Medication For Hot Flashes

A shock to 88% of women in the West is suffering from the perimenopause are more or less troubled by hot flashes. Hot flashes are not deadly. They just make your life miserable. Suddenly, you're hot and uncomfortable. You may be sweaty or just a blush wet. Night sweats wake you up several times a night. Lack of sleep and poor sleep can cause poor concentration, impaired memory, irritability and fatigue during the day.

A hot flash is caused by the system of control body temperature goes Berserk. Without good reason, your body-mind thinks it is overheating. The brain reacts as it normally does to cool, but more sudden and intense. The blood vessels dilate near the skin and you sweat. The causes of such thermal chaos are only partly understood by medical science. Hot flashes are linked to fluctuating hormones that cause the symptoms of perimenopause as, but other factors such as thyroid imbalances can cause your temperature control out of whack.

If you are concerned about the safety of hormone replacement therapy, there are a lot of time has proven, natural remedies, you can try first. Here are some ideas that have helped many women find relief:

• Follow your hot flashes. Keep track of when they occur and what you eat or do, or how you feel at the time. Find your "triggers". Some common triggers are cigarette smoke, hot or spicy foods, alcohol, caffeinated beverages. Beware of something hot - hot tubs, warm beds, warm rooms, heat, and hot showers. Avoid saunas. Sugar and, unfortunately, chocolate is one of my biggest triggers.
• Many women find that stress tops the charts as a trigger. Was it hot flushes at work once random, or did you feel under pressure at the time? Was it a full day of pressure without interruption? This is the time of life when nature forces you to slow down and take care of you.
• Wear appropriate clothing, you can detach one layer after another as you warm. Make sure the layer under the jacket you wear to work is something you will not mind showing that if you take your jacket during a meeting. Avoid turtlenecks. Do not wear wool or synthetic, and be wary of silk. That leaves cotton, linen, rayon, and cotton.
• Try to notice the subtle signs just before the start of a hot flash. You can often stop a hot flash or reduce its intensity by drinking cold water or something touching cold as metal or glass window. If you're at home, a bag of ice on the back of the neck can be very effective. The trick is to catch it early, before it actually happens.
• Sip ice water to cool your home. It really works for me. I always keep a thermos of cold water with me. Best of all, it is very discreet, if I can catch the blast of heat before it happens.
• rhythmic breathing. Two studies have shown that slow, deep breathing, reduces the frequency of hot flushes by 39 per cent and 44 per cent.
• Cooling of the year. Yoga is perfect and can also help balance your endocrine glands, reduce stress, and teach you the rhythmic breathing exercises.
• Dietary supplements such as black cohosh, red clover, soy and vitamin E may help control hot flashes.

The frequency, duration and intensity of hot flashes and all the symptoms of perimenopause vary considerably from woman to woman and also for individual women at different stages of menopause. Remember that you are unique and what works for one woman can not help you. If one strategy does not provide relief, try another and see what works for you.