Re: Hot flashes not related to menopause
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 31 21:42:06 2008
Are you taking any hormones?
Have you had them measured? I don't think it's ''normal'' at your age -
do you have endo? i wonder if it could affect your ovaries, which then
would affect you this way?
At Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Kim wrote:
>
>Hi! Well I have to say I feel relieved that I am not the only younger
>girl that feels this way. I started getting hot flashes when I was
>about 16. They weren't too bad, just at random times..it was pretty
>strange. I always made a joke about it but now it is really starting to
>bother me and affect my life. I am 20 now and I probably get a couple
>hot flashes a day. I start to feel this extreme heat come over my body,
>then my face turns bright red and before I know it I am sweating all
>over. I feel so gross I could just jump in the shower. Then sometimes
>I get pretty cold after. So I started researching about it because I
>can't deal with it anymore. Iv'e found so many reasons that it could be
>from., but I havn't made it to the doctors to be tested for anything
>yet. But, I feel like most of the time it is caused from
>nervousness/stress and anxiety. For example, I get them when I am
>uncomfortable around people, when I am by myself if a populated area. My
>heart beat speeds up so fast and I feel like I'm having an anxiety
>attack.But then, I get them after I eat, or have a glass of wine. So I
>know it can't all be from stress. So I just wanted to let you know that
>I feel your pain and if you ever find out a techinque or somthing to
>help please let me know!! thank you and good luck!
>
>At Fri, 28 Nov 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>>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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