BTW, this also happening when I first quit smoking, but then I just thought it was due to the lack of nicotine. Also I did have a lot of vitamins after the workout. A few bowls of Kelloggs Smartstart (which has 100% of about 14 vitamins and minerals per serving), and an Endurox R4 recovery drink, which is also loaded with antioxidants.
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I get this too after intense exercise, not the night of the exercise, but the night after. Sometimes I have to lay down a towel when I get back into bed, as it's too damp to get comfortable.
I only have 1 or 2 cups of coffee a day now, the second usually being just after lunch, not near bed time.
None of Kate Smith's answers are applicable to me. Google suggests hormones the thyroid gland creates to burn extra fuel could be the cause. At present, I can deal with the sweating, but I'm hoping it goes away as my body becomes more accustomed to it's new regime, but if anyone has any ideas on how to alleviate the symptoms, that would be great. I already sleep unclothed and a cold room, so I'm certainly not simply overheating.
I did some searching and couldn't find anything that related training to night sweats. All of the ailments that it linked it to were severe (except for pregnancy). Do a Google search for "Sleep Hyperhidrosis" and you'll see what I mean.
They seem to be more common if I
1) haven't been exercising as much as usual (maybe because my body is used to sweating out more fluid and this is how it makes up?)
or
2) I am fighting off something (between the two of our jobs I think we are exposed to more c**p in the form of colds/flu, etc)
This disorder has been reported in association with diabetes insipidus, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, hypothalamic lesions, epilepsy, cerebral and brain stem strokes, cerebral palsy, chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, spinal cord infarction, head injury, and familial dysautonomia. It also can occur in pregnancy and can be produced by the use of antipyretic medications. Excessive sweating can be seen in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, presumably because of the associated autonomic disturbance.