I am on my eighth missed period and hot flashes have descended with a vengeance. Up to now I have coped with them well. They are not my worst symptom but they seem to be getting just a little too regular. I decided to count the number of episodes in a 24 hour period. Anything between 40 or 50 is the norm and I must be sleeping through some of them!
Today I met a friend in the supermarket and we stopped to chat for a couple of minutes. I had a hot flash and felt as though I was about to hit the deck. Nasty!
Does this seem a 'normal amount' or do others have a lot more?


Regards,


XIII

Hi XIII

I'm doing better now, but up until recently I had one and only one hot flash a week. Trouble was, it last 3 days unabated. In the winter, my body would be so cold, my hands numb but my head and chest felt so hot I could imagine melting the snow in my neighbours' gardens. It felt as if I was perspiring under my eyelids and in my nose. I felt dizzy, and at times was unable to concentrate to read the newspaper. All day long I'd wander around with that "how-why-when did I come in here" feeling. I feared turning on the stove to make dinner, then wandering off in a daze and burning down the house in the process.

For me, the solution was HT: Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. I just read a post from Robin7 regarding her success with acupuncture. Her posts are towards the bottom of this page: http://www.power-surge.com/php/forums/inde...c=16478&hl=

Oh my! Duch,

You have just descibed how I am feeling at the moment PERFECTLY. I just wasted nearly a whole day in a sort of dizzy, headache ridden stupor. I have a pile of ironing the size of Everest, snapping at my heels and a house that looks as if it's been burgled. I keep gravitating to the settee and force myself to stop being 'lazy' by getting up and then just wandering past the pile of ironing. This is me we are talking about, I used to be able to clean the house, mow the lawn and bake bread whilst hanging out the washing!!! I mowed the lawn whilst in full labour with my second child. How superhuman is that?
I just need to be able to get back on with my work. Is that too much to ask?

Thanks for your suggestions, I will check them out.....


Kind regards,


XIII

I bet I have more hot flashes than you (and I live in northern Alberta.cold country!!) GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Hi XIII

At my worst, (well I hope it was my worst), I must have been hitting about 40 a day and this went on continuously for about 2years, no matter the weather.
Now I would say in the last couple of months, I am down to about 20 and they aren't waking me in the night anymore.
Also they aren't bothering me as much and I don't seem to be re-acting to difference in temps, like walking into a warm room at the moment.
Hopefully, they are easin off. I used to feel awful at times too.
Hopefully you are at your worst stage now and things can only improve.
best wishes
Caroline

(((((XIII)))))))


I had this problem 2 months ago were I was having hot flashes every few mintues. It was 10 days before my cycle then it stopped. I did'nt have any this cycle. Do you have these flashes every month or is the first time? It may cycle out. It's a pain but thank goodness it's not forever Best wishes for a flash free future

Blessings,

Aisha

Hi Aisha,
My problems with hot flashes were insignificant until my periods stopped. I have the flashes on a constant basis. Once we have accepted that menopause is unavoidable we tend to think that cessation of our periods will be our salvation. Well, my periods appear to have stopped and my migraines are under control but feeling spaced out, mentally sub-normal, nauseous, highly allergic and waves of uncontrollable heat have become my constant companion.
Most women come to terms with problems caused by their menstrual cycle during their life and the thing that makes it tolerable, is that they know what to blame for feeling off and it gets better at specific times in the cycle. For me it used to be a blessed relief when my period arrived. At present my symptoms are with me constantly, I get no respite and it becomes very difficult to cope with the ordinary things in life such as housework, never mind special things like holidays or maybe a family crisis. I would cope better if I knew how long I was going to be like this and my secret fear is that this is 'the new me' and I will be like this for the rest of my life.
Tomorrow is a new day and I will continue to fight on as I always have. I have a fantastic husband and 2 great kids. I should think myself lucky but sometimes it's very hard when multiple bodily systems seem to be going down the drain.
Today, I took plenty of pain killers for the headache and back pain and anti allergic eye drops to ease my swollen eyes and my hubby took me to an ancient bluebell woodland. We had a picnic in the deserted wood amongst the bluebells. It was great. I refuse to lay down and die because of my symptoms. However it takes a great deal of strength to carry on when you just feel like lying on the sofa.

Thank-you all for your support. Together we will all find the strength to get through this.


Kind regards,

XIII