Been thinking the same thing for a few weeks now. Even my feet and I'm not normally a person that sweats alot. I know it's a symptom of an overactive thyroid but mine in underactive and also increases with menaupause but on therapy for that so, yeah, be interesting to find out if any relavance to Lupus, sorry couldn't help with more info.
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I have had night sweats for five years now and everytime I talk to a dr. about it they just shrug it off. I wonder if anyone else has a strong odor to their night sweats? I occasionally have the order. Before I knew about lupus I just figured that I was full of toxins.

I am on prednisone and I sweat A lot and I asked my doctor and he said it was A side effect from the prednisone. I have been on A taper and my sweats have gotten better.

When I first went on all of my Lupus meds i had terrible sweatsl. My hair would be wet ast the back of my neck and it was miserable. Because of my
$$ situation, I have halfed my meds each day to make them stretch. I am not having the sweats like i used to...i don't know if it is a specific med or combination there of.

I never used to sweat much before I went on Prednisone. Now even in the winter I can get all sweaty ,especially when I am cleaning the house. I turn down the heat and even open windows! My husband claims I am trying to freeze him out! So, if you are on Prednisone and never did that before , it's probably that.

Before I was on treatmentused to have chills and sweats, I would be so cold I'd go to bed to get warm and wake up soaking wet. I used to sleep on towels. It rarely bothers me now. The thing is we lupus patients all have a differing blend of auto immune problems and we all react in different ways so don't get too worried about it.

I thought I was the only one. I to have these sweats, always in the face from the neck up. I thought it was because of my infusions of an experimental lupus drug Limpho Stat B and because I know it also contain a type of staroid I feel that could be the reason with our immune system bring unbalanced.

no if you have lupus it is quiet comman to sweat, night time is generaly bad i wake up soaked sometimes-one of the most unusual things is when you realise your thermasat - temprature contrals does'nt work you experience huge time delays with your body adjusting to different tempratures and i am sure if they did trials it would become evident that it occurs more of a night, when you are totally inactive- go figure

Is everyone 100% sure that the sweating is not related to menopause? Because i too have been having night sweats. But had thought it was related to menopause. I am about ready to turn 47 so I am at the right age for either peri-menopause or menopause symptoms. I really don't know what it is from . But will ask my doctors.

In my country it is very normal to sweat. If you can release sweat then that is good bec. that is cleansing the body. Just do not let your sweat dry in your body coz that is not good. Now, I am in US I never sweat. Even I was walking in the sun just a very light sweat. But I sweat abnrmality when I got panic attack or anxiety only in my hands, forehead and hands.

When the lupus affected my CNS, one of the areas in my brain that was severely affected was my hypothalumus. The doctors had some serious challenges controlling my temperature and my prognosis at that time was bleak because they were fearful that my hypothalumus would go crazy I would develop a fever that they wouldn't be able to get under control.
I did make a recovery. However, I do suffer some residual from the lupus affecting my CNS. I really believe that one of the residual effects is from my hypothalumus being affected. I now get hot very easily and now have the tendecy to sweat heavily.

the only time i sweated profusely was during my chemo, everytime I walked, I drenched my shirt. never happened before, then I started getting a fever so i checked myself in and found out I had pneumonia.

I would like to add my personal comment concerning the sweats and chills. At age 70, I have had lupus over 30 years that is known, I have heavy sweating at the most in oppurtune times, with wet hair and clothing a tremendous embarrassment so often. I am retired disabled and use a wheel chair much of my time now. Menapause could be a problem for those of a certain age group. Medication could also be one of the problems, and of course, Lupus itself.

You know, this makes sense now. I've been sweating more and more lately. Really sweating when normally I don't too badly.

But if the lupus inflames your kidneys, it would affect your adrenal glands (located near the kidneys) which control that kind of thing...

HEAVY SWEATS AND CHILLS ARE A COMMON COMPLAINT I LIVE WITH . BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ARE HORRIBLE. WET HAIR AND CLOTHING REQUIRE FREQUENT SHOWERS AND CHANGING CLOTHING. I HAVE FOUND THAT WEARING SWEAT CLOTHING IS THE EASIEST AS I MUST CHANGE CLOTHING SO OFTEN. NO MORE MAKE UP, NO GOOD GROOMING FOR ME, IT ALL WENT OUT THE DOOR WHEN LUPUS CAME IN.