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What Causes Profuse Sweating During Night?
I m a bit concerned about my husband. He s a 51 yr old male recently he has been more tired then usual and falling asleep often while sitting up reading. His short term memory gets worse as the weeks pass and has developed night sweats. He is pretty healthy not over weight, plays golf reg. I m concerned also because his father passed of als Thank you Wendy
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
hi madam,i would like to know some more details like is your husband diabetic,hypertensive?night sweats occur in many conditions like hypoglycemia i.e,due to lowered glucose levels,in people who take anti depressent drugs,in some cancers like lymphoma,in some hormonal disturbances like hyperthyroidism etc.once let him have his blood sugar levels checked.thank you
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