Was this a hot flash?
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Anonymous
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I was feeling weird and warm, and my daughter told me I felt really hot when kissing her goodnight. I had to take off my fleece sweater, and I started to have a panic attack, with thumping heart and everything. And 30 minutes later, I'm feeling much calmer (and colder, which is a relief).
Was this a hot flash? Usually I'm always so cold in the evening. |
Anonymous
| I'm 45, BTW. |
Anonymous
| Sounds like one. |
Anonymous
| Yep! |
Anonymous
| I’ve always heard you burn from the inside out with a hot flash. Did you feel that? Like a fire was inside you pushing out? |
Anonymous
Well I certainly felt hot, and my cheeks were burning up, and I wanted to tear off my clothes, but the most uncomfortable feeling was the panic. |
Anonymous
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I get panic and a fast heart rate with my hot flashes. I also feel like I have a fever, so it’s not like walking into a cool place even helps. The heat is inside of me. I can be hot in the inside and cold in the outside.
Sounds like you had one to me. |
Anonymous
| For me, it’s like a fire inside and it’s almost always in my chest |
Anonymous
| I just feel warm and they are usually at night. But the weird thing is that I wake up before I start having it. Like, my body wants me to wake up first so I can experience the whole thing start to finish. |
Anonymous
Me too! I live in Maa and it’s been so cold here that honestly when I wake up I’m happy I’m going to be warm. Then I sweat and get chilly and add another blanket and go back to sleep. For me it’s not like a fever at all. For fevers my body’s just aches and I get chills and my teeth chatter. |
Anonymous
| That’s how I experience them too. I also get a bit nauseous. |
Anonymous
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OP here.
Thanks! Yesterday was the second day of my period, and a particularly heavy day too. Can hot flashes arrive at any time in the cycle? It's nice that we've got DCUM to talk about these things. Makes me feel less alone 
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