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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Mandy M on October 29, 2017, 10:14:50 AM

Title: Hot flashes
Post by: Mandy M on October 29, 2017, 10:14:50 AM
Bloody heck I had a bad one the other night. Does anyone else suffer from them?

The background is, I guess, an adjustment to my testosterone and estrogen levels which was probably made rather too quickly.

Nasty things and when you get them in the night you can easily panic. I wondered if this rings bells for anyone?

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Title: Re: Hot flashes
Post by: KayXo on October 29, 2017, 11:45:06 AM
Likely, too little testosterone and not enough estrogen to replace it. Advise your doctor if this continues for more than a few days.
Title: Re: Hot flashes
Post by: Laurie on October 29, 2017, 11:59:08 AM
  I am beginning to wonder about this my self. My last dose of estradiol is usually later at night wit 2 other at about noon and dinner time. Almost every morning sometime before 10:30 I get pretty warm even to the point of sweating a little then it passes.
Title: Re: Hot flashes
Post by: Dena on October 29, 2017, 01:48:16 PM
I had them both after GCS when I lost all hormones in my body and again when I was off hormones for about 10 years. The hot flashes take about 1-2 years to end but in the mean time, get used to sleeping on sweaty sheets. I didn't have panic attack but I would wake up in the middle of the night and throw all my covers off to get cooled down.
Title: Re: Hot flashes
Post by: Mandy M on October 30, 2017, 04:51:49 AM
That's so helpful everyone. Thank you so much.

I think my oestrogen may be too low then. I will seek professional medical advice.

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