Re: Hot flashes not related to menopause
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Nov 7 21:08:26 2007
I had hot flashes at 32, because one taking the pill somehow blocked my
natural hormone receptors in my body, my estrogen was through the roof
and I had nearly NO progesterone. I bet your doctor only checked your
thyroid, CBC panel, (liver function), glucose and the routine stuff like
that.
One hormone that can tell you if you are having menopause-like symptoms
is the Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG). It should be 18-114 and
mine was 253!! I was having hot flashes all over the place and it was so
embarassing! My progesterone was also only a 2, when it should be a
14-30. Taking progesterone helped lower my SHBG down to a 78. He needs
to check your hormones! Here is a link to what you should have checked
on the Female Hormone chart:
http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html
I hope this helps and gives you some answers!
Take Care!
Andrea :)
At Wed, 7 Nov 2007, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hello there!
>
>I know your e-mail was in 2003, but i just want to know if you ever got
>answers for any of your problems? Im 22 and i have the exact same things
>your experiancing now! I have horrible hot flashes, and excessive
>sweating, when i am just sitting down doing nothing? I get night sweats
>so bad that i wake up! I have horrible sweats in the middle of talking
>to someone, and cant help but wipe off my forehead! Again, like you i am
>not overweight, i am 115 lbs, and i am active! Its not just my head, but
>my back, legs, feet, bum, everything breaks out into a sweat for 10
>minutes or so! I am also on ortho try-low, and my doctor has just taken
>me off to see if that works. I also had blood text done, everything is
>pretty normal. I hope someone can tell me what this is!
>
>At Fri, 28 Nov 2003, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>I am trying to figure out what is going on with me. I am only 26 and
>>have been having this horrible hot flashes and excessive sweating for a
>>year now. I went to doctor at least 10 times to complain about this,
>>but nobody seemed to know what was going on. I had blood work done but
>>everything seemed to be O.K. The hot flashes seem to start as a
>>reaction to heat, especially when I go from outside inside. They are
>>like intervals of extreme heat; I start to sweat all over. My forhead
>>is covered with sweat, my shirt, my socks and underwear are all soaked.
>>This goes on for about 10 minutes....goes away....but comes back in few
>>minutes. After this passes, I start to get chills. This has been a
>>horrible nightmare for me...I don't know, why is this happing. I have
>>always been very active and never overweight. I tried to go off the
>>pill (Ortho Tricyclen) for some time, but that didn't help. I just want
>>to know, if there is someone else out there having same problem. I am
>>worried about underlying cause. I had some crazy tests done (AIDS,
>>Thyroid) to eliminate the cause. They all came negative. Please,
>>someone, HELP!
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