Night sweats?

I am doing research for university and part of it is to investigate how night sweats affect people. I am interested to hear from individuals who suffer from these! How do they affect you? What do you have to do when you have them, and does this affect your day in any way? As much info as possible will be greatly appreciated!!
Night sweats?
Six years ago when I started going through menopause, I would wake up throwing my covers off, and covered in sweat. I felt like someone lit a match inside of me, and it was spreading throughout my body. When that happens at night, it destroys your sleep pattern, and leaves you very tired during the day. Then to make it worse, every little thing that upsets you brings on the hot flashes as well, and then you just cant function because of being uncomfortable, and it also affects your mind making you forgetful. You may not be doing research on Menopause, but that is the only time in my life I had night sweats, day sweats, and just feeling plain sick most of the time. I had to see my doctor and get on hormones. Now I'm alert at work, I have my normal energy, and sleep all night, except when my German Shepherd decides to get me up to go outside, which I would welcome anyday compared to waking up sweating! It doesn't have to do with size or weight either. I'm small a size 6, its just a hormone thing, and its worse for some people than others. Hope this helped your research some.
Night sweats?
**** i dont know maybe were just to hottt to handle for the bed and room
Reply:i have suffered these symptons for yrs. somtimes i feel drained and dehydrated when i wake. i lose alot of sleep, wakingt up wet. ive had dozens of test and everything came back normal. i guess im just unlucky in that department. hope that helps in some way.
Reply:I'm 61 years of age and have been having 'night sweats' for the past 10 years. I'm post menopausal so that shouldn't be an issue, but is part of it. I awake at least 4 times during the night to throw covers off and to lay my wrists on the cold brass headboard to cool down. Then I get chilled and have to cover myself again. Since my sleep pattern is disrupted by these 'fun' times during the night, I feel the need to nap every afternoon. I am retired, so my grogginess in the morning at least isn't a driving issue. I seem to have high energy until about 2pm, then spiral down for a rest. After about an hour of zzzz's I'm again energetic to finish the day. Oh, how I look forward to (not) another restless night of sleep. Oh yeah, my husband says sleeping next to me is like sleeping with a broken Easy Bake oven!
Reply:I started suffering from a night sweats some years ago, i am 44. it might be due to my high blood pressure, to my age - pre menopausal, or it is simply too hot in my room. i think, it is a combination of the first two. sometimes, when i wake up at night, i just change my nightgown and it wont happened more than once. during a day is unpleasant, because i just feel, that is 95 Fahrenheits out there. i try to drink something cold, open a window and such. there is not much you can do about it. i like to take my meds as little as possible, so i don't take meds for this heat attacks. feels very unpleasant tho, during day it comes four or five times and mostly only while having PMS
Reply:hi! when i was going through menopause i had a lot of hot flashes occur,most of these happening at night.they made it very uncomfortable for me ,i would wake up at night soaking wet and id have to change my night clothes.i would get hot from the neck up and start sweating.i still get them but not as often.i hope ive helped you.