Night Sweats and temperature control
Hi Everyone,
I've been diagnosed with RRMS for about 2 years now. I haven't been put on any medication yet, though we've come to a decision to get me on Tecfidera in the next few months. However over the last 8 months I've had regular night sweats and I just wondered if this is another 'common' symptom that other MS'ers get? He's running blood tests to rule out other things before I go on Tecfidera, but my doctor didn't seem to think it was that common a symptom.
I seem to go to bed with extremely cold feet and hands (plus tips of my nose) most nights despite being warm everywhere else, and then awake in a pool of sweat around my face and torso. Lovely!
Does anyone else have this problem?
Thanks in advance!
@carlsb , MS attacks our Central Nervous System (CNS), which is the brain or our spinal column. Now, a lesion on the brain could actually interfere with the body's thermostat function, which can give cause to your night sweats. The cold feet and hands, also known as your extremities, are the furthestmost points from your brain. MS damage affects the successful transmission of signals from the nerve endings to the brain. So, if your brain isn't receiving the correct information from your hands and feet, it isn't able to regulate the correct responses. Hope this helps. :wink:
Hey there! Ok so I can't confirm if it's normal or not, but I too experience that. Thought maybe it would help to know you're not alone ☺️