Hot Flashes

Tue, Mar 20, 2007 admin

If you have a sudden feeling of burning on the face and upper body, palpitations, nausea, vertigo, headache and other irritating symptoms, then you must be suffering from a symptom known as hot flash. It is basically a biological process and it can also be caused by certain medicines and with specific lifestyles.

The Menopause

Menopause does not happen because of the deficiency of estrogen, but is a biological process that happens at a certain age. Particularly low levels of estrogen can affect the hypothalamus.

The hypothalamus basically controls hormones of sex, temperature, and sleep cycles. When the estrogen level is lowered, hypothalamus reads it as too hot and sends a message to the body vessels to emit heat and the body starts emitting heat.

The person starts to sweat profusely and sometimes it can be really embarrassing when you are in a meeting or at a party.

Woman looking at herselfWomen, when coming near to the age of menopause may experience hot flashes.

When do hot flashes occur?

The intensity and duration of hot flashes may be different and the symptoms take around 5 minutes to one hour to get normal.

Hot flashes occur mostly between 6-8 am in the morning and 6-10 pm in the evening.

How can they be avoided?

You can avoid hot flashes by lifestyle modifications such as avoiding caffeine, alcohol, diet pills, spicy foods, hot food, hot tubs, smoking, and hot weather. Avoid wearing turtleneck shirts and try to dress in layers. Take showers frequently and lower the thermostat in the house if possible.

What is the best method to treat hot flashes?

Hot flashes are not treated with any medicine, but in Chinese medicine hot flashes can be treated with the help of Chinese herbs and acupuncture.

While treating hot flashes with the help of Chinese herbs, you have to drink the extract or tea made by some herbs prescribed by a certified herbologist. Do not take any herb on your own and do not take any supplements off the internet as they can be very harmful.

In allopathy, doctors mostly prescribe Effexor to lower down the frequency of hot flashes and some women find it really helpful.

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