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Posted 11/24/2022 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone and happy Thanksgiving to those of us in the US!

For the past several months I’ve been having night sweats, but oddly enough it only seems to be in my chest area. It’s bad enough that it’s drenching through my shirt even though my room is rather cold. I keep it around 65 during the night.

It’s also worth noting that currently I am not on any supplements or medications. Just omeprozole for acid reflux.

Any ideas on what might be causing this?

Post Edited (NicHostetler) : 11/24/2022 7:01:14 AM (GMT-8)

Posted 11/24/2022 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
possible explanation - bartonella herx reaction

some people report night sweats with bartonella ( not only with babesia )

sweats with bartonella typically seem to occur in the early mornings - and are not typically drenching
but may be enough to wet your shirt - i have these with bart - no known case of Babesia

azole drugs have been found to be active for bartonella in trials at Johns hopkins - see the work by Zhang etc al.
omeprazole was not in that drug screen test - but other members of the same general family of azole drugs were, and showed greater effectiveness than common bart drugs such as azithro etc

its well known that symptoms of bart can flare when treating - and new ones can also arrive - so its possible that the sweat are due to omeprazole causing herx from bartonella

just an idea .....
Posted 11/25/2022 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
I also believe bartonella can cause night sweats in addition to babesia. I never got any positive tests for either one (only tested through DNA Connexions for coinfections). I have bart marks in my skin, so I am confident I have that one. Never been sure about babesia, but I did have mild occasional air hunger, night sweats, and tinnitus since childhood - all of which could be babesia.

When I have night sweats, it is often in the chest area but not always isolated to there. I do sleep on my side, and I am sure my sleep position plays a part. If I get cold in the night, that will also cause me to sweat.
Posted 11/27/2022 12:02 AM (GMT 0)
Could be your immune system waking up and starting to work. Might be a good sign
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