hot flashes...sm
Posted By: red on 2008-04-27
In Reply to: What happens/what do you feel like when you are having - a hot flash?
I can feel my hot flashes coming...it usually starts in my face, then my head gets very hot, my head starts perspiring and then the flash works it's way down the rest of my body. I have not found relief in anything except taking a very cold bottle of water and holding it on my neck for awhile. I have had my flashes for approximately seven years. I wish you the best and a speedy journey through these hot flashes!
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