Holy **** this was a miserable feeling. I actually became kind of scared cause I wasn't sure what was happening.
It started with some nausea, then man-o-man did I heat up - I had to strip off my top!! This sux; I hope night sweats aren't next! (Now I'm chilled!! )

Are an increase of symptoms the norm?

suse

i don't know where you are in your meno madness (grin) i am just over a year post now, and i know my hot flashes just kept on increasing over the past years.. started 8 years ago or so with just a few warm feelings i took to be a hot flash, but i soon learned that was nothing!! they got more intense and more frequent until this year i finally started taking Blackmore's Phytolife, and added Evening Primrose Oil to help as well.. now i have far less flashes and they seem to be less intense in the main.. i still have some that cause me to strip off the top layers, even now it's full winter here in Australia! i have learned to always dress in layers, so that i can take something off where ever i am. the night sweats eased on their own eventually, i used to wake up in the night wet, actually, literally, WET! i kept towels next to the bed to deal with this..

good luck.

i have tried other things in my journey through meno, but the Phytolife and EPO are what has worked for me. i have not, and will not go for any form of HRT, only the 'natural' approach.