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Night Sweats is this normal?

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kim27383
kim27383

I've been waking up off and on the past week with night sweats. I take Lexapro and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with them.

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  • Guest
    Guest kim27383

    Posted

    Hi Kim, I have had the night sweats since Sept. 1. I have severe anxiety and agoraphobia. I believe the night sweats are anxiety. I also get a feeling like I am very hit other times in the day but no like when I am sleeping. I wake up feeling anxiety and sweating.
    • kim27383
      kim27383 Guest

      Posted

      Thank you for responding its nice to know someone else has the same thing happening.
  • jan34534
    jan34534 kim27383

    Posted

     Are your night sweats causing you to feel drenched or is it just a little sweat? And do you normally have a lot of anxiety? 

     are you having any other symptoms such as fever  or swollen lymph nodes etc.? 

    • kim27383
      kim27383 jan34534

      Posted

      I sleep with a huge comforter and I keep my heat on 80 which may have something to do with it. Also my son has been sleeping with me which makes it hotter. Plus I had on a long sleeve shirt and jeans I was dripping in sweat but I was definitely moist. It's happened a couple of times since all of this started. I don't think my lymph nodes are swollen and I haven't had a fever to my knowledge.

    • tanya94586
      tanya94586 kim27383

      Posted

      Lexapro side effects can be increased sweating at night for sure. It’s in the leaftlet I believe. I used to drench the bed and have to sleep on towels. Totally normal.  
    • kim27383
      kim27383 tanya94586

      Posted

      I read that anxiety meds can cause it I was just checking. I worry about everything and I wanted to check. I don't want to Google it because it will tell me something horrible I'm sure.

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