[bpforever1]

I'm feeling hot at times due to either the medication or perimenopause. I all of a sudden feel really hot!! It is uncomfortable. Then, it passes. It comes and goes. I think it is perimenopause but don't know for sure. I still have my period but it is less heavy now and more sporadic. I don't know how long this will last and am hoping it won't last too long. I don't want to take anything for it because it is a natural part of aging. But, it is annoying!!!

[FallDuskTrain]

I have been having very similar hot flashes since I was 37. Now I am 40. In addition, I have been having those hot flashes earlier than that age, before my monthly cycle. As I said, it tends to happen outside of the time period before my cycle and I am not certain what the reason is but I know it is linked to my exercise routine, which probably means that it is linked to my hormones.
Each time I participate in weightlifting and/or vigorous exercise, I get hot flashes that night and the following day.
I am not worried about it really.

[*Laurie*]

I had hot flashes prior to menopause. Went through menopause (12 months with no period) and, bang, the hot flashes have returned. Not fun. I don't know, either, whether it's meds or menopause related.

[Shazerac]

I had horrid hot flashes every 15 minutes with menopause. I'd wake up sweating so bad I'd have to change pajamas. My doctor finally put me on 75 mg of Effexor and the hot flashes stopped that same day. I took it for about 9 months and then dropped it.

[shezbut]

I finally mentioned my hot flashes to my doctor today, after a couple of years of periodic melting. The past few months have been daily though, like 5-10 per day/night. It is not any fun.

The doctor ordered a thyroid test for me as well as recommended that I try black cohosh or estroven for 6 weeks. I'm hoping that this works for me ~ I really don't want to have to take another pharmaceutical. {I already take effexor xr for my depression.}

Have you seen your doctor about your hot flashes yet? Any luck?