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7/4/2011 6:56:59 PM EST
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Hot Flashes Menopause-Can I stop having hot flashes or slow them down?
hot flashes, menopause
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Hot flashes with menopause are one of the main symptoms. They are very stressful and exhausting. They can come on suddenly. You have no warning; they can come at any given time. It doesn’t matter what you are doing. You will go into a frantic mod upon experiencing one. They last from a few minutes to several minutes. Hot flashes are known as a hot flush—it is a short sensation of heat that may be accompanied by a red, flushed face and sweating heavily. A woman may even get chills after her body cools down. In some cases women experience a rapid heart rate along with the chills.
Hot flashes can occur at night with sweating. This is known as night sweats, which interfere with your sleep pattern.
This is what you need to know about stopping hot flashes or slowing them down:
Since you will have this experience as a woman in your later years, it is impossible to completely avoid hot flashes during menopause. There are some triggers that will cause them to come more frequently.
(1)Stress, (2) caffeine, (3) alcohol, (4) spicy foods, (5) tight clothing, (6) heat, (7) cigarette smoking.
Here are the other things you can do to keep you hot flashes to a minimum:
· Stay cool ( keep your bedroom cool)
· Wear light layers of clothing (with natural fibers as cotton)
· Slow abdominal breathing (six to eight breaths a minute)
· Exercise daily (walking, swimming, dancing)
· Chill pillows ( cooler pillows to lay your head on at night)
The information that was provided to you is a guideline as to how you can stop having hot flashes or slowing them down, are key factors to having control with your hot flashes and menopause. The final point that will leave you with is to talk with your doctor about taking short term hormone replacement therapy. (HT) There will be more information on this topic in future post. Because there are some risk involved. I hope this information was helpful.
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