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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bumping this because i’m 45 and been having what feels like hot flashes for a couple weeks now. 
Is it normal to have 5-6/day? I feel my heart rate start to rise, then get really warm and when it’s over my stomach feels a little queasy. Is this just my new normal?[/quote]

Yes, OP, this is what it's like for a lot of us, so that's probably what it is. After the phase you're in now, I was having them almost every hour at times, sometimes preceded by a quick little headache and that feeling of doom. Then the burst of heat, then the cold sweat. Once every hour or two. Now, about 5 years in, at 56, I get these every few hours. As always, though, if it doesn't feel quite right, check with your doctor. But intuition says, yeah, that seems like the start of hot flashes.[/quote]

Thank you, dealing with this for years sounds awful. I haven’t had an uninterrupted night of sleep in weeks ( fan on full blast, layers of blankets, etc). 
Follow up question, my periods have been unpredictable for a couple years but my most recent one was september or october. If I’m understanding correctly, the periods are going to be even more unpredictable and I’m going to have these annoying hot flashes at the same time?  
Yes, i am going to schedule a gyn appointment but I need a new one due to insurance changes and I don’t have older friends or family to ask these questions.[/quote]

Not PP, but my period was random for about 4 years -- they just had a lot more space between them, generally about 3-4 months. I've now been without one for 15 months, so I'm officially "menopausal." I have had the hot flashes off and on the whole time, although they did go away completely for about a year in the middle if it all. But they are here now -- I'm actually having one right now, ugh. [/quote]

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