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HOT Flushes finally

pattismith

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I am premenopausal for about ten years, with still estrogen but low progesterone….

But I never get hot flashes until now.

It started when I mixed several supplements that are doing a great job together to relieve my muscle and brain symptoms:


The main for my symptoms: Inosine + caffeine


The others: vitamine B6, Zn, Se, Mg, vitamine K2, D, Calcium Glucarate


Glucarate may be an important culprit in the process as it lowers the estrogen effects, but I can't reproduce the hot flashes with glucarate alone…
However the sensation that my body is hot is not unpleasant, let see how it will last!
 

Wolfcub

Senior Member
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Location
SW UK
Interesting!
The first hot flush I got was more than welcome. I walked up a hill wearing just a vest and shorts in September, and started to get cold on the way up. At the top suddenly a warmth started in the middle of my upper back and spread.
Well....the first one was fun anyway....;)

Caffeine alone almost always stimulated a hot flush, and so did alcohol, I remember. Sugar not so much as one might think it would. But I also learned that pushing myself to do work late at night would give me hot flushes.
 

Misfit Toy

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Location
USA
Caffeine makes me nuts. But also stimulates adrenal surges. That is what could be happening. The adrenals then kick out a lot of adrenaline and makes you hyped and over heated.