I'm not suffering from hot flushes

Love it!

My DH, not being quite as scientific as yours, says that I have something wrong with my personal central heating system.

I just say that my thermostat isn't working any more!!

iboomtrm (just testing to see if it has any significance)

I have power surges.

That is a good description rubysong.
Can anyone tell this is a subject close to my heart.
Am having one right now!

I don't have hot flushes, the cistern is plumbed to the cold water pipe.

I've never had one - not that I'm complaining. I haven't had any other symptoms of the menopause either, apart from the periods just stopping. As I'm 60 next week, I guess I can assume I've had it though!

I was lucky in that respect too Maggie. Got through it all with minimum fuss in my early 40s.

I only ever had one hot flush.
I had a hysterectomy at 40.

I was about 48, sitting in the chiropodist chair, feet up in the air.
All of a sudden I was overwhelmed with heat. Naive as I was, I said to chiropodist..wasn't it hot. She was ok.
After a couple of minutes I could stick it no longer, leapt out of the chair and straight to the front door for cool air..... in bare feet...public walking past and me fanning myself.

Back in and feet were finished off.

It was only later back in work that I realised it was a hot flush.

I'm the same as roseq. Faulty body thermostat. Well, maybe not so much faulty as hypersensitive.

I had a hot flush in the middle of a blizzard. You should have seen the looks as I ripped off my scarf, gloves and coat.

How does he explain that the body temperature doesn't seem to rise when a hot flush is in progress though.

They certainly need rebranding. Current pitch is that they are something that is associated with "going through the menopause". Completely misleading! Instead they can kick in when the ovaries sign out and go on for flipping years.
Anyone else find them more troublesome in winter? e.g
Arrive in Waitrose after brisk walk, wrapped up for the elements. Unzip layers, take off scarf, but still, by the time I get to checkout, there is steam coming out of my ears.
In summer you don't get that kind of problem.

I'm having some horrendous hot flushes at the moment. They just rush over me all of a sudden. Night sweats are awful with DH huddled beneath the covers and me frantically kicking them off. I'm having normal periods though but at 53 I guess things are about to change.

I had to give up Christmas shopping and get the rest of my presents online. I went to Liverpool in November and was carrying a pile of parcels when I started with a bad hot flush. I just had to get my coat off and there wasn't anywhere to put my bag and parcels. I ended up in a bit of a panic and was just grateful it wasn't one of the ones where my bra has to come off too!

I have an appointment with my g.p. to discuss going back on hrt.

Mine are worse in winter too JessM.
From about June to Nov I may only have about 3 in total.

I am on about year 5.
The first couple of years were the worst, plenty of night sweats.
Currently I have about 10 hot flushes per day.

I am interested about your post crun. I am not sure if that is a joke, or you go cold regularly?

Gillybob, me too.

I just tell myself I have an overactive circulatory system. I regularly thank god that I'm not like one friend who looks like a beetroot if she has alcohol, and another who often looks as if she has just come out of the shower. I have dreams in which I am being burnt alive, I can see the flames all around me. There is a constant battle between me, dbh and the bedroom window.

I was fine till I came off the HRT now I have to dress in multiple layers (I am normally someone who feels the cold) and as JessM says I just strip off layers till I start to cool down. I wake up several times at night and have to turn the fan on full blast. 9 years post hysterectomy I am having my first lot of hot flushes. It wasn't so bad at Christmas. Always a card at hand to grab and fan myself with

When I stopped HRT after 20 odd years (had hysterectomy at 33) I feared I'd get hot flushes with a vengeance. Oddly seemed to happen after eating and at night only. DH had to get used to me chucking off bedclothes and 10 minutes later grabbing them back again.
When happened at mealtimes I fervently hoped no one noticed I'd be glowing! Never ended up dripping with sweat like some people thankfully, and seem now to have virtually ended.
My mother said she had them into her 80's but never took HRT.

My periods stopped at 53. I've been having hot flushes for ten years now. Do they ever stop? I hate the feeling if sweating knees inside my trousers! The night sweats carry on too. DH says it's like sleeping next to an electric heater.

I've been having hot flushes for ten years too mainly at night. They are much relieved by HRT and two trails without it (one for an operation) left me completely exhausted as I got hardly any sleep due to the flushes. I have noticed though that one too many glasses of wine can mean a very 'hot' night. I take Tibolone.

I never wanted HRT due to family health issues. Just doing it the natural way. I find that if I eat Indian food with little meat and lots of lentils, that I have fewer flushes. I cannot get DH to agree to adopting an Indian diet all the time though.

Thankfully I didn't have hot flushes although I had lots of night sweats. DH eventually got used to my early morning antics of jumping out of bed, top and tailing the duvet, discarding my nightie and running out to the back garden in an effort to cool down. The garden is very private so there was no fear of me frightening the natives and it was a blessed relief. Even one glass of wine made it worse.