Hormones, Night Sweats and Hot Flashes
Conclusion of the Night Sweats and hot flashes series
Most Montrealers complain they do not get enough sleep. Yet, sleep affects are physical and mental health. Not having enough sleep affects our mood, our stamina, our home-life and career, and our social relationships.
Sleep is an important human function which is essential for good physical health and good mental health. Even though sleep is so important many Montrealers take sleeping for granted. They either sleep too much or more often than not, sleep less than is recommended for good health. Montrealers will catnap rather than sleep, burn the midnight oil studying, play on the computer, or just insist that they are too busy too sleep.
Conditions that affect sleep, our health, and mental health include such topics as Night Sweats and Hot Flashes, common symptoms for premenopausal women. Montrealers can go to the hospital for endocrinologists and hormone specialist. They can also take a long at this site for hormone therapists in Montreal, and across Canada
The Causes of Night Sweats and Hot Flashes continued
Hypoglycemia
Individuals who take anti-diabetic medication or insulin may suffer from night sweats due to the low blood sugar level.
Hormones and night sweats
Different hormone conditions such as pheochromocytoma, (tumor of the adrenal glands that releases epinephrine and norepinephrine, adrenaline) hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), and carcinoid syndrome (caused by hormones released by the carcinoid tumor), may cause night sweats.
Certain neurological conditions and night sweats
Though not altogether that common, certain neurological conditions such as stroke, autonomic dysreflexia (over-stimulation of the automatic nervous system usually triggered by a spinal chord injury), post-traumatic syringomyelia ( a fluid-filled cyst on the spinal chord) or automatic neuropathy ( disease of the nerves) can cause night sweats.
Conclusion
Even though night sweats may seem harmless enough if they occur quite frequently, let your doctor know so that he or she can determine if there may be an underlying medical condition which are causing them.
Sources:
http://www.medicinenet.com/night_sweats/article.htm
Published by Carol Roach
Carol Roach holds a masters in counselling psychology. She worked as a therapist at the Douglas Hospital in Montreal before becoming a professional writer.Carol is the author of the book Picking Up The Piece... View profile
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