Medically reviewed by Jennifer Pollard Ruiz, MD Key Takeaways Call 911 if cold sweats come with chest pain, shortness of breath, or dizziness. Stress can cause cold sweats due to the fight-or-flight ...

Waking up sweaty is not fun, to say the very least. There’s nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat -- especially when your room isn’t even that warm. I’ve been there ...

Waking up drenched in sweat can be unsettling, but night sweats are more than just a nighttime nuisance. While sweating is your body’s natural way of cooling down, excessive perspiration during sleep ...

If you’re waking up covered in sweat and it’s not because there’s a heatwave outside or you're buried under heavy bed linens, then it could be that you’re experiencing night sweats. A study of over ...

Do you ever experience night sweats? It’s an uncomfortable feeling, to wake from sleep drenched in sweat, your pajamas and sheets damp and clammy. Sweating at night can be highly disruptive to sleep, ...

Night sweats are more than just a bit of perspiration — they can leave you tossing, turning, and wondering what’s going on. But what are night sweats, really? And how do they differ from normal, ...

“Night sweats can have many causes, but often they are related to infections or other causes of inflammation,” says Adam Pont, MD, a gastroenterologist in private practice in New York City. “[Night ...