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Re: Hot flashes not related to menopause
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 31 22:57:13 2008
Hot flashes at a young age could indicate something is going on.
I would ask you doctor to do a 'hormone profile' which would measure
your
hormones, esp. the estrogen level, but also the testosterone level.
It could be that your ovaries are prematurely failing, but that
would be easily found if they measured your estrogen level.
Premature ovarian failure does happen in younger people, but it
is rare. Try to get a complete physical workup & examine your
thyroid as well.
Also, do you think it could be something you ate, like for instance,
if you eat something with a lot of sodium (salt), do you feel like this?
You could be having an allergic response to something or your
body just doesn't handle certain minerals or foods well.
You can experiment with your diet. Do you drink a lot of coffee or
caffeine?
This can make your heart beat fast, and sometimes when your
heart works harder, you can sweat and then get cold.
Also, sometimes when you are in severe pain or lose blood, your
heart can beat faster & you can feel hot, then cold.
Even if you have a small amount of endo, and that endo leaks into
your pelvic cavity, your body may respond to it by feeling weak, shaky,
sweaty, then cold.
So there could be a lot of reasons for it.
Try to get to a doctor and tell them your symptoms and ask for a hormone
profile.
At Thu, 31 Jul 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>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:
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>>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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