Is the inability to control your body temperature a part of Parkinson's? I don't know, but I have recently been experiencing some very warm nights, even though the temperature is fairly cool. I find myself waking at 1 or 2 in the morning drenched in sweat. This is something that is fairly new to me and I was just curious if there are other people having the same issue.
I can't really remember any comments to the effect that this was a Parkinson's symptom . . . I should know better. Smarty pants next to me produces a document that gives me a great deal of information on sweating and Parkinson's, directly from her favorite book, "100 Questions and Answers About Parkinson's Disease," written by Dr. Abraham Lieberman. Although I am sure I have heard some of this before, I could not for the life of me recall hearing it.
The last few nights have been considerably worse than in the past and I can't really define any reason for the change. Susan seems to believe that it is the down comforter that we replaced two quilts with that is retaining the heat and is just too much for my system. Tonight we will use one quilt, after removing the down comforter at 2 a.m. this morning and replacing it with a single quilt. Of course, that meant changing the sheets, etc., at 2 a.m., always a delight for a caregiver.
The take away from the article in the Lieberman book is that Parkinson's patients often lose more moisture from their bodies than they are aware of and must be constantly vigilant to replace not only the water, but the salt, that is leeched from their bodies during their sweat bout.
No comments:
Post a Comment