This Is What Happens in Your Brain During a Hot Flash
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Hot flashes hit your body with an immediate sense of warmth. They can range from mild to severe, last anywhere from 30 seconds to 10 minutes, and can pop on rare occasions or recur repeatedly for years. This unexpected warm feeling stems from lower levels of estrogen, which fire off neurons in the hypothalamus that control temperature regulation.
Storyboard and animation produced by Midnight Snacks for BrainFacts.org.
Scripting by Chia-Yi Hou.
Editorial Production by Tristan Rivera and Juliet M. Beverly.
Scientific Review by Pauline Maki
Do any of you feel like you’re going to faint while having one?
I do and get nauseated. Sometimes it hits me are like they randomly. Unfortunately, I blew a 3rd interview because it happened 20 minutes in and it lasted for 30 minutes. So embarrassing
I do. The heat sometimes makes me hard to breathe 😫
I have been thinking my “moments” are anxiety. I started therapy and medicine and I still have those moments. Someone advised that if May be a hot flash. I feel hot, dizzy and nausea. A few minutes ago, I thought I was gonna pass out 😳😩
Sometimes during a hot flash, my heart begins pounding & racing? Does anyone else have that?
@@karynbanksley7110 yes that happens to me too.
It’s so scary.
Hot flashes are NO JOKE 😳
I literally feel like my face is on fire from the inside when I have one 🥵🥵
you can apparently buy estrogen pills on the internet so we are cured??
@@milk_chemistry I found some at Walmart & to my pleasant surprise, they have been helping SO much 😃 They have drastically reduced the amount of times I have them & the ones I do have aren’t as intense 😊
How long it happen on you, is it regularly?
@@NYS30 since February which is also the same month I’ve had my last period (so far) 🤞🏻😬
I feel like I'm going to spontaneously combust 🔥🔥🔥
The background sound triggered a hot flash just now.
I remember when I began having hot flashes! They lasted YEARS but were intensified by my taking Losartan for high blood pressure. They lessened when they changed my RX but I still had them. They were so uncomfortable that I FEARED them! I could immediately tell when one was going to start! I would feel a shot of adrenaline or fear. It was almost like the feeling you get when you had forgotten to do something very important or when something really scares you and you are ultra-aware. Once that feeling came on I KNEW what was to follow! I'd feel a prickly feeling in my neck, chest and head and then it would shoot through the rest of my body where I'd begin sweating. I began to DREAD them so much that just me thinking about them would inadvertently trigger them! It was THE MOST uncomfortable time of my life and I feel sorry for every woman going through it! At the time I was having them, I never really knew whether I was having hot flashes or anxiety attacks because they seemed similar. But because I never had anxiety attacks before menopause and I don't have them after menopause, I now know for sure they were hot flashes! Thank God they are gone! Now though I just suffer from being hot all the time as long as I'm moving and hot all night while I try to sleep! We women really have to go through crap that men could never understand! Ugh!
May I ask around what age you started and stopped getting them?
Im 45 and have early menopause. I work manufacturing and require me to wear a uniform that covers my body neck down. In the summer the inside temp gets 90+ degrees. I asked them if i could untuck my shirt because i get so over heated. They told me no because of dress code. Im worried I will get heat stroke this summer. It sucks being a woman😢
I get them while I am at work
@@KaitlynMcCary I was about 40 when I began peri-menopause. I then had a hysterectomy but kept my ovaries so I still had to resume menopause. I ended at around 55. So for a good 15 years I was going through menopause which is pretty normal but about 5-8 years of hot flashing.
Have you ever considered hormone therapy, hrt? It is pretty inncollcent and can lower blood pressure too!
My hot flushes are constant.. None stop for about 6yrs.. Completely changed my personality 😬 its the lack of sleep, I don't even want to sleep because I know I'm gonna wake up with crazy anxiety and hot 🔥 🔥 flushes every 10mins.. Its driving me insane, i feel like it's never going to end. Its a living HELL 🔥🔥😈🔥🔥
how are you now? im having them for about a week and dont know when to be normal again
Have you tried HRT? It helps!
Yours sounds extreme, maybe even worse than mine which seemed out of control. Niacin was a big culprit as my multivitamin had a lot of it. Niacin intensifies hot flashes. So does caffeine & sugar. My Dr warned me. Magnesium can help a little with alleviating. Ginseng has helped increase my estrogen levels. It's taken a lot of self study, research, & medical advisement to get some help & I still suffer at times. Hope this helps u a little too.
😢I'm so sorry🫂when you can't sleep maybe use that time and gym and try to change you you consume
I experience them terribly. On a bad day I can have them every 10-20 minutes, lasting for at least 2-5 mins. Its awful. When I first started having them, I almost passed out several times. Now I still get nauseous and my brain cant seem to think straight. 😩
I'm happy I'm not the only one who gets them badly, but sad for my fellow sufferers. Hope everyone experiencing them has a better path & relief coming soon. (And for those that are WITH or around someone who gets them frequently, please understand we are not being dramatic. It literally feels like there's a mini fire burning from the inside out. Please be patient with us...and help cool us off 😂🙏)
Sometimes during a hot flash, my heart begins pounding & racing? Does anyone else have that?
Yes, heart palpitations, headache and nausea. Wish there were some answers for these AWFUL symptoms. 😢
@@veefore264 i’m not a do..,ctor, but I have heard that in the early months of pregnancy, hormone fluctuations, can cause morning sickness/nausea. And I also heard that it can be related to effects on blood su,,.gar and that ea.,.ting a few unsalted crackers here and there throughout the day can keep the blood su,.,gar more stable and help prevent the nau..,sea. I have heard that hot flashes are related to hormone fluctuations, so maybe the same trick would work for nau.,.sea related to that? Hold on a minute, I’ve got to come out of my shirt… Hot flash happening now! I thank God I live alone so I can strip down, run fans, & set the air conditioner as cold as needed! 🥵
@@veefore264 res,.,earch chas..,teberry fruit & do,,.ng qu.,.ai.
@@veefore264 those 2 her..,bs sto,..pped mine & my 81 year old mother‘s hot flashes.😃
Me too it’s awful feeling God have mercy on us 😢
If men would have them....there would be much more resesrch
Indeed, men get hot flashes after the age of fifty, as do women. Therefore, I was here studying the subject, as the college wanted to know the difference between symptoms in males and females
You can get hot flashes as a man even if you're in your 20s if you have hypogonadism. (Balls don't make enough testosterone to support your body) this can be caused by blunt force trauma, torsion, cancer, bad diet, bad sleep (crap lifestyle) drug abuse, environmental factors, harmless tumours on pituitary glands, etc etc etc...
We do get them..
@@mnatnm7169 im in my 20s struggling with this. Particularly after a tough car accident that I've been recovering from over a year now thats left me unable to workout like I used to. Hopefully getting my hormone levels checked gives me answers
I get hot flashes at the age of 15 as a man. Please help
Thank you for this video. I started getting them in my early 30's. I'll be 60 in a couple of days. When I was still having my extremely heavy periods hot flashes were not present, so I was just dealing with unbelievable amounts of blood loss. So I kinda looked forward to that even though it could last 10-14 days. At one point I can remember sitting at the kitchen table and my hubby walked down the hall and I was seeing double. He took me to the hospital where I was given iron and then followed up with a prescription of iron. I get them 24 hours a day 7 days a week and last up to 6 minutes. Yeah, I timed it a few times to help me get through them, lol. Knowing it will end. The pain is what also gets me!!! sooooo painful!!! And then how cold I feel afterwards. Now that I think about it.... cause I don't want to think about, lol. I remember a client talking about soya milk and within two days they went away!!! omg... how did I forget that, lol!!! I use to drink it in tea or a small glass before bed.... haha... can't believe I forgot! Going out today to buy it again! I'll keep you updated.
I think the soya is connected to oestrogen
Mine really bother me at night time especially when I’m laying down. Trying to fall asleep. That is the worst. So the blanket comes off the blanket goes back on. Back-and-forth it’s like a vicious cycle. So yes I am going through menopause. I am 53 years old soon to be 54. Usually they are not so bad during the day. It’s fine. I really get some more at night time. Next time I see my doctor. I’m going to ask her if there’s anything I can take to help reduce them. Because there’s nothing worse than looking at the clock and seeing it’s three or four or even 5 AM. And I still can’t get to sleep. Some nights are not so bad. And other nights it’s horrible. The only good thing about it is I have not had my period in over six months. 😂
Please consider HRT. I am reading into it now and it sounds so good. It replaces estrogen. You should look it up!
Me too. Same I sleep half naked with 2 fan. One in the ceiling and 1 in front of my face. Everytime I get it I started my fan in my face. The one in the ceiling is on all night . My sheet are satin. Plus I have several neck fan plus those chinese fan too in my purse.
Sage tablets help
@@CarmenGarcia-bu3sonot me sitting here watching half naked with 2 fans pointed at me and my window ac on lol it feels so good reading these comments and seeing im not alone, I’m not losing it.
The worst is when ur swearing from hot flashes and then it’s cold and your freezing I’m only 37 and I’ve had them for 3 years because I have hormone problems and they SUCK
Imagine that nonstop for 22 days with no sleep and anxiety between panic attacks . Welcome to opiate withdrawal.
I've had it for 7 months straight from anxiety and panic attacks and it is not related to any withdrawal
Yesss.....the hot then sweaty then cold. Its the worst. Im so tired.
I use those blue frozen thingys for relief. I strap them to my body and take them to bed too!
I get hot moments where sometimes I can just be on the sofa 🛋,watching tv etc....and suddenly out of nowhere it feels like someone has poured hot water over my head and then slowly from head to toe I'm feeling really hot like the heating in the house is on but it's not and then have to literally take off layers of clothes to cool down.xx and sometimes it goes to the opposite where at sometimes I feel literally like the temp has turned to really cold and my hands are cold to touch i.have to put layers back on to warm up.xx🤔🤔😔
Exactly me too. But it's weird cause I put the fan right on me and it feels cool but my skin feels flushed.
Same like me
@@brendaechols5929doing that right now. It will subside then I’ll put on my heavy blanket. This happens to me at least once every two hours. I even work from home now. I also notice that it happens when I feel stressed, like simple work stress. Just got some black cohosh that I’ve been reading about. Arriving today and I am praying it will work. My period stopped about a year ago too. In my 5th year of hot flashes and they have only gotten worse 😢
*ENDS HOT FLASHES IN THEIR TRACKS:* I have a *sleep mask with an ice pack!* I keep it in the fridge/freezer, and it travels with me if my hotel room has a mini-fridge. I strap it to my head, and hot flashes disappear within seconds.
Would like to try this. So when do u strap it over ur head? Just before hot flash starts or sleep it with it on? The position of ice portion is on the forehead or on the back?
@@yahuyahu1362 It's not great for sleep because it thaws and gets warm, BUT it's great for when a hot flash begins. I strap it on, and hot flash leaves in under 10 seconds! Sometimes I place it on the back of my neck, other times the forehead, depending what relieves it fastest.
@@evl457
I could just sleep in the fridge.
Mine are severe and been for 4 years now! Can’t deal with them anymore! I’m exhausted! All day and night
One person suggested keeping a spray bottle handy to mist water on your face, neck, arms, and chest as soon as a hot flash starts. I hope this helps. They ARE miserable!🥵
Praying ,ask Jesus to Help you, He made our bodies and will assist.. I started 2 weeks ago and is so ugly, I been Praying and is getting better.. I'm so hot sometimes,, it comes and goes..
It's been a couple of years for me. It's really bad I'm thinking about going to the doctor cause I can't sleep.
Yes it’s been like 5 or 6 years still getting them I just wear shorts and my personal air conditioning stay strong 😎
I just know when I am getting one. There's like a sick feeling. It lasts for a minute though
I've been having them for about 6 or 8 months now and they've gotten so bad I wake up almost every hour drenched in sweat and my heart racing it doesn't matter if I'm sleeping with a fan or not
I had it for 25 years😢
15 years with hot Flashes. I'm not suicidal but every night I asked God please don't let me wake up I'm tired of Hot Flashes. Lord please what is taking you so long.😢. I can't date due to hot flashes. Can't go outside if it's hot. This Ain't living. I rather be dead
Past week or so I’ve been getting them. At first they were very mild but now I’m sleeping g w the windows open & a fan on me. 😫
Put ice pack under my pillow
Me now how did yours stop
So I am a male 19 year old going on 20 in a few months, and I don’t entirely know if they’re hot flashes since there seems to be hardly any info I can find on younger people getting hot flashes. However, for about an hour or two, I’ll experience these hot flash-like symptoms and it occurs all over my body. Sweating, the feeling of needing to strip down, and I also experience fatigue and the flashes come in waves that last for 10 minutes and repeat for awhile.
I'm a 20 year old girl and I have there's too but they only last five minutes I have it in my chest and face along the inside of my neck feels like I'm getting cooked alive your the first young comments to experience what I'm going through
@@nachoramirez1308 it is not fun
I would go see a doc there’s no reason you should be having hot flashes.
Men do not have hot flashes. If not already done schedule an appointment with your medical provider to discuss further. Your symptoms are not normal.
@@bellrn3320again, I’m not sure if they are hot flashes, but it just feels like a wave of heat washes over me for like 5-10 minutes before it’s over, before continuing again
great routine! - thanks for sharing
I'm 47 years old and I started last week, I noticed , it was more often.. I wake up sticky.. I don't like it. At all. Keep Praying for God to help Me ,pass this stage in my life. In Jesus name. And I pray for all women in here to feel much better. That my God Almighty Help us all ,,to keep enjoying life and have peace, the perfect peace of God ,, in our hearts,,no matter what we go through,,You Father created Us, and know our bodies well, have mercy and keep us in Your perfect love,peace, and joy,, in Jesus Mighty name amen.
Amen, God bless you dear
It happens to men with extremes amounts of Estrogen. Older men. It can cause memory loss.
Its happening to me that's why I'm here . Cant figure out if it's from nicotine caffeine or am I fucked and dying .
@@whiteprivilege7961 Anxiety/fight or flight hormones gearing you up will fuck you up too though lol. Healthy lifestyle changes and it'll settle down with time. There's no off switch unfortunately.
It's awful. I'm so tired of it I can't find any relief. Mine last so long
I take hormone from my gynecologist
I started to have hot flushes when the hot weather start.
I feel like fainting when I have one 😢
Since menopause, I can no longer tolerate any kind of heat I wear ice cubes packs I have a fan or three in my room in the summer and in the winter I leave my window open and a fan on. What is this about 50 fine I should be over this shit. Menopause is a curse at least for me. And menopause has caused me to be an insomniac. The kind that can’t get to sleep until 5 AM and I wake at three 8 PM. What the fuck my doctor refused me to take HRT treatment. Talk about suffering.
I’m on ADT for prostate cancer. Hot flashes have caused me great discomfort and have ruined my quality of sleep. I’m not dealing with it well at all.
Same here!
I wish there was a video about a person in their 20’s having them so i can stop freaking out before the doctor in like 10 days. I am so scared. I have nothing left in me and i think my lack of libido and my outrageous emotions are ruining my life and marriage. 😢
😢aww , do you know the reason of it ?
What did the doctor say? Did he take blood? What were the results?
What did the doctor say I'm 20 too and I'm going through the same thing
@@nachoramirez1308 Hey, I am too. Do u still get hot flashes? And are u woman? And what did u experience in hot flashes?
@@nachoramirez1308 Did u get relief? 😊
I mist myself with water and eucalytus oil - the menthol helps a bit. Wearing damp clothing helps,
Blue freezer thingies on the back of my neck in a head wrap that's damp. Apples help with the nausea (pectin).
Am starting taking a low dose of the pill that will hopefully help. One million icey poles
I hate hot flashes,idk why i get them but it burns so much 😖
What's ur age? Are u a woman?
Having one NOW 😢
Its most annoying at night. Reason why I'm awake watching this. Waiting for my blanket to air dry. 😅
I’m not quite there yet
My brother gets hot flashes to the point where he feels like he needs to put a fan on even though it feels cold in the room. He’s 40 years old has anyone around that age gone to see a doctor about it?. He does have mental health issues he refuses to get help for.
Oh I have my personal air conditioner no joke 🤣
I'm getting these every damn hour for a month!! like wtf
Mine is in back of Head mostly. Is this normal!?
Mine is in whole head and even sometimes in face too
@@hajraimran7187 it feels so weird for me I imagine it something wrong
Okay I'm reading some of these posts and I'm wondering how old everybody is I'm 49 I will be 50 in January and for the past two months it has been on and off hot flashes...
Me too I am 49 and I will be 50 on November I have hot flashes since December, it’s terrible 😢
I am 49 and will be 50 in December and have same condition from last 5 months
I always have them during my period 😭
i feel this😢
Anyone else get them on one side of the body?
How do you treat hot flashes for men ?
i have been on methadone for 4 years now and currently going down but have been getting hot flashes ever since ive been on it. i cant wait to get off its horrible.
It feels a bit like a zap of lightening in my head too
So that's all they know about it. Sad 😢
I felt tingly all over went from being super cold to extremly hot sat infront of a fan few mins later was back to cold is that a hot flash or pregnete
Me for the past 12 years.
I’m a guy and I have been experiencing hot flushes everytime I’m in bed. Because I’ve been sweating like crazy in bed and I don’t know how to combat this. It’s weird saying this by the way.
Usually hot flashes in men are the result of testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism) and should be checked out by a doctor
Cannot imagine men do have the same heat or do they...like wemon...?
I am a man and mine are about 5-10 min each about 10 times a day. My whole body will be drenched in sweat and ill feel really weak and kinda sickly. I have to change my shirt often. Its horrible. Dont know if that compares?
@@chewy7192 so sorry....
@@chewy7192 yes exactly that. I wonder why you get them? I'm menopausal
It happens to men with extremes amounts of Estrogen. Older men. It can cause memory loss.
My dad said he used to have them (60s) and drowned the pillows
Haven’t had a full night’s since 12 years 😢
15 yrs. 1:17 every morning I wake up I get mad because God allowed me to see another day I am tired of living with hot flashes I pray every night God Take Me Away Healthcare sucks for black and brown and the doctors don't care
My hearts beating super fast I'm shaking and my face and hands are warm are bro😃 I'm 13 ft is happening
Mine can last all day everyday 😮
my face gets beat red
I literally only get theses when I’m on my period💀now combine that with cramps headaches and possible vomiting from pain.
🙅🏿♂️ Breakout the fans ladiez blu/pink
Not even close sarks, being on fire from the inside is the only way to describe but I have all that under control now , I suggest a good quality fan that ya clip to ya steering wheel and make all ya helpers do the lifting 😤😤😤
I take antidepressants and If I forget my dose I have a side effects of hot flashes. Even with a fan I was burning 😂
Mine become worse in summers
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such a waste of time; not at all helpful.