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Hot flushes?

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Lucysdiamonds · 27/02/2017 09:21

Can someone tell me what hot flushes feel like?

I'm 52 and haven't had a period for about 4 months I think. Before that they were erratic. .. Sometimes every 5 weeks, sometimes every 8 weeks ..

I've started to feel very hot at times, it doesn't last long, then I feel normal or cold. I don't seem to be sweating though our go bright red .. Maybe a little flushed sometimes.

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PollyPerky · 27/02/2017 10:31

Yep, might be them :)
I think everyone is different.
Mine were not too bad but very frequent- at least once an hour.
My face started to feel hot from the base of my neck upwards. It went pink- like blushing- with a sweaty upper lip. There was nothing I could do to stop it but I did get a kind of tingly 'this is a hot flush coming on' for a few seconds first. I put up with it for a few months only then reached for the HRT!

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ErrolTheDragon · 27/02/2017 10:39

Yes, that's the sort of thing I have (and a very occasional night sweat but you'll know if that happens). Meno is, I think, a hugely variable experience. I essentially just started wearing cardis or zip front things rather than over-the-head jumpers so I can fling it off at the first sign of overheating.

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PollyPerky · 27/02/2017 10:42

I just found it all embarrassing. Working closely 1:1 with men some of the time I didn't like 'blushing furiously' for no apparent reason! I also had bad insomnia so it wasn't just flushes.

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Joto369 · 27/02/2017 18:06

I don't get them through the day but wake up at night damp with sweat usually cleavage area having had to kick the covers off. It's definitely very different for everyone!