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missnovember28 · 06-03-2006, 08:19 PM

Hi im a recovering heroin addict i have 35 days clean i feel great except i am getting night sweats and they are driving me nuts. does anyone have any advice on getting rid of them

awis25 · 06-03-2006, 09:14 PM

No...I am a recovering opiate addict also, but my poison was Narcotic pain killers. Believe me I know about 'Night Sweats'. This time around I have done a medicated Detox soo I don't/didn't get all the symptoms of WD, but you still get some of them. Anyway...NS is one of them....I can't find a way to stop them..I just turn up the Air in my house!!! I wish there was a magic cure to make all of it just disappear, but I think the only thing that does it is time....Sorry no advice, just wanted to say I hear you!!!

awis25 · 06-03-2006, 09:15 PM

Oh...I am sooo Sorry I meant To say Congrats!!! 35 days is a long time!!

**CarolD** · 06-03-2006, 10:42 PM

I don't think there is a thing one can do for night sweats.
Pretend you are training for menopause...?

Well done on your clean time!

Live · 06-03-2006, 10:49 PM

Hey, I do have some suggestions! Have 100% cotton sheets, blankets etc. They allow air to flow through and breathe. I like the loose waffle weave blankets.
If I sleep under a manmade synthetic blanket it is like being wrapped in, well, plastic....I soak the whole bed sweating.
I know part of it is de-tox but the all cotton really helps me...I had the night sweats for years before de-tox...and this is what helped it and has pretty much stopped it for me.

**CarolD** · 06-03-2006, 11:25 PM

How interesting Live..
and it makes sense!

SR is full of smart members!

06-03-2006, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
missnovember28 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: duryea pa Posts: 4	new to this Hi im a recovering heroin addict i have 35 days clean i feel great except i am getting night sweats and they are driving me nuts. does anyone have any advice on getting rid of them

06-03-2006, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
awis25 ~Mandie~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sicklerville NJ Posts: 32	No...I am a recovering opiate addict also, but my poison was Narcotic pain killers. Believe me I know about 'Night Sweats'. This time around I have done a medicated Detox soo I don't/didn't get all the symptoms of WD, but you still get some of them. Anyway...NS is one of them....I can't find a way to stop them..I just turn up the Air in my house!!! I wish there was a magic cure to make all of it just disappear, but I think the only thing that does it is time....Sorry no advice, just wanted to say I hear you!!! __________________ ~ One is too many and a thousand is never enough ~

06-03-2006, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
awis25 ~Mandie~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sicklerville NJ Posts: 32	Oh...I am sooo Sorry I meant To say Congrats!!! 35 days is a long time!! __________________ ~ One is too many and a thousand is never enough ~

06-03-2006, 10:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	I don't think there is a thing one can do for night sweats. Pretend you are training for menopause...? Well done on your clean time! __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

06-03-2006, 10:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Live Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bristol TN/VA Posts: 11,306 Blog Entries: 5	Hey, I do have some suggestions! Have 100% cotton sheets, blankets etc. They allow air to flow through and breathe. I like the loose waffle weave blankets. If I sleep under a manmade synthetic blanket it is like being wrapped in, well, plastic....I soak the whole bed sweating. I know part of it is de-tox but the all cotton really helps me...I had the night sweats for years before de-tox...and this is what helped it and has pretty much stopped it for me. __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

06-03-2006, 11:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	How interesting Live.. and it makes sense! SR is full of smart members! __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

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