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Mini hot flushes?

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Thingsthatgo · 07/07/2024 09:03

I'm 47 and still have regular- ish periods. I have skipped a couple and sometimes they are closer together.
Recently I have been getting hot suddenly and needed to pull off the covers in bed, or taken off my cardigan etc. it's not intense though, I don't get red or sweaty, but it does come on quite suddenly and then go away again.
Is this how hot flushes begin? Will they progress and more intense?

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goingdownfighting · 07/07/2024 09:13

I'm 46 and have been having the same. More of a fleeting warm flush. A friend of mine said that's all she had and now she's fine. My mum unfortunately had full on hot flushes so I'm expecting mine to get worse. I have lots of other symptoms as well though so im definitely peri.

TeabySea · 07/07/2024 09:17

I'm 55 and have the same. 3 or 4 times during the day or night. Lasts for up to 5 minutes but like you, just get really hot. No sweating, no red face.

QuizzlyBear · 07/07/2024 11:46

47 here and I started perimenopause at 43! My symptoms started with weight gain around the middle and mood swings / depression.

Never experienced full on hot flashes but in the early days (pre HRT) I had instances of weirdly hot feet! Out of nowhere, just suddenly felt that my feet were on fire. Lasted just a few minutes at a time.

I guess everyone experiences it differently! 🤷🏼‍♀️

FeelinSpendy · 07/07/2024 12:17

I’m 46 and having the same. Short hot bursts, like the temperature inside me has been turned up, but no sweating or flushing. They last for a couple of minutes but I get loads of them throughout the day and night. During the day, if I’m busy, I hardly notice them but they’ve been waking me in the night. I started on a herbal supplement with sage and macca a couple of weeks ago and think it seems to be helping.

wasnotwasweregood · 07/07/2024 12:53

I'm 48 and this is happening to me. In fact I came looking for this board today to ask this question. It comes and goes so suddenly, but no redness etc. Just a sudden heat. It's happening a lot at night for me, waking up really hot, kicking the duvet off, and then getting too cold. It's quite hard to sleep at the moment.

TheWolvesAreRunning · 07/07/2024 15:06

I am coming up to 51 and had similar, usually during stressful times, over the past few years. This past winter it escalated to full on hot flashes several times a night. The supplement Menopace Plus completely cleared them up within 2 weeks. I was amazed, but very happy! It has sage & soy as active ingredients, I believe.

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