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How Soon Night Sweats After Infection

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sweating a lot? (NIGHT SWEATS, 2011)

Hey Doc,i need ua help.i was diagnosd HIV+ in 2008 n i had herpes but dey usually cum n go,but my problem is dat i am sweating alot in an abnormal way especialy when i sleep or doing some activ work,do you think i might b having a serious problem or...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Unfortunately I cannot evaluate the cause of your night sweats over the Internet. Certainly your increased sweating could be caused by anxiety due to your recent problems with the mother of your child. However, there are many other potential... Read more »

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night sweat

Posted by Anonymous
2 months after possible infection and what might have been ARS, i had a night sweat. Yes i was soaked and so was the bed. Is this too late to experience one. I also had bad bronchitis and fever at this time.

2nd question: can ARS worsen to the point... Read more »

Night sweats

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Are they always like drenching? How often do they occur after infection? I woke up once and had a fever and was sweating a little bit but not soaked. This is also before I got mono. Read more »

night sweats

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
6 months after a possible exposure, I am still having night sweat. Is this common with HIV infection

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night sweats

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I havent been able to find too much information on night sweats, other than they generally appear in the "chronic" stage of HIV, or in the presense of other infections or tumors etc.

Well I have been having them for close to 3 months, since a risky... Read more »

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