Some hot flashes seem to happen spontaneously, but you may have noticed that others are triggered by certain foods, drinks, places, events or even feelings. There is comfort in knowing that this too shall pass, but considering women experience hot flashes for an average of 7.4 years, life would be far more comfortable with ways to reduce, or even stop hot flashes altogether. This means that although you are experiencing hot flashes now, they will eventually fade away. Over time, your body will adjust to the changing levels of hormones and your hypothalamus will too. Once this chain reaction has begun, it isn’t possible to stop it. It senses that you are overheating, when you’re not, and tries to cool you down through sweating, a racing heart, and flushed skin. Essentially, your hypothalamus becomes trigger-happy with its cooling response. It becomes more sensitive to changes in temperature and what it may once have considered a ‘normal’ temperature, becomes ‘too hot’. It’s thought this drop in estrogen also affects the way your hypothalamus (your brain’s temperature control center) perceives temperature. Like the analogy of closing the stable gate after the horse has bolted, once a hot flash has started, it’s too late to stop it.ĭuring menopause your body produces less and less estrogen this is why your periods change and eventually stop. In this article, we’ll have a look at seven ways to help you reduce or even stop your hot flashes before they even begin.īut first, it’s important to understand what hot flashes are⸺and why they can’t be stopped once they’ve begun. That doesn’t mean you can’t manage your menopause hot flashes to reduce how often they happen and how severe they are.
The unfortunate truth is, that once a hot flash has begun, there is very little that can be done to stop it. No matter how frequently you experience hot flashes, most women would agree that once one starts, they would like it to stop, fast. Most hot flashes last between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, and while many women experience them a handful of times a day, others can have them almost hourly. As anyone who has had their day stopped short by a hot flash (or five) knows, these are one of the most frustrating symptoms of menopause.
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