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Possible Causes

Menopause

On this page: Hot flushes Menopause and memory Mood disturbances Sex & menopause Continence and prolapse Hot flushes Around 80 per cent of women experience hot flushes and [thewomens.org.au]

[…] the US for relief of hot flushes. [msdmanuals.com]

[…] and irritable needs to be recognised as much as hot flushes and night sweats. [bbc.co.uk]

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Panic Attacks

flushes The presence of fewer than four of the above symptoms may be considered a limited-symptom panic attack. [panicdisorder.about.com]

[…] feelings of unreality) or depersonalization (being detached from oneself) Fear of losing control or 'going crazy' Numbness or tingling sensations (parenthesis) Chills or hot [warwick.ac.uk]

flushes Accelerated heart rate A feeling of constriction in the chest Breathing difficulties, including shortness of breath Nausea or abdominal distress Tense muscles Dry [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

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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]

Side effects of ADT include hot flushes, loss of libido (sex drive), weight gain, erectile dysfunction (impotence), gynecomastia (swelling of the breasts), fluid retention [healthengine.com.au]

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Vasomotor Instability

Japanese women seem to have a particularly low incidence of hot flushes. [patient.info]

Vasomotor instability is more commonly termed " hot flushes " or " hot flashes ." [rrnursingschool.biz]

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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]

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Liver Disease

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]

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Pituitary Adenoma

We report an unusual case of a chondroid chordoma of the sella turcica that mimicked the clinical and radiologic presentation of the more common pituitary adenoma. A 50-year-old man presented with bitemporal visual field deficits. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected a sellar mass that was suggestive of a[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Pulmonary Disorder

Key components in the evaluation of patients with pulmonary symptoms are the history, physical examination, and, in most cases, a chest x-ray. These components establish the need for subsequent testing, which may include pulmonary function testing and ABG analysis, CT or other chest imaging tests, and[…] [msdmanuals.com]

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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]

hot flushes, bone demineralization, atrophic vaginitis) that can occur secondary to hypoestrogenemia induced by these agents. 31 Ovulation-inducing agents are usually employed [aafp.org]

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Estrogen Deficiency

A total of 177 women in whom the number of daily hot flushes had decreased to less than one-third of the baseline value (marked improvement) at week 8 were double-blindly [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In a 12-week study, CE 0.45 mg/BZA 20 mg significantly reduced the number and severity of hot flushes compared with placebo at weeks 4 and 12. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

If you have troubling hot flush es/ night sweats look at “ Natural Therapies for Hot Flushes ”. [cemcor.ubc.ca]

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Heart Disease

Heart diseases are one the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, because of increasing sedentary lifestyle. They could be congenital or acquired. Congenital disorder manifests in newborn, and characterized by poor feeding, blue discoloration, cough and breathing difficulty. Coronary diseases present as[…] [symptoma.com]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Kleine-Levin Syndrome

The complex of the symptoms of psychic disorders and of the disorders of sleep, appetite, and food intake often forms the basis of the clinical picture of a mental disease. However, it is only rarely conceived in a complex manner as a set of physiologically interdependent functions. A remarkable proof of the[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Rosacea

Stage 1 (Early Stage) Frequent flushing occurs ½ hour or more after a trigger (i.e. alcohol intake or very hot/cold environment, irritating ingredient). [miskin.ie]

Flushing triggers include a steady diet of hot beverages, spicy food, alcohol (either topically applied or drinking in excess), excessive prescription steroids, physical and [aocd.org]

Menopause: Lowered oestrogen levels trigger hot flushes worsening Rosacea. Sun Exposure/ Extreme Weather: A major factor, which increases blood flow to the skin. [miskin.ie]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Hypogonadism

flushes What causes hypogonadism? [symptoma.com]

flushes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

flushes Testosterone deficiency alters metabolism and contributes to changes in body anthropometric features and bodycomposition. [symptoma.com]

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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]

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Acute Gastroenteritis

[…] handles, wash hand basin taps, surfaces and toilet door handles should be cleaned at least daily with hot water and detergent. [patient.info]

Wipe the flush handle, toilet seat, bathroom taps, surfaces and door handles with hot water and detergent at least once a day. [patient.info]

[…] flannels should not be shared, soiled clothing and bedlinen should be washed separately from other clothes, at the highest temperature they will tolerate, and toilet seats, flush [patient.info]

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Urinary Tract Disease

[…] rest and drink plenty of fluids – this helps your body to flush out the bacteria It may also help to avoid having sex until you feel better. [nhs.uk]

To help ease pain while your symptoms clear up: take paracetamol – you can give children liquid paracetamol place a hot water bottle on your tummy, back or between your thighs [nhs.uk]

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Atrophic Vaginitis

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

Additional advantages of systemic administration include a decrease in postmenopausal bone loss and alleviation of vasomotor dysfunction (hot flushes). [aafp.org]

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Vitamin D Deficiency

flushes Durmusoglu, Fatih 2017 110 Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk Farmer, Richard 2017 110 Non pharmacological management of fracture risk Franke, Henk [tib.eu]

Yes but these vary Your wish to have or not to have treatment for your cancer will be respected at all times by may have menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes or night sweats [cppc2013.eu]

Boersma, Eric et al. 2017 110 New opportunities for ameliorating sexual disorders during premenopause and menopause Erel, Tamer 2017 110 New and herbal alternatives for hot [tib.eu]

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Other uncommon side effects include skin rash, hot flushes, nausea, dizziness and cardiac arrhythmias. [southerncross.co.nz]

Rarely, side effects include itching, exanthema, chills, fever, hot flushes, nausea, dizziness, and very rarely anaphylaxis. [doi.org]

Adverse events: e.g. itching, exanthema, chills, fever, hot flushes, nausea, dizziness, and anaphylaxis and measured at short, medium, and long term. [doi.org]

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Cystitis

Drink more fluids, such as water, to help flush out the infection. Put a warm hot water bottle on your lower abdomen. [afcurgentcare.com]

shivering, feeling hot and cold) Nausea and sickness and loss of appetite Generalised aching and flu-like feeling and confusion All the above symptoms suggest something [doctorfox.co.uk]

[…] out the bacteria avoiding drinks that can aggravate your bladder, such as coffee, alcohol or citrus based drinks using a hot water bottle on your stomach or back to help [pushdoctor.co.uk]

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Urinary Tract Infection

[…] rest and drink plenty of fluids – this helps your body to flush out the bacteria It may also help to avoid having sex until you feel better. [nhs.uk]

To help ease pain while your symptoms clear up: take paracetamol – you can give children liquid paracetamol place a hot water bottle on your tummy, back or between your thighs [nhs.uk]

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Iron Deficiency

Adverse reactions reported by 2% of Injectafer-treated patients were nausea (7.2%); hypertension (3.8%); flushing/hot flush (3.6%); blood phosphorus decrease (2.1%); and dizziness [injectafer.com]

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Insomnia

Medical issues in particular conditions causing pain, hormone changes (e.g. hot flushes and night sweats during menopause), breathing, urinary or digestive problems. [healthdirect.gov.au]

Improvement of insomnia is most likely if hormone replacement relieves the hot flushes. [healthengine.com.au]

For example, illness causing pain, leg cramps, breathlessness, indigestion, cough, itch, hot flushes, mental health problems, etc. [patient.info]

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