Around eight out of 10 women experience hot flushes at some stage during the menopause. They’re most common in the year after your final period, when you may start to notice a sudden sensation of heat radiating across your upper body.
Your skin can become red and blotchy, your heart rate may increase, and you may start sweating. Some women feel dizzy and anxious too.
It’s thought hormonal fluctuations affect the functioning of the hypothalamus, which controls temperature, so it mistakenly tells your body it is too hot and blood vessels under the skin suddenly widen, causing the release of heat.
But there is help at hand with these solutions from 100 Tips To Help You Through The Menopause by Wendy Green. Track your triggers Anything that
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