Useful Over The Counter Remedies For Hot Flashes

By Francis Riggs


Menopause comes along with symptoms like hot flashes and almost majority of the women are affected by it. These hot flashes could last from six months to five years and their severity might change over time. You could make the use of over the counter remedies for hot flashes to get rid of your problem completely.

As the name suggest, hot flash gives you a sudden feeling of intense heat and you will feel as if your heart is pounding faster than before. Your fingers might start tingling and your body feels warm to touch. Your face would become red and sweating occurs frequently. Depending on the severity of the hot flashes you might feel all the symptoms or just a few of them.

The cause of hot flash is associated with hormonal changes in women. The degree or intensity of a hot flash may differ from one woman to another. Some of them barely notice such thing while others are affected in an adverse way. If you have experienced such thing then in order to avoid getting it again you could reduce your alcohol and caffeine consumption and reduce the amount of spices you add to your food.

If you smoke, wear skin tight garments, live in hot and humid conditions and feel stressed all the times than you might feel these triggers more often than usual. Try to change your living conditions and lead a healthy lifestyle as it could help you to a great extent. Only small and minor changes could bring about a great difference in your health and well being.

Before taking any medications, you could start off by making simple changes to your lifestyle and if they work, you might not even need to take medications at all. Try drinking ice water when you think your feeling the symptoms. You could also keep an ice pack near you just in case you need it, Try to wear cotton clothes during the night and all your bedding should be hundred percent cotton.

Herbal medicines and oils are said to have a positive impact on reducing such symptoms but there are no scientific evidences that could back up this statement. But from personal experience, many women have expressed that they really did benefit from oils and herbs. Black Cohosh is regarded as one of the most popular herbs in this regards but if you suffer from a liver diseases its better not to take this herb.

You should always ask your doctor if you can take these herbs because some of them do have certain side effects which could effect your health. If these herbs and oils are not consumed orally, then they are good to go otherwise its better to consult your doctor before doing so.

In some cases, you might not even need over the counter medications provided you are willing to make changes to your current lifestyle. Eat good diet, stop consuming unhealthy food products exercise on a regular basis and try to keep yourself calm and happy all the times so that you don't feel stressed anymore. If you smoke, stop smoking completely because it is not good for your health overall.




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