Hot Flashes! What is it?

Hot flashes could be the cause of a bad sleep and insomnia… Do you want to know more about it?

What is it?
Hot flashes are one of the symptoms of the menopause and perimenopause. It is often experienced as a feeling of intense heat which could be accompanied by sweating and rapid heartbeat. Those feelings can last two or three minutes.

Where do they start?
For most women, this sensation of heat starts in the face and then is spread to the whole body. Your skin could also become hot to the touch.

When does this sensation appear?
Hot flashes may start to happen several years before menopause and last for years afterwards. Some women are never subject to that.
Hot flashes could be experienced a few time a week or constantly throughout the day but frequency decreases over time! If they occur at night they are called “night sweats”.

It could one of the reason of your insomnia so we hope you know now a little bit more about it... Tips, more information about it, etc. will follow later on other articles to help you to deal with your hot flashes problems and manage to sleep well!