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Night sweats?

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Fulloflife87
Fulloflife87

I've had night sweats for while, randomly. Is this a myth with having herpes or does anyone else have this??

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  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus Fulloflife87

    Posted

    Night sweats are not a typical symptom of herpes.
    • cqnkatz
      cqnkatz FelizCastus

      Posted

      Do you know if muscle or joint pain is? I was diagnosed with hsv1 last October. On valtrex out of fear. I feel like I've given myself anxiety. I constantly feel like I have a burning sensation and nothing is there.

    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus cqnkatz

      Posted

      Maybe around the first outbreak as part of the flu-like symptoms and some residual issues, but not continuous long-term muscle and joint pain. Daily meds aren't even required for gHSV1, btw, not unless you suffer from many recurrences, which is much less common with gHSV1.

  • rocky31676
    rocky31676 Fulloflife87

    Posted

    You can have night sweats independently of herpes present or not. 

    However, night sweats indicate some other infections like mono, or cmv. 

    Do you have untnetional weight loss also and loss of appeitite, then consultation with a physician is required. 

  • Darana
    Darana Fulloflife87

    Posted

    I have them due to my hormone imbalance, but maybe it goes along with the flu-like symptoms?
  • lisa53100
    lisa53100 Fulloflife87

    Edited

    I get night sweats before or at the beginning of my outbreaks. I also get sweating spells (hot flashes) during the day. Once I begin medication therapy the sweating stops. At least it does act as an alarm for me that tells me I have an outbreak. Best of luck to you!

    Lisa

  • boni58
    boni58 Fulloflife87

    Edited

    Yes. I get horiffic night sweats up to 2 weeks prior.
  • georgina_77297
    georgina_77297 Fulloflife87

    Posted

    The actual night I got diagnosed with herpes I had a night sweat and was so scared but it only happened once. I checked for diabetes, TB and HIV which came back negative as I know these can be causes.

    I'm thinking maybe I just had anxiety after being diagnosed as I was worried I could have something else.

    • lisa53100
      lisa53100 georgina_77297

      Posted

      Hi Georgina77297. Sounds like you had a lot to worry about. It probably does have do a lot to contribute to the sweating. Also as mentioned above it could be part of the "flu-like" symptoms that goes along with herpes. Hope all your tests came back negative. Personally I am also HIV +.

      Take care!!

      L

    • georgina_77297
      georgina_77297 lisa53100

      Posted

      Thanks but I didn’t ask about your status. It’s not making matters better :-)
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