Hot Flushes: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Hot Flushes

Panic Disorder

Four most common symptoms associated with a panic attack were that of palpitations, trembling/shaking, nausea or abdominal distress, and chills or hot flushes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

flushes. [www1.health.gov.au]

flushes If these symptoms seem relevant to you, we can help. [bu.edu]

Menopause Ovarian Disorder

This can be associated with other menopausal-like symptoms such as hot flushes, sweats and mood changes. How common is premature ovarian failure? [yourhormones.info]

Confusion arises due to the fact that they both share the same symptoms, for example hot flushes and night sweats. But, there are a few key differences between the two. [medic8.com]

The GnRH analogs should be used cautiously, with particular attention given to long-term consequences (e.g., hot flushes, bone demineralization, atrophic vaginitis) that can [aafp.org]

Premature Ovarian Failure

Symptoms include amenorrhoea and symptoms of hypo-oestrogenism such as hot flushes, sleep disturbance, irritability, and vaginal dryness. [bestpractice.bmj.com]

The ovaries stop producing estrogen and so symptoms including hot flushes, mood changes and vaginal dryness occur. [lifestartfertility.com]

They include hot flushes, vaginal dryness, irritability, night sweats, or difficulty sleeping. Menstrual periods may be sporadic or stop completely. [gondracenter.com]

Male Hypogonadism

flushes in certain cases of acute onset. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

flushes in some cases of acute onset. [medscape.com]

Sometimes affected individuals may experience emotional and mental disturbances, fatigue, loss of libido, hot flushes and lack of concentration. [uhs.ae]

Carcinoma of the Prostate

Possible side effects of an orchidectomy include decreased libido, impotence and hot flushes. [southerncross.co.nz]

Complications of hormonal therapy: Hot flushes: synthetic progestogens are recommended as first-line therapy for troublesome hot flushes. [patient.info]

All androgen deprivation treatments cause loss of libido and erectile dysfunction and may cause hot flushes. LHRH agonists may cause PSA levels to increase temporarily. [merckmanuals.com]

Heroin Withdrawal

The Effects of Heroin After an intravenous injection of heroin, users report feeling a surge of euphoria (a “rush”) accompanied by a dry mouth, hot flushes, heaviness of the [castlecraig.co.uk]

Leuprolide

The results of the QLQ-PR25 revealed that patients experienced an increase in hot flushes (p < 0.001) and erection problems and uncomfortable sexual intimacy among the sexual [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In particular, low rates of hot flushes were reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Common side effects Hot flushes and sweats Hot flushes are a common side effect of this treatment. During a flush, your neck and face may feel warm and look red. [macmillan.org.uk]

Hepatopathy

If this does not relieve the hot flushes it is important to check the liver function with a simple blood test to measure the liver enzymes. [liverdoctor.com]

If this occurs in post menopausal women it is often just put down to hot flushes caused by oestrogen deficiency and the patient may be given hormone replacement therapy. [liverdoctor.com]

Agoraphobia

flushes. [www1.health.gov.au]

For instance, people with a panic disorder can have anxiety attacks, for example chest pain, trembling, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, sweating or hot flushes. [psychenet.de]

I started to have panic attacks at the age of 18, characterised by palpitations, hyperventilation, uncontrollable shaking, nausea, hot flushes, and a feeling of doom so profound [metro.co.uk]

Cyclosporine

Coadministration of cyclosporine and aliskiren in these subjects also resulted in an increase in the number and/or intensity of adverse events, mainly headache, hot flush, [dailymed.nlm.nih.gov]

Your pharmacist may be able to advise you on managing side effects. acne or oily skin constipation decreased appetite diarrhea fatigue headache, including migraine hot flushes [medbroadcast.com]

Pituitary Adenoma

In many cases, the individuals experience no symptoms if the tumor has not grown in size. In the rest, pituitary adenomas present the following signs and symptoms: Cushing’s syndrome Hyperthyroidism Decreased sexual function in males Changes in vision Lethargy Acromegaly Fatigue Headache Nausea accompanied by[…] [symptoma.com]

Imipramine

The most commonly reported side effects when taking Tofranil tablets 25mg include: weight gain, anorexia, tremor, tachycardia (rapid heart beat), vasodilation (hot flushes [inhousepharmacy.vu]

Anticholinergic side effects: Dry mouth, blurred vision or double vision, constipation, sweating, hot flushes, difficulty urinating or urinary retention, pupil dilation, glaucoma [medizzine.com]

Heart Disease

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Specific Phobia

Abstract Cognitive models of anxiety postulate that fear and anxiety serve as programs for avoidance of threat-relevant stimuli. We hypothesized that exposure to phobia-relevant stimuli would lead to visual avoidance in specific phobics. Spider phobic, blood-injection-injury phobic, and nonphobic participants were[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Food Intolerance

I magine that you are in a Chinese restaurant with your family. You’ll probably get a migraine later tonight (maybe from the amines in the soy sauce), but you’ve been craving Chinese food all week and you haven’t made the connection yet. Your daughter is drinking cup after cup of jasmine tea with her five spice[…] [foodconnections.org]

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypoparathyroidism NORD gratefully acknowledges Dolores Shoback, MD, Professor of Medicine, UCSF Endocrine Research Unit - 111N, SF - VA Medical Center, for assistance in the preparation of this report. Subdivisions of Hypoparathyroidism acquired hypoparathyroidism autoimmune hypoparathyroidism congenital[…] [rarediseases.org]

Kleine-Levin Syndrome

Kleine–Levin syndrome ( KLS ), is a rare sleep disorder characterized by persistent episodic hypersomnia and cognitive or mood changes. Many patients also experience hyperphagia, hypersexuality and other symptoms. Patients generally experience recurrent episodes of the condition for more than a decade and may[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

Ecstasy Poisoning

Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, hyperhydration, overhydration, or water toxemia is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits by excessive water intake. Under normal circumstances, accidentally[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

Male Castration

Castration, of course, has extensive side effects. 3 A castrated adult male will lose muscle but gain fat. 4 He can expect hot flushes like those that women have at menopause [bmj.com]

He can expect hot flushes like those that women have at menopause. He will lose body hair, and his penis will shrink. [bigthink.com]

Acquired Premature Ovarian Failure

 In primary hypogonadism, oestrogen withdrawel symptoms occur – hot flushes, sweats, mood changes, vaginal dryness, pain on intercourse.  Signs of established hypogonadism [mymedicalstudentnotes.com]

Hot flushes and vasomotor symptoms may be present but around 25% of women do not have these symptoms [ 1 ]. [patient.info]

Has the patient developed hot flushes? This often occurs with estrogen deficiency, whereas generalised heat intolerance is more suggestive of thyrotoxicosis. [endobible.com]

Autoimmune Ovarian Failure

Symptoms include amenorrhoea and symptoms of hypo-oestrogenism such as hot flushes, sleep disturbance, irritability, and vaginal dryness. [bestpractice.bmj.com]

She was seen in clinic 6 months after this wishing to conceive again, but suffering from hot flushes and sweating. [endocrine-abstracts.org]

This can be associated with other menopausal-like symptoms such as hot flushes, sweats and mood changes. How common is premature ovarian failure? [yourhormones.info]

Basilar Artery Thrombosis with Occlusion of a Precerebral Artery

[…] all cardiac system organ class, all vascular system organ class except ‘flushing’, ‘haematoma’, ‘hot flush’, ‘pallor’, ‘lymphagitis’, general system organ class includes ' [definedterm.com]

Duodenal Carcinoid Syndrome

We report a rare case of duodenal carcinoid presenting as a carcinoid syndrome in a middle-aged man with upper abdominal pain, hot flushes, diarrhoea and dry cough. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Additionally, patients may describe episodic hot flushes. These may or may not involve the whole body, but frequently affect the face, neck, and thorax. [symptoma.com]

Histamine is a well-known trigger of hot flushes. The clinical presentation of an index case depends on the hormone release pattern of the specific tumor. [symptoma.com]

Senile Vulvar Atrophy

Moreover, sexual and urinary symptoms often occur long after the hot flushes have gone. [canadafreepress.com]

Efficacy of soyfoods and soybean isoflavone supplements for alleviating menopausal symptoms is positively related to initial hot flush frequency. [jmidlifehealth.org]

If there are other accompanying menopausal symptoms including hot flushes (USA flashes) or night sweats then systemic HRT may be considered. [2womenshealth.com]

Premenstrual Syndrome

A 26-year-old nulliparous woman with PMS described the occurrence of hot flush-like episodes coincident with PMS symptoms. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

flushes fatigue and lack of motivation restlessness and insomnia The extend of the symptoms varies to a large extend. [amitamin.com]

[…] leading to social isolation drop in sexual desire, or (occasionally) an increase feelings of loneliness and paranoia fluid retention food cravings headache and migraine hot [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

Heat Stroke

Hot flushed and dry skin 4. A fast deterioration in the level of response 5. A full bounding pulse 6. [sja.org.uk]

During heatstroke, the skin becomes hot, flushed, and sometimes dry. Sweating may or may not occur, despite the heat. [msdmanuals.com]

Increased Sweating

flushes - Seventy-five percent of women report hot flushes and sweating during menopause and the run-up to menopause. [health24.com]

Some known causes include: Obesity Hormonal changes associated with menopause (hot flushes) Illnesses associated with fever, such as infection or malaria An overactive thyroid [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

In some women it is so severe that a change of clothing is called for. - Doctors suspect that hot flushes and sweating are caused by fluctuating or decreasing oestrogen levels [health24.com]

Heat Exhaustion

Very hot, flushed skin. Weak or cramping muscles. No sweating despite being very hot. Dizziness, feeling faint or fainting. Confusion and agitation. Seizures. [patient.info]

Heat stroke The heat-stroke patient will exhibit hot, flushed skin and perspiration may stop in many cases. [ems1.com]

Watch for these clues: High body temperature, 103 degrees F or higher Red, hot, flushed or dry skin Rapid or shallow breathing Confusion Dark urine (a sign of dehydration) [safebee.com]

Anticholinergic Toxicity

All five patients presented with classic signs and symptoms of anticholinergic toxicity, which included tachycardia, hot, dry and flushed skin, markedly dilated and fixed [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This classic toxidrome is often described by the phrase “mad as a hatter (altered mental status), blind as a bat (mydriasis), red as a beet (flushed skin), hot as a hare [foamcast.org]

Peripheral inhibition is variable - but the symptoms may include: hot, dry skin, flushed appearance, mydriasis, tachycardia, decreased bowel sounds and urinary retention. [rch.org.au]

Rheum Rhaponicum Poisoning

Oral oestrogen and combined oestrogen/progestogen therapy versus placebo for hot flushes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(4):CD002978. 7. Albertazzi P. [h-r-s.biz]

Menopause: alternatives to estrogen to manage hot flushes. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2005;20(1):13-21. 8. Papke A, Kretzschmar G, Zierau O, Kaszkin-Bettag M, Vollmer G. [h-r-s.biz]