How To Control Night Sweats

Night sweats plague many women during menopause and affect many men as their bodies age and produce fewer hormones. Night sweats are simply hot flashes that are experienced at night. Although troublesome, night sweats are not usually a cause for concern and often can be managed at home. However, if your symptoms become severe, visit your physician for additional treatments.

Things You'll Need

• Multivitamin supplement
• Lavender essential oil
• Cotton balls
• Ziploc bag
• Vitamin E
• Fan
• Oral thermometer

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Instructions

How to Control Night Sweats

• 1

  Take a daily multivitamin supplement that contains vitamin B, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium. Night sweats deplete your body of these essential vitamins and minerals.

• 2

  Soak several cotton balls in lavender essential oil and place in a small Ziploc bag. When night sweats occur, open the bag and inhale two or three times. Lavender oil reduces anxiety and stress, which are common triggers and side effects of night sweats. According to Project Aware, this may help to alleviate your symptoms quickly.

• 3

  Take 400 to 800 international units (IU) of vitamin E daily, according to Women-to-Women.com. This is a commonly practiced alternative treatment which is said to reduce the incidence of night sweats and associated symptoms.

• 4

  Place a fan beside your bed to reduce hot flashes and night sweats. This will reduce the feeling of extreme heat that you may experience as a symptom.

• 5

  Dress in cotton clothing and wear many layers. During a night sweat, you will be able to rid your body of excess layers of clothing and alleviate your symptoms.

• 6

  Schedule an appointment with your physician. If at-home methods are failing, he may prescribe hormone replacement therapy to assist your body during menopausal symptoms. If you are not experiencing menopause, he will order tests to determine the cause of the night sweats and prescribe a treatment regimen to help your condition.