Hot Flashes UGH  Any suggestions to calm them?  I have them constantly!?
963623
ME TOO!!!! I have to wear lighter clothing, keep my hair up, I use a fan even in the bathroom, I cant even take to hot of a shower! I notice my hot flashes are worse at night, so I use light weight cover and all cotton for my pillow cases and sheets, absorbs sweat and keeps me feeling cooler. I also notice and dont know if others have this but if my beverage or food is to hot I swear I have a hot flash even worse. I am not on hormones really perfer not to be, I have been taking a real good vitamin called alive and have seen some improvement, I am now looking into a homopathic  way, have not tried any yet, hope some of the things I do help u also to cope, oh a cool bath feels great!
19802
Have you seen a doctor about this?  Have you tried anything?  Have you gone through menopause yet?
492987
YES,WEAK,HOT FLASHES,MOOD SWINGS AND I CAN GO ON AND ON
580449
Menopause is different for every woman. It depends on several things whether you go through an early one; family history, if you have had any female surgery (hysterectomy, ovarian cysts, etc.), if you are on medication that interfers with your hormones.\n\nYou should have a complete physical, with blood work, urine, etc. to see if there are any other problems.  Hot flashes could be also due to a thyroid condition, adrenal glad dysfunction, too much caffiene, etc., etc.
324515
yes it is normal you should be on hormone pills that does help. you will also get hot flashes it is also normal the drive will come back i promise it will i had one at age 23 i am now 43 it comes back.
428251
It could be a combination of both depending on what meds you are taking, but I am 41 and I am experiencing the same things.  The night sweats are horrible (at least we don't have the hot flashes during the day yet).
1050666
look into support groups, ask your doctor about groups that meet.  exercise in warm water is really good.
951915
I really feel for you on this one, I get them too, just feel like dying when they come on! I have to get in a dark room and just wish I could get to sleep most of the time. \nI have been to the GP's and he has prescribed Zomig migraine tablets which seem to do the job. I always take them with a pint of water which is not really what I want to be drinking but it does seem to help. I also put a cold wet towel on my head (sounds strange but it is very soothing). \nI have also been having the Depo Prevera (pill injection) which has stopped my cycle and does make all the symptoms slightly better. If you are young I know that you can have the pill for reasons such as this below the age of consent etc.... \n\nHowever I would say go to your GP they can refer you to a migraine clinic and there they will try all sorts of medication until you find the one that suits you and they also give some really good advice not only to you but to your family too. My other half thought I was just being funny holed up in the bedroom and telling him to not have the tv on loud in the living room.
641574
mm.. maybe she has just burned to much of her electrolytes and her body needs to replenish them.. I would ask you Dr. maybe she is having a hormone imbalance after sex for so long.. women state that during menopause that they feel like are about to burst into flames they are so hot..
660983
If it is actually due to menopause symptoms, soy and black cohosh are supposed to be helpful.  Without knowing your menstrual history, still having problematic hot flashes after sixty seems as if the symptoms may have lasted a long time.  This combined with your statement that HRT did not help, makes me wonder whether the cause is not something else.  Have you considered consulting an endocrinologist?
473187
Me...going though the change...hot flashes don't cha know!\n\nLOL\n\n(I think my hubby is hotter, he thinks I am...it would be too weird to ask the kids so we're all tied up....figuratively that is.)
950902
Hope ur happy about it!\n\nOnce the menopause kicks in, you have really nasty side effects including memory loss which is the worst.\n\nSo happy ovulating!!!
983784
See your doctor. Hormonal birth control really helps.
572264
I started having hot flashes at age 37.  I take wild yam, standardized extract, and I haven't had any hot flashes since.  It has been seven years.  The wild yam has also shortened the length of my periods.
459226
What's your best choice for an herbal supplement to alleviate hot flashes? Black cohosh shows promise for treating menopausal symptoms, suggests a research review from the Journal of the North American Menopause Society. But the authors note that there's limited evidence for the herb's effectiveness, due to poor testing methodology.\n\nTo better determine the role of black cohosh in managing menopause, Northwestern University will soon launch a one-year study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The study will also include red clover, another promising botanical. In the meantime, Mind Over Menopause, a guide from Harvard Medical School, recommends that you take black cohosh for no longer than six months to treat hot flashes.
1052168
Soy based products have a safer estrogen kind that may help the transition. Those 'cooling bands' may help around the forehead or neck. Just know it is supposed to be time limited, so slowly get better over time.  If it doesn't seem too, it may be worthwhile to investigate as other conditions may mimic 'hot flushes'. So keeping a journal to see if there is a pattern of time, food related, place related, weather, etc. with frequency so you have something to show your doctor.
902612
I've had many of them to burst. I actually have two of them right now.  It will burn, it is pretty uncomfortable but it is not  unbearable.  The best thing to do is take 600 to 800 ibuprofen.  That's only 3 or 4 pills, same as prescription.  Then get in a warm shower and just relax.  The heat helps a lot.  By the time you get out the med's have had a chance to kick in.  Then just rest a couple of hours.  It feels about like cramping at the beginning of your period.  Keep your legs elevated and just rest is the best thing.  I've had to deal with these things for 12 years.  It's like having bad period cramps for a day but concentrated more to one spot.