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Post by cakediva on Apr 12, 2020 13:40:50 GMT
Holy moly.
My hot flashes seem to be on the rise. Not exactly the time you want that! Especially during the night. You wake up disoriented and then your brain goes crazy.
Hot flash or fever? Do I have it? Was I not careful on my last outing?
oh it’s gone, just a hot flash. Dammit now I’m cold.....
🥵🥶🤯
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Post by elaine on Apr 12, 2020 13:44:04 GMT
I hear you. I wake up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth and tickle in my throat and have the urge to cough. And then panic thinking I have it. Until I take a drink of water and the urge to cough goes away.
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Post by cakediva on Apr 12, 2020 13:45:54 GMT
I hear you. I wake up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth and tickle in my throat and have the urge to cough. And then panic thinking I have it. Until I take a drink of water and the urge to cough goes away. I swallowed a cookie the wrong way yesterday and chocked on the crumbs and had a coughing fit. And the rest of the day I had a bit of a cough and heaviness in my chest. Combined with hot flashes I was close to locking myself in a spare room! Lol |
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Post by huskermom98 on Apr 12, 2020 13:48:05 GMT
Yup. This was me a couple of weeks ago, it sucks!
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Post by ddly on Apr 12, 2020 15:36:03 GMT
Yeah. All day long! I thought I had survived this stage, but a year later, we're back on.
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Post by fredfreddy44 on Apr 12, 2020 15:37:50 GMT
Mine have ramped up the last few weeks, only at night. I am not looking forward to summer.
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Post by cakediva on Apr 12, 2020 15:39:21 GMT
Mine have ramped up the last few weeks, only at night. I am not looking forward to summer. Well shit I didn’t think of that lol Thank god for air conditioning!! |
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Post by sueg on Apr 12, 2020 15:41:52 GMT
Mine ramped up a few weeks ago, just before I was due to fly back to Germany from Australia, and just as the COVID issue was heating up as well. I was so afraid that I would have a hot flash as I went through a screening point, and they wouldn't let me board due to fever.
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Post by scrapmaven on Apr 12, 2020 15:49:23 GMT
I try to think of the upside, no more menses. However, when I'm having a hot flash it's just miserable. I'm almost 3 years post menopausal and I still have them. One acupuncture treatment will stave them off for a few months, but I am not doing acu during this time.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Apr 12, 2020 15:51:02 GMT
Holy moly. My hot flashes seem to be on the rise. Not exactly the time you want that! Especially during the night. You wake up disoriented and then your brain goes crazy. Hot flash or fever? Do I have it? Was I not careful on my last outing? oh it’s gone, just a hot flash. Dammit now I’m cold..... 🥵🥶🤯 Mine too. It's killing me. |
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Post by littlemama on Apr 12, 2020 15:53:28 GMT
I hate to say this, but Im kind of a big fan of the hot flashes- when Im having hot flashes, Im not ovulating or having a period!
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Post by birukitty on Apr 12, 2020 15:55:39 GMT
Mine have gotten worse lately too. I've had them for 10 years now. When oh when will they end? Last time I checked with my doctor he said they can last up to 14 years! Ugh!!!
I wonder if anxiety can make them worse? Like anxiety over this situation we're all going through?
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 12, 2020 15:59:36 GMT
Yes. I can't get my sage and EPO supplements at the moment, and I've been rationing them. Apparently that is a bad idea.
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Post by tracyarts on Apr 12, 2020 16:05:13 GMT
I'm having an increase in my perimenopause symptoms too. Night sweats and irregular periods/spotting. I hate it.
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Post by cakediva on Apr 12, 2020 16:36:02 GMT
I hate to say this, but Im kind of a big fan of the hot flashes- when Im having hot flashes, Im not ovulating or having a period! Ya no.... still every 26 freaking days like clockwork.....🤬🤬 |
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 12, 2020 17:21:51 GMT
I get very hot and then very cold. It sucks. Mostly at night though.
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Post by femalebusiness on Apr 12, 2020 17:46:51 GMT
All of you hot flashers have my utmost sympathy. That was absolutely the most horrible ten years of my life (yeah, ten damned years). I was over the moon when they stopped and my life went back to normal. So was my family, I was a bitching bitch when hot flashing.
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Post by bearmom on Apr 12, 2020 19:11:14 GMT
Mine too. I was on the patch and then for two weeks when I took the patch off it looked like I had a burn under where the patch was. So I stopped it. Things were fine for about 4 months, then about 3 weeks ago, BAM! 10-12/night.
Last night I caved in and put a patch back on. We will see how it goes.
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Post by gramasue on Apr 12, 2020 22:31:52 GMT
Mine have gotten worse lately too. I've had them for 10 years now. When oh when will they end? Last time I checked with my doctor he said they can last up to 14 years! Ugh!!! I wonder if anxiety can make them worse? Like anxiety over this situation we're all going through? I hate to tell you this, but I started with the hot flashes when I was 48. I'm now 73 and I still get them sometimes. Not nearly as bad as when I was in my 50s but yep, I still get them. I must have been really bad when I was young. Ha ha! |
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Post by momto4kiddos on Apr 12, 2020 23:56:21 GMT
Mine have gotten worse lately too. I've had them for 10 years now. When oh when will they end? Last time I checked with my doctor he said they can last up to 14 years! Ugh!!! I wonder if anxiety can make them worse? Like anxiety over this situation we're all going through?I had this exact thought today...wondering if stress can exacerbate them?! Had a hysterectomy last April (had my ovaries removed at that time also.) I had what my MD referred to as hot flushes because they weren't too bad, not like the full on hot flash people describe. Anyhow long story short i've done well and can't complain too much about them. Until the last week or so i've noticed I get them quite a bit more than normal. At first I thought it might be alcohol since we'd had drinks a couple nights that week. But haven't had any alcohol this week and i've had a lot of them today. |
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Post by kluski on Apr 13, 2020 1:03:01 GMT
It has to be anxiety driven. Has to be part of it or maybe diet? I haven’t had a period since November but now I’m realizing I’m having hot flashes. No thank you! Of course my diet currently sucks bc I’m home and get the munchies but more so bc fresh food is limited.
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Post by SallyPA on Apr 13, 2020 2:01:08 GMT
It’s a good reason for a telemed visit to your friendly local gynecologist!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2020 2:13:06 GMT
Holy moly. My hot flashes seem to be on the rise. Not exactly the time you want that! Especially during the night. You wake up disoriented and then your brain goes crazy. Hot flash or fever? Do I have it? Was I not careful on my last outing? oh it’s gone, just a hot flash. Dammit now I’m cold..... 🥵🥶🤯 I get ya!!!!!!! I was supposed to wean off of my estrogen about 2 months ago. Bad timing--DH was going through more medical trauma and I figured, "now isn't the time for this......." so I stayed on. And then this pandemic happened and I knew I couldn't deal with my constant hot flashes, changing sheets and my pajamas several times per night, changing all throughout the day, etc......... feeling red hot and then freezing. Nope............ As risky as it is, I'm staying on the estrogen for now. I just got a mammography to feel safer. I'll get off of them as soon as things settle down........
I was supposed to come off of my statins too since my cholesterol has been good. Then I imagined that I was having a stroke, so I went back on. It's a baby dosage. Not the right time to be preoccupied with my own little health issues. So, I agree with you!!!!!!!! Can you take anything to ease the hot flash and side effects?? I'm sorry.
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Post by zuke on Apr 13, 2020 11:53:23 GMT
I wonder if anxiety can make them worse? Like anxiety over this situation we're all going through? I think anxiety plays a big part. My hot flashes were almost gone until the virus got to the US. Now, I get hot flashes all the time! They usually start if even a small thought of the virus enters my brain. Actually, I can feel one coming on now just by writing this!!! |
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Post by MadamG2U on Apr 13, 2020 14:50:05 GMT
My aunt is 93 years old. I remember talking to her on the phone. her exact line. - Baby im 93 they never go away! Sadly I hung up the phone,
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Post by katybee on Apr 13, 2020 14:57:16 GMT
I went to Michael’s right before lockdown to stock up on some craft supplies. I have really bad allergies and, what I like to call, an old man smoker’s cough (even though I’ve never smoked). I’m also perimenopausal. I was trying SO HARD to not cough...but a few little coughs escaped now and then. Then, I started having a major hot flash—turning bright red and sweating. I high-tailed it out of there so fast! I just knew people thought I had covid -19!
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Post by Montannie on Apr 13, 2020 15:06:01 GMT
Yeah, I'm on year 10 or 11, and they've ramped up again. I think it's probably a stress manifestation.
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Post by birukitty on Apr 13, 2020 18:29:48 GMT
Mine have gotten worse lately too. I've had them for 10 years now. When oh when will they end? Last time I checked with my doctor he said they can last up to 14 years! Ugh!!! I wonder if anxiety can make them worse? Like anxiety over this situation we're all going through? I hate to tell you this, but I started with the hot flashes when I was 48. I'm now 73 and I still get them sometimes. Not nearly as bad as when I was in my 50s but yep, I still get them. I must have been really bad when I was young. Ha ha! No, No, No.  Sitting here in shock! I swear, sometimes I think men get off so much easier, but then again I'm glad I was born female. |
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Post by birukitty on Apr 13, 2020 18:36:24 GMT
Mine have gotten worse lately too. I've had them for 10 years now. When oh when will they end? Last time I checked with my doctor he said they can last up to 14 years! Ugh!!! I wonder if anxiety can make them worse? Like anxiety over this situation we're all going through?I had this exact thought today...wondering if stress can exacerbate them?! Had a hysterectomy last April (had my ovaries removed at that time also.) I had what my MD referred to as hot flushes because they weren't too bad, not like the full on hot flash people describe. Anyhow long story short i've done well and can't complain too much about them. Until the last week or so i've noticed I get them quite a bit more than normal. At first I thought it might be alcohol since we'd had drinks a couple nights that week. But haven't had any alcohol this week and i've had a lot of them today. I haven't had any alcohol since this all started so I don't think it's the alcohol. I think it's the stress. My hot flashes were pretty much under control even though I've only been using Evening Primrose Oil as long as I didn't miss a dose or two before this pandemic started. Now I'm flashing at least once an hour, sometimes twice. Time to reduce the stress I guess. I've been staying away from the news in an effort to keep my stress levels down. Guess it's time to incorporate more ideas. |
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Sitting here in shock! I swear, sometimes I think men get off so much easier, but then again I'm glad I was born female.