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Post by Deed on Apr 3, 2006 2:47:28 GMT 10
Just wondering how many of us suffer from these?
Also are yours really "flashes" or do they last longer than a moment or two?
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 3, 2006 9:56:17 GMT 10
I beleive I am very fortunate. I am 42 and am quite well where hormones go. I am wondering why that is.
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Post by sunshine on Apr 3, 2006 12:42:31 GMT 10
Hot flashes that last for hours! I walk around at work with ice bags on my neck. . . freeze dh during the night (states our bedroom is cold enough for meat storage), etc.
I think I'm on the downhill side now-- they are coming less frequently and with less intensity now.
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Post by Deed on Apr 9, 2006 16:00:49 GMT 10
Linda, you are sure a lucky one!  Oh Denise, I can so relate! Mine are from a combination of having a partial hysterectomy done in 2001 (still have one ovary) and with my cancer drug that blocks estrogen. Last blood test I had done about 6 weeks ago now says I am post menopausal instead of peri-menopausal. I mean I LOVE not having a period anymore but these so called flashes are the pits! Mine don't last for hours anymore, but do last for up to 20 minutes or so at a time and are so severe they just drain the energy right out of me! Mine are also full body ones, head to toes! I just read up some more on my new med and hot flashes tonight and it recommends exercise to help alleviate them, so looks like I start exercising again. Anything to help with these things!  We have had the heat at 63º all winter and I'm suffering while Jack is bundled up for the Yukon!  |
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Post by lucie on May 4, 2006 22:58:00 GMT 10
I don't know if I have hot flashes, but I can tell you that I get suddenly very hot sometimes. I'm not sure if that's it, but I've had these for mnay years now.
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Post by violet on May 6, 2006 23:15:22 GMT 10
I suppose this is a topic that will interest me very soon as I'm 47. The thought of menopause is both liberating and sad, after all it means heading to the wrong end of life.  |
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Post by Deed on May 7, 2006 8:14:05 GMT 10
Well I have an appointment with a new doctor (a lady this time WooHoo!) the end of next week. I sure hope she can help me with these as I am now dreading the summer heat. Ugh...
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