Treating and Preventing Hot Flashes and Night Sweats

Hot flashes can be a nightmare. Nothing is worse than getting ready for the day and being overcome with an intense burst of heat accompanied by sweat beads running down your face and an absence of mental clarity. Night sweats can be equally as frustrating, waking you at any and every hour of the night. However, as unpleasant as these symptoms can be, hot flashes and night sweats are a normal part of aging for most women as they approach menopause. Women have reported these symptoms lasting from weeks to months, and even extending into several years. To make managing these symptoms even more complex, there are many different degrees of hot flashes, ranging from mild to moderate and even severe hot flashes. If you have started experiencing these or other symptoms of menopause, you don’t have to just ride them out—there are actually several ways to both treat and prevent symptoms. Read more…