Hot flushes

[[Ba...]]

I’m puzzled about a symptom that I’ve been having. I’m peri so I’m wondering if what I’m having is a hot flash. Im 20 months off. What makes it weird is that the sensations  seems to happen around the same time every night . This time coincides with awakenings that occurred during acute WD. It’s around 1 am. I used to wake up 1am, 3am, 5am. Sleep has been off lately. So hot flashes happen at the same time every night? Overall I’m improving slowly but surely.

[[Ho...]]

Hi, I'm about a year off. The sweats seemed to go into abeyance for a while, and now they're back. Now, they're linked to my thinking. When a stressful thought crosses my mind, a few seconds in, I'm bathed in sweat. Maybe your CNS found something that still needs a bit of healing!

[[Es...]]

I have terrible hot flushes (without sweats). I have had them since I was a teen, even without benzos. Now I have them always after I eat, cause I have some unspecified form of anorexia (earlier bulimia). Eating always triggers a hot flush. Also strong emotions. I increased my fluoxetine lately and they lessened, but are still here. My BP is low during these hot flushes, cause I have always had low blood pressure. I usually have rapid HR, but that's what I deal with on a daily basis. And learnt to live with. I'd be most comfortable in a fridge during these. 

[[ma...]]

13 hours ago, [[E...] said:

I have terrible hot flushes (without sweats). I have had them since I was a teen, even without benzos. Now I have them always after I eat, cause I have some unspecified form of anorexia (earlier bulimia). Eating always triggers a hot flush. Also strong emotions. I increased my fluoxetine lately and they lessened, but are still here. My BP is low during these hot flushes, cause I have always had low blood pressure. I usually have rapid HR, but that's what I deal with on a daily basis. And learnt to live with. I'd be most comfortable in a fridge during these. 

I get this too now - only started this year but emotions and eating seem to bring on the flush. Face is pink most of the time now too...

[[Es...]]

Do you have any kind of Eating Disorder? For me it was severe bulimia since age 16, then accompanied by anorexia. Now I guess anorexia has the upper hand, cause bulimia is mostly controlled by fluoxetine. The sense of guilt after I eat is such that the whole body rebels. These hot flushes are one of the most terrible symptoms I have ever had, and now perimenopause could be making them even worse. My face turns red and I feel so ashamed that If I am anywhere in public, I have to take a tiny dose of fluoxetine with diazepam. It makes them go away. Definitely panick attacks. They are most pronounced in menopausal women with PTSD and I am one. Perimenopausal.