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The night sweats are to excessive sweating produced at night that is not due to excessive heat in the room or in bed. They are sweating like hot flashes that can end up soaking the clothes or sheets.

The perception of excessive heat and sweating at night is quite common. For this reason it is important to distinguish the sweat due to high environmental heat that has a medical origin.

Among the main causes of night sweats are as follows:

Menopause. The hot flashes that accompany menopause may occur during the night and cause excessive sweating. It is a very common cause of night sweats in women during menopause.

Idiopathic hyperhidrosis. It consists of an excessive production of sweat on a chronic, unexplained.

Infection. Tuberculosis is an infection that most often been associated with night sweats. However, bacterial infections such as endocarditis (inflammation of the heart valves), osteomyelitis (bone infection) and abscesses, can cause night sweats. May also occur in HIV infection.

Cancer. Some cancers have early symptoms as night sweats excessive, especially lymphoma. However, people with undiagnosed cancer often have other symptoms such as fever and weight loss.

Drugs. The drugs are often a common cause of night sweats. Antidepressants are the drugs most frequently occur. All types of antidepressants can cause night sweats as a side effect, with an incidence rising from 8 to 22 percent in people taking antidepressants. Certain drugs used to lower fever such as aspirin or paracetamol can cause sweating at times.

Hypoglycemia. Sometimes low blood glucose can cause sweating. People who administer insulin or oral antidiabetic drugs may experience hypoglycemia during the night accompanied by sweating.