Perimenopause Sweating : Why It Happens
One of the most common signs of perimenopause is sweating. Perimenopause sweating is known by many names. There’s hot flushes or flashes where profuse sweating is accompanied by facial flushing, an episode that is then followed by chills. Then there’s night sweats, where women find themselves drenched in sweat upon waking up. We’ve come to accept sweating as one of the unavoidable consequences of perimenopause, but what exactly causes it?
As we all know, sweating is our body’s natural response to cooling down our bodies. It serves to keep our body from overheating. For example, when the weather is warm, or after a rigorous workout or activity, we sweat to cool ourselves.
Aside from this, sweating is also our body’s response when our body senses danger. It’s part of the involuntary response of our body when our “fight or flight” instinct is triggered. For example, when we’re anxious or stressed about something, we sweat more than when we’re calm.
Contrary to what you may think, it’s not just real, physical danger that triggers the body’s “fight or flight” instinct to kick in. When there’s a “crisis” within our body, such as in cases where there is an imbalance of some form, this mechanism likewise kicks into action. And this is exactly the case with perimenopause sweating.
During perimenopause, our body is in a state of hormonal imbalance. It begins to produce fewer estrogen. When the brain detects this, it sends out a signal to produce more. Our ovaries don’t comply, of course, and the imbalance persists. This is interpreted by the brain as a form of crisis because despite calls to address the lack of estrogen in the body, the organs that are responsible for it aren’t responding as expected. The brain then thinks that something is wrong, and that it needs to be be on guard for danger.
When this happens, our body reacts accordingly. The “fight or flight” mechanism is activated. Our body goes into high alert and this causes symptoms such as sweating, facial flushing, increased metabolism, and increased blood flow to certain areas of the body.
And this is why when you’re in perimenopause, you may experience hot flashes and night sweats. Your brain senses the imbalance and sets off a chain of responses that mimics the body’s reaction to danger.
This also explains why to relieve symptoms of perimenopause, a lot of the remedies and treatments seek to address the hormone imbalance, specifically the low levels of estrogen that is produced by the body. From conventional treatments such as HRT, to alternative treatments such as eating soy and soy products to ingesting “women’s herbs”, these remedies seek to restore balance within the body. Often, when this imbalance is addressed, you’ll find that a lot of the symptoms go away as well.
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