4. Medications
If you have recently started taking a prescription medication and have started having night sweats, it could be a side effect of the medication. There are several types of medications such as those used to treat depression, that may cause a person to develop night sweats.
Hormone therapy medications as well as drugs used to lower blood sugar levels can cause a person to develop night sweats as well. Cortisone, which is a steroid that is used to relieve pain and inflammation is another medication that may cause night sweats.