I have night sweats, can’t focus, lack of sleep, weight loss, what is going on?

Hi guys 22 year old caucasian Female here, 162cm, 59kg
Roughly four weeks ago I stayed at my parent’s house and woke up absolutely drenched in sweat. They had just bought a new futon, and it was a leather-type fabric, so I had assumed it was down to that. I went back home but the sweats did not stop. I would say, give or take a few days off, I have been drenched in sweat every evening since. Sometimes it’s so bad that I will have a dream that I am sweating (this has happened twice now).
It will wake me up in the early hours, say 1am, and again at 3 or 4am, and I will be so thirsty I have to down about a pint of water before attempting to sleep again. I can no longer bear the heating on.
My doctor thought it could be hormonal so I was sent for PCOS-related blood checks. My hormone levels all came back dandy. They did ultrasound me and find a TINY 0.6MM cyst on my right ovary but as my metabolic indications weren’t there, they did not think it could be causing the sweats.
Two weeks into the sweating I got an incredibly bad cold, which came with a cough – it was a rattly cough, but my chest is clear. I am still coughing up chunks of white phlegm a few times an hour. I had a chest x-ray that has come back clear. Other cold symptoms have subsided.
My doctor took a shed load of blood tests last week My blood tests have come back as no action required. They took Renal profile, bone profile, liver function, tsh, esr, fbc, HIV 1/2, CMV, and EBV Antibody. So what the hell is going on? I’m just really suffering from the lack of sleep. Originally the cough was thought to be due to a throat infection, but the medication given to me did not settle it. We thought it could be nasal drip so I tried Avamys nasal spray, but that has made no difference, and as I am not congested at all in my nose it was hard to believe anyway. The doctor had a check of my lymph nodes and said she could feel a few raised in my throat but did not pursue it further.
I have lost about 3kg this month but have been on a low carb eating lifestyle since April. My calories SHOULD be at maintenance (1600-1800kcal a day) so perhaps this is due to the amount I am sweating at night? I just feel really goddamned tired now, like I can’t focus, and I dread sleeping because I know it will be interrupted in just a few hours.
EDIT: My thyroid has also been checked via bloods and that all came back normal, and I have no other diagnosed long-term health issues. I am a recovered bulimic in case that is relevent (2yrs out of recovery).


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6 Comments on “I have night sweats, can’t focus, lack of sleep, weight loss, what is going on?

  1. In my opinion first check for tuberculosis
    If it comes back negative then i recommend you try atarax 10 mg twice a day , if it helps then i recommend you see a psychologist

    Good Luck

  2. For me I think it is a bacterial /T.B chest infection ..
    A sputum culture is needed to follow a suitable antibiotic.

  3. hi
    these are signs of chronic inflammatory lung disease.
    get chest CT done along with blood and sputum examination.
    thanks

  4. HI
    TB IS THE FIRST PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS.
    GET ELISA DONE.
    CHECK LYMPHOCYTES AND ESR IN BLOOD.
    XRAY CHEST SHOULD HELP.

  5. hello there,
    this seems to be a chronic disease like tuberculosis,brucellosis.
    get a chest physician opinion.
    AKT will help cure the disease if tuberculosis is confirmed.

  6. Your history is suggesting tuberculosis strongly,
    I recommend you to do tuberculosis diagnostic tests

    Best regards

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