How do you deal with hot flashes or avoid having them?

United States
January 6, 2012 12:28pm CST
I am 51-years old and have started having what I think may be hot flashes but I am not sure... One day I felt as if I was burning up... had a headache too. It seemed like I was having lots of hot flashes... The next day I got hot suddenly and felt like the core of the body in the back and front of the body were burning and then felt hot in the face too ... What do you do when you get a hot flash? How do you avoid getting them?
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Lakota12
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
8 Jan 12
I was lucky I didnt have them but daughter take St.Johns wrot adn she says it helps
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Lakota12
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
13 Jan 12
hope it might help you too if ya take it hugssssssssssss
whiteheron
@whiteheron (4222)
• United States
12 Jan 12
Thanks for sharing this... Glad it helped your daughter.
Polang
@tkonlinevn (6438)
• Vietnam
9 Jan 12
There are many person who are in your age will be meet this status. If it's too important, you should ask your doctor. If not, your status would be lose as I have known.
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whiteheron
@whiteheron (4222)
• United States
12 Jan 12
Yes, it does seem to be an age-related thing. And thankfully... the flashes do pass.
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@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
6 Jan 12
Drinking soy milk daily can reduce them, but I noticed if I have a cold or something, I get more of them.. either that or soy isn't helping as much! I hate going to doctors, and am rather stubborn about not interfering a lot with nature.. so I suppose I may suffer ,more with this! There's a good soy, vitamin, herb supplement on store shelves I hear.. I use soy in my coffee or tea or drink it with sweetener or french vanilla..
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whiteheron
@whiteheron (4222)
• United States
12 Jan 12
Soy products do seem to be helpful. Thanks for sharing about them. I like the soy meatless products.
cher913
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
6 Jan 12
have you gone to see your doctor? i am 50 and not looking forward to anything like that but i have already talked to the doctor to get the wheels in motion for hormone replacemets.
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whiteheron
@whiteheron (4222)
• United States
12 Jan 12
No. I haven't seen a doctor, have no medical insurance and avoid the doctor... I won't be going on hormone replacements... I will be doing this a natural.