing a big jug of serotonin pouring into my brain.. maybe I need a bigger Jug 🙂

In all fairness I have to be realistic.. this problem has been going on for 8 months or so. I think I just have to stay vigilant in my efforts to turn it around.

Thanks again for all your concerns and best to you all

Matt

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