Scary Symptoms of Overtraining Syndrome: Night Sweats and Pain
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Why am I soaking my sheets at night? Why am I in this much pain? Why has the pain gotten WORSE in recovery? Is this normal or do I have some disease? These are all the questions I asked myself and interestingly, the same questions I get from men and women every week. Let's talk about night sweats and muscle pain (a.k.a. DOMS) in the end stages of Overtraining Syndrome and even into recovery. Rule #1: DON'T PANIC.
Thank you for these explanations. They are very helpful.
At the start of this year I was have night sweats/drenching every night for 4 weeks. I would be soaking wet all over, have to change my clothes and sleep somewhere else for the rest of the night. To make matters worse it would happen twice per night on occasion so I'd have to move to the spare room and then the sofa in the living room.
I went to the doctors and they thought I have lymphoma, my lymph nodes were large (all of them). I had multiple X-rays and a CT scan to reveal that I was fine.
I couldn't believe that I was overtraining because I didn't think I was doing that much (boxing 3 times a week, HIIT workouts most days, some gym work) but high intensity exercise seems to be my main problem. I eased off and also stop eating within a few hours to go to bed as I found the drenching was worse when I ate quite late.
The drenching stopped for a couple of months but last night it came back again. I have been doing HIIT workouts and going in the sauna. I felt exhausted all day yesterday so I now know I've got to relax for a while.
I hope that this helps someone and that you don't go through the process of thinking you have cancer and having harmful CT scans and x-rays to only realise it is overtraining.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It is true that overtraining syndrome can mimic some very scary diseases. It becomes hard for us to believe that the "cure" is to back off training, but as you have seen...we can heal quite a lot by doing less and giving the body what it needs: REST. Be well!
Now that it is Ben a year from this comment how are you doing have things get better. How about your lymph nodes?
Thank you! I’m really trying to reclaim my health and this information helped. I am in menopause and the night sweats were already bad. Recovery is what I’m learning to do now, establishing a rhythm and listening to my body.
Blessings & Peace,
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Today's my rest day, and can totally empathize with how allthefeels come upon stopping. Cortisol totally covers the pain (uncovers all the psychological numbing too, the food AND life hunger). Nights sweats too man, I could go to bed feeling chilled and wake up in cold sweats hot. So ugh. Google-diagnosis is terrifying anytime I do it I pretty much conclude I'm going to die haha. Also just spat out the DAAL I'm eating (ehhh ehh??!!) in a lol out of the deep tissue massage!
Thank you jill xo
Went back and searched for this video after your most recent Q+A. First, thanks for the extremely helpful content. Second, it took me three quarters of the video to realize that was a dog and not one of those weird dog shaped pillows.
Ha ha, that's my girl! She sleeps so much she may as well be a pillow. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Im so glad I found your channel. My period is missing for almost 3 months now, I have been training for 7 month with no rest or just one a day, since 2 months I was no seeing any results, I was actually frustrated because I felt like Im gaining on weight. I was also having night sweats, once I did 3 days rest and had pain in every inch of my body but still so stupid not to realize what Im doing to myself. I was also having bad relationship with food, restricting everything that was not "healthy". Im trying to recover now, go slower but Im also very scared I will loose my progress and put on weight. Thank you for your videos that are eye opening for me.
My scariest or most unsettling symptoms of my current overtraining issue have to do with nerves: tingling, burning, restlessness and a sometimes “zinging” sensation that comes and goes. I can deal with the pain, I can deal with the fatigue.....I have known both my whole life due to being in sports and training but it’s the nerve issues that mess with your mind and can lead one down the rabbit hole of anxiety especially since these symptoms are happening at rest and sometimes low level enough that it makes you question what is reality “Am I feeling that, am I not.” Anxiety and OT are intimately intertwined.
Agreed. Thank you for sharing this.
I am currently having this for a year and half till this moment....,,idk what to do it’s coming from my left side of neck up towards my left head and left eye 👁 it’s so bad ........have you found any solution ?
Jaba Do you feel it came from overtraining?
mtbin2 yes , I was fine until I overtrained in gym bench press and lifted above my means to the point I had to shout to lift (am sure veins were popping out) since then about 1 - 6 months still no improvements......I feel weak like am breaking in pieces weird
Jaba I doubt that is overtraining per se. sounds more like a shoulder or cervical injury. I would start by getting it fully evaluated by a physician and then seen by a competent physical therapist. Often these issues can be complex and sometime both clinical testing and imaging need done. As an aside, forget ever bench pressing again. It’s not a functional exercise and does not allow for proper movement of the should blade with respect to the true shoulder joint. As a substitute, standing cable presses that allow for free float of the shoulder blade are better. But that’s only after you get this all figured out. But since it’s been going on so long for you I would get it checked out.
I’ve been doing the Gillian Michael’s 30 day shred, followed by a 6 mile run for a week or so (before this it was just the running). I was being really lazy and not doing cool down stretches afterwards.....and so inevitably, as well as doms, I had tight, painful calf muscles. The thing that I didn’t understand though, just like you, was the night sweats. It’s been awful. My skin feels so horrible, bloated and prune like after I dry myself....and then I wake up again, after changing into dry pyjamas and I’m soaked through again! So glad it isn’t early menopause...lol. I was worried. I had a day off from training yesterday and today have been doing gentle stretches. I just have to keep telling myself in the future, 10 minutes of cool down stretches may seem an added annoyance after a long workout, but really it’s so essential.
I am going to tell u about my overtraining story.
Well, I am a beginner at gym and trained supper hard and long( about 1:30-2 hours a day six days in a week) for about 1 and half month (from September to the Start of November). But I didn't gain any muscle or weight during this time and I was very depress about it. And finally its symptoms came, overtraining. I did overtraining I got dehydrated and weakness in body and unable to think straight, lost 3 kg weight and I had to take 2 weeks off from gym.
But despite all this I didn't learned any thing and after returning to gym for few days I once again stated feeling symptoms of overtraining again. But this time I immediately stopped training and took a week off I saw many videos related to overtraining that week and change my whole paln I started doing 45 a day 3 days a week full body workout and now I am seeing somegains( gained 3 kg including my lost weight) and feeling better but I am still having night sweats during night and think this will take some time.
Thanks for the recovery tips. I feel like crap for 2 straight days now after a 10-day hiit.
You're very welcome! I would say a rest day...or week...is in order ;)
Thanks You
Male age 60. Been bodybuilding since 15, time to Slow Down.Ha...
What i found really interesting is how our bodies continue to experience pain; when i have completely stopped training. Your explanation make Perfect Sense!!!
Not sure of the time frame, for full recovery??? Hoping to get back soon.
I wish that I had a sunnier answer, but there is no way of knowing how long recovery can take. If we keep trying to train instead of taking rest, it lengthens the process. Also, dieting or any kind of caloric/macronutrient restriction will be detrimental to healing as well. Finally, "getting back" is more about adjusting to what might be a new normal. When people go back to training, they inevitably experience a "lower ceiling" effect where they begin to experience symptoms from overtraining at a lower volume/intensity than in the past. If you have more questions about this, go ahead and email me acaseofthejills@gmail.com. Be well!
@@jillcolangelopsych Thanks again.
Thank you so much for this video, I have been training intensively for the past 6 weeks reaching to 6 times a week for 2-3 hours a day and I started having night sweats and honestly I had crazy thoughts that I have thyroid problems or menapouse as well. You make so much sense and I’ll try to decrease the amount of cardio I do. Sadly I can’t stop training at all as I’m prepping for a contest, but I’ll try to moderate it. Thanks
Thanks for the info on muscle pain
I am in category one. I'm over trained for about a week or so. I have real heavy legs and am glad to know that it's a good sign. I took the day off and cant do much just yet. I have another day off tommorow. Was puffy and not sleeping well.
Yup i was on trendmill every day for hour about 6months. of course i pump iron too couple days ago i got full on the over tranning syndrome it was bad my inner thigh was burning i couldn't get no sleep any ways seems im the only guy comment here thanks for your info
You may be the only guy commenting, but you're not the only one I've had on mentoring calls!! Thank you for watching!
I never had night sweats while exercising, only in recovery. I figured it was from all the food I was eating and/or hormones. ALso had major joint aches rather than muscle pain...
We can also experience heat and sweating when the metabolism goes back online after eating too little. However, night sweats are usually quite distressing! You will notice a deep hunger, anxiety...usually waking you out of a dead sleep and soaking the sheets. Also, some people have joint pains and some have muscle aches. Some of us lucky ones have both!!
@@jillcolangelopsych I have this rn im 26 can you help me out or what can i do?
Thank u😊
Thank you
Hello I did not know about this. I had that exactly with sweating exactly like that.
Ive been doing Intervals for 5 years , I was bitten by a tick too just as this was happening so not really very clear what has has a bad affect on my fitness.
I am now going to experiment with longer runs at a lower pace
I watched a lecture by Arthur Lidyard here and was surprised by what the way he described ph burnout due to repeated cardio.
Now its clearer that other stress like moving and losing jobs might have a part in this.
Shelley, I would certainly get the tick bite investigated! Aide from that...I am not sure if you will find relief changing your pace, but running longer. The overall volume may be a problem irrespective of the pace. You can certainly experiment, but this is not necessarily an 'intensity" issue. Many of us find that the symptoms are present with all kinds of exercise and a big drop in volume is needed to heal. If you have questions or need advice, you can email me acaseofthejills@gmail.com
Im 45. And been bodybuilding since 17..Taking mild doses of anabolic steroids, training very intense non stop and also having emotional stress and axiety year after year and working hard labour jobs. Do or die mentality! Night sweats drenching the bed and severe leg cramping and spasms durning sleep on and off..even causing my left quad to tear and other strains as the cramps went into my abs...also terrible nightmares..I thought i needed an Exersist to get rid of Demons! Was Irritable and exhausted during the day..nobody could help me! I think about ending my life But still keep training hard with no time off work..20 years later im still battling..as im trying to get ripped and jacked for the summer...Iv tryed all kinds of homiopathic pills for cramps, electrolite drinks, magnisium, potassium, ect ect ect even resting more and sleeping up to 12 hours a night getting up every 3 hours to change my hoody and drink fluids. Spending days off coverd in ice packs to get the inflammation down, ice cold showers every morning...it goes on and on and on and on!!! I NEED HELP. Thank you..John.
Hi Anthony, I am so sorry to hear that you are suffering. Go ahead and email me acaseofthejills@gmail.com so that I can offer some advice and guidance. Be well!
@@jillcolangelopsych will do, thankyou.
Dude why dont u just stop gym 100% and take a year off and recover fully and then come back easily into it?
I am currently having this for a year and half till this moment....,,idk what to do it’s coming from my left side of neck up towards my left head and left eye 👁 it’s so bad ...........I’ve rested for a year and half and without any exercising ...... even when I walk it hurts or needle type sensation.........
What was the podcast with the Olympic swimmer that you mentioned? Would be interested in checking it out!
It was a Rich Roll podcast episode that did not interest me at all except to hear her talk, to be honest. She was not the main guest, but did talk about her situation for a few minutes. It's #309 with Chris Hauth but Caroline Burkle comes in about 2/3 of the way through... Interesting!
Are there any medications that help speed up recovery? SSRI? steroids? Etc? Thanks!?
Rest, good nutrition, sleep. No hacks 😀
Testosterone does help. Clinically proven.
Are you sure that Overtraining syndrome is reversible?Because I have it for almost 6 months and I feel worse despite the fact that I stopped running... thanks
Hello Alfonso, sorry to hear that you are still struggling. OTS is quite complex and everyone's experience is different. Recovery is dependent on a variety of factors like diet, activity, sleep, and stress levels. Just stopping running might be enough to start healing, but let's say that you were still trying to maintain a low carbohydrate diet or perhaps had a very active job where you were on your feet all day (these are just 2 examples, but there are many). Both of those things would prolong and even hinder your recovery. If you'd like me to answer more questions, go ahead and email me acaseofthejills@gmail.com. If you share more details, perhaps I can offer suggestions.
@@jillcolangelopsych thanks