Night sweats and filter/dialyser

[Bruno]

Has anyone heard of a connection between night sweats and the type of dialyser being used? I get real bad sweats after dialysis and if I'm off dialysis for a day or two they ease off but come back again after a session. I go to bed and get to sleep only to wake up in a lather a few hours later. This is about 12 hours after I finish dialysis.

[KICKSTART]

I dont get sweats a such but always find im very hot (or so im told  ) No seriously , i was talking to a guy at dialysis who was the same , turned out its our BP meds. He came off his and the sweats went away, are you on any ?

[Hazmat35]

I constantly find myself with HOT FLASHES and NIGHT SWEATS!  It drives me crazy.  I usually take a long cool shower to try to cool off, or sit in front of the fan with a cool rag on my forehead!  It doesn't really help, but it's worth a try. 

[ChickenLittle56]

I also get night sweats, I get up and the sheets are damp. I am seing my cardiologist in about two weeks I will ask him if there is any side effects on my meds.

[Bruno]

I'm off all of my BP meds because when I went on diallysis it went down and stayed down. The only BP med (at least I think it is) is Avapro which is supposed to be good for my heart (I'm an open heart surgery...triple bypass...survivor).
I was wondering what it might be about dialysis that could be causing it. I saw someone on the site claim that it was his filter.

[greg10]

There is no good answer to this as far as I have read.  Some think it has to do with infection and you should watch your temperature carefully, others think this may be a natural response to the catabolic process of hemodialysis where glucagon and adrenaline and other catabolic hormones are released.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Kidney-Disease--Disorders/Kidney-Patient-Excessive-Sweating/show/615988

[calypso]

I've been on hemodialysis for almost a year, PD for 6 years. On PD I don't think I've ever gotten night sweats. On HD I have gotten night sweats maybe 4 or 5 times all year. No idea what it was attributed to. I know I was a bit overhydrated when it happened, but I've been overhydrated without it happening as well. So it's not hydration level related.

I have no idea what the cause is but it's happened so infrequently to me that I never looked into it. I don't have diabetes, if that helps. Good luck finding the cause and treating it.

[carson]

Am I the only one who FREEZES? I wear: t-shirt, flannel pjs,  socks, electric blanket, cotton sheet, down duvet, light comforter and, of course, my trusty cat (the furnace). I can't take the cold and might even welcome the idea of night sweats for a change.

[Bruno]

My nurse has given me a new filter to try, supposedly it is allergy free. I had sweats immediately after dialysis today and think I smelt like a polecat which was embarrassing. I'll let you know whether The new filter helps.

[Marinterry]

I started hemo-dialysis one month ago. After two weeks, I began having night sweats after my sessions. Not sure what it's attributed to, but it only happens on dialysis days. Maybe the blood pressure meds in conjunction with the dialysis does it. It is definitely no fun. I think I should not be sleeping in my bed on those nights, but rather on top of it with a blanket. Haven't yet, hope it passes.

[cassandra]

What's your BP after treatment? I have terrible nightsweats when my BP is too low. So I increased my dry weight quite a bit (probably cos I (can) eat 6 times as much on home hemo than on in-center), lol