Night sweats

[alister]

Morning all, apparently “night sweats” are a common occurance with sufferes of MDS, I was wondering if anyone has found away of reducing the severity by change of diet etc?

My brother doesn’t see the specialist at Kings College for a further 2 weeks but is hardly sleeping due to the sweats.

Thanks

[Mary4Mike]

Hello Alister,

Is your brother receiving treatment for his MDS? Night sweats can be a side effect of the chemo treatment when you are in your nadir. My husband experienced night sweats during the first few rounds of Dacogen. Someone on the forum recommended pomegranate juice and we must admit that it has worked for my husband. Also, clothing that will wick away sweat may help.

He should report this and other symptoms to his doctor. Our doc always asks about night sweats. It sounds like he should also be checking his temperature for a fever. We have been instructed to report to the hospital for a temperature of 100.3 or above.

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,

[txnmomma]

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Originally posted by alister:
Morning all, apparently “night sweats” are a common occurance with sufferes of MDS, I was wondering if anyone has found away of reducing the severity by change of diet etc?

My brother doesn’t see the specialist at Kings College for a further 2 weeks but is hardly sleeping due to the sweats.

Thanks

My father has had night sweats on and off for over 3 yrs. He soaks pillow cases and towels.

[jaxem]

same 4 my wife; usually associated with a fever breaking. our washing machine runs a lot. could be from an infection or leukemic fever.

[txnmomma]

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Originally posted by Mary4Mike:
Hello Alister,

Is your brother receiving treatment for his MDS? Night sweats can be a side effect of the chemo treatment when you are in your nadir. My husband experienced night sweats during the first few rounds of Dacogen.

Alister..

This exact same thing happened to my father when he took Dacogen. He would have BAD night sweats. He would soak thru pillows, sheets, blankets, anything that touched him was soaking wet. I mean soaking!!

That was a rought few weeks for us.

[Anne G]

Hi Alister

try asking gp for ranitadine(zantac). This drug was specifically made for Zollinger Ellison Syndrome, although most gp’s prescribe it for stomach complaints. I have been on this for about 12-18 mths(recommended By the Marie Curie nurses) for night sweats. I can honestly say this reduces the amount of night wear and sheet washing.

[deb m]

my dad’s bmt doc recommend an SSRI for his nightly fevers. she said it worked for many of her MDS patients. i guess seratonin helps the body regulate temperature. so my dad took prozac every day and he never had another one of those fevers. i believe that any of the SSRI drugs will work for this. Lexapro, Paxil, etc.
deb

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