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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 18:16:49 GMT
No, I am not going to talk about menopause although anyone else is welcome to do so.
I am subject to hot flashes of panic, such as today when I briefly thought that I had lost my credit card holder, perhaps on the bus. False alarm thank god, but it once again showed me that my body temperature can go up (it seems) 50 degrees in about 5 seconds. And the temperature falls much more slowly, because after running back up to my flat and finding the item, I ran into my next door neighbour when going back out 10 minutes later, and he must have thought that I was having a malaria attack during our conversation on this cold day.
I have known people to have similar hot flashes when they become angry, which is something that normally does not happen to me -- for that sort of thing I get a slow burn hours later while plotting my revenge, but not to the point of breaking out in sweat like I do during a panic attack.
Does anybody else here experience this sort of thing?
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Post by onlymark on Dec 3, 2012 18:55:56 GMT
Isn't it a normal biological reaction to stress? Your body moves into overdrive to prepare itself for action?
I know it happens to me from time to time in the same circumstances.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 3, 2012 19:17:16 GMT
When I'm dealing with an emergency at work I get them too....especially when I'm on nights as I'm working alone.
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Post by htmb on Dec 3, 2012 19:41:47 GMT
Well, the title certainly caught my attention.  However, in regards to my temper, rarely do I exploded, but I can recall one memorable moment when I had my fill of a very pompous college roommate. As she was dropping me off for a class I stood outside her car window and let her know just what I thought of her, while not holding back. By the time I was finished my whole upper body and face were red. I was literally and figuratively hot! And, yes, when in a bit of a panic such as the situation you describe, Kerouac, my body temperature certainly rises as adrenaline kicks into gear. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 3, 2012 21:10:43 GMT
I rarely lose my temper with other people altho I have been known to cuss at inanimate objects....
The adrenaline fueled excitement/fear response I feel when I'm doing my job only occurs when there are multiple emergencies happening at the same time. It probably helps me to focus....I've been near to tears sometimes when I know that if something else happens I might not be able to cope. It's daft really because if there was anything out of the ordinary...a major accident/disaster then there are a host of people I could call in. Bonkers...
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Post by mich64 on Dec 3, 2012 23:25:37 GMT
After the brain injury I experienced anxiety hot flashes for a few years. Whenever I was put in the position of having to verbally communicate with others than my immediate family, my head would sweat terribly and my face felt like it was radiating heat.
These happen far less frequently lately but when being introduced to someone new I can feel the hot flash rising.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2012 13:37:27 GMT
Jeez, 50 degrees sounds pretty radical
Kerouac!!
Other than the hormonal induced ones I had for years, I can't really say I've had anything similar. I do get panic attacks that have had me awaken drenched in sweat.
I have pretty much narrowed it down to diet.
If I eat rare red meat past a certain hour, I can almost guarantee one will occur,accompanied by bad nightmares.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2012 17:51:18 GMT
Ah, the famous "meat sweats"! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2012 14:11:52 GMT
;D ,'tis true....happens every time!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2013 20:29:25 GMT
Hot flash festival this evening -- I thought I had broken my new laptop. It only took me 3 hours to get it to work again. (Hot flash was not as hot as it could have been, because I knew that the guarantee is still valid -- but this was one level above "petty personal traumas.")
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Post by htmb on Jan 14, 2013 4:30:16 GMT
I'm glad you fixed your laptop, Kerouac. That would have been panic time for me and I would have worked until I'd solved the issue or died trying.
In 1982, I left three young children at home while I traveled to England for the first time. During my eight day visit there was an air traffic controllers strike and when I arrived at Gatwick to return home I was told my airline was canceling my flight. I think i was flying Air Florida, and they had one plane that flew from Miami to Gatwick and back. The plane was still in Miami.
I was anxious to get home and insisted I be placed on another airline which had a flight leaving momentarily (something I learned I could request ). The agent at Air Florida rescheduled my flight, but said I must get to the Delta gate before they closed the door of the plane. I don't remember much of the details, but do remember I had to sprint across the Gatwick airport, working up a terrible sweat. It was a major hot flash moment, but i was determined not to miss that flight. I just made it in time, and I doubt I quit sweating until somewhere way over the Atlantic. Thirty years later I can still remember the relief I felt when I got on that plane.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2013 23:43:25 GMT
I turned the heat down, and it is only 13.5° in my apartment just before I go to bed. Where are hot flashes when you need them?
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Post by lagatta on Jan 18, 2013 16:37:34 GMT
Why is it so cold? Do you turn the heat down that low, or is there terrible insulation?
I also turn the heat down at night; I like to sleep in cool air with lots of covers, but that is really chilly. And I don't overheat my flat as many North Americans tend to do.
I sometimes get those flashes, but can also feel really chilly in a panic.
As for the hormonal flashes, not many noticeable ones. But I'm always cold (frileuse). Men can also get them, if their testosterone level should fall rapidly (obviously in prostate cancer treatment, but I know men to whom it has happened on its own).
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Post by lugg on Mar 28, 2013 21:32:47 GMT
Rather than start a new thread I thought I would add to this , apologies for the change in direction but ...
as k2 said in post #1 anyone is welcome to comment re menopause
I suspect I am peri- menopausal and am experiencing the exact opposite of hot flushes , ice cold shivers in fact .It seems to be similar to hot flushes spreading either down or up my body . I am just so bloody cold at times, regularly and particularly at night , goose bumps , shivering etc . Has anyone else had this and if so how did you any ideas on how to ameliorate / stop them
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Post by mich64 on Mar 28, 2013 22:18:48 GMT
I am not experiencing that Lugg, but I assume there are many different symptoms that we can expect to experience while going through menopause. I wonder though if it might be a separate problem, thyroid or low iron perhaps?
Having experienced hot flashes since I was about 19 (my mother also), I expected them to get worse with menopause but I am happily now experiencing quite the opposite.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 23:00:32 GMT
Hmmm.... I have never heard of "cold flashes" linked to menopause, although of course many people are subject to "chills" in many circumstances. Therefore, I would imagine that hormonal changes such as those linked to menopause can do all sorts of unexpected things.
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Post by lugg on Apr 3, 2013 20:31:29 GMT
Mich - my sister has just said exactly the same thing to me - " get your iron and thyroid checked" I am just so averse to going to my GP which is quite understandable ( to me ) given my job but a source of amusement to my friends! I did a google search and was ( kind of pleased) to find that cold flashes are a relatively common aspect of menopause for some . Who needs a GP ?  |
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