I have such a appreciation for women who are going through menopause

I am curious what you think. Hot flashes! Sometimes when they come on me the sweat pours off me like crazy and I could literally be standing in front of a open freezer. They last from anywhere between 30 minutes to a hour and a half.

Do you think it is stricly RSD related? Or do you think it is the meds that are causing it? Or do you think it is a cominbation of both? The reason why I ask is because none of us are on the exact med plans but are similiar in some cases.

Vedddddyy Intesresting! Chin Up

Mark

mark,

isn't it AWFUL?......tho i have to say from my own personal experience that real hot flashes aren't as bad as rsd temperature quirks.....the hot feeling may be as bad, but the rsd 'flashes' always last much longer for me.

i don't remember what meds u r taking (sorry, but i'm lucky if i can remember my own) but i'm inclined to blame the rsd itself and not the pills, because i've had spells of no meds at all, and still had the loss of temp control.....that works both ways with me - if i get hot, i can't cool off and if i get chilled, i can't warm up.

one thing that has helped with the rsd 'hot flashes' is a warm shower.....maybe jsut coincidence, but it has helped several times....(only rsd patients would treat hot sensations with heat, right?)......i tried it in desperation one time when i was so hot i thought i was going to do the spontaneous combustion trick....and since soaking in hot water aften helps with my feet when they're burning, i figured it was worth a try.

i wish i had more to offer....it's truly a miserable feeling.

liz

First I wanted to say hi to you Liz. I saw your post on my post and I wanted to let you know that I have been to the Flea Market maybe 4 times in about 4 years.

That's where I ran into a friend of ours about a month ago and he thought I had died because he hadn't seen me around. He said he and his brother had talked about me but they didn't want to ask Bill.

Bill goes more then I do anywhere. He is always bringing me things home because he knows exactly what I like and actually we have the same taste in antiques. I just started going to a few yard sales again this year after 2 years of not going at all. My caregiver was in a car wreck and broke her neck. She use to take me all of the time.

I think that's what sunk me into my depression this time. Losing her was like losing my Sister. We talk on the phone now but she will never be able to work again.

Thanks for welcoming me back.

Mark, I wanted to address this issue. I believe that the RSD is causing a lot of these sweats. I am going through menopause but it's not as bad now. I can tell the difference though. The menopause comes of the morning now where it was coming both morning and night and often in the daytime. It mostly comes of the morning. The RSD is just crazy. As I said in my other post I sweat a lot and I am always uncomfortable. I complain to Bill about turning the heat up on me. I come out from under the covers everynight. He felt of my leg the other night when I was complaining and he said that I was running a fever. I feel that way a lot. I use a wet washcloth a lot. I keep it by my bed and I carry it with me a lot of times. I also bought one of those little hand held fans to carry.

I am on Methadone and if you are on a high dosage it will cause you to sweat a lot but my dosage is so low, I don't get the sweating from it.

I am thinking that 85% of this is the RSD. If it is we will not get past it. I have been like this every since I developed the RSD. One Dr. told me it was from the CSS but after seeing that story on Paula Abdul I do think it is from the RSD.

I have stepped outside in the cold and snow to get a quick cool down. It's like a desperation in me to get myself cooled down. I also go into a worse pain cycle and I believe because I get so uncomfortable from being hot that I panic and get stressed out.

Ada