Hot flashes are the abrupt sensation of acute warmth over the face, neck and chest of the women. The skin turns red in colour. Hot flashes give exuberant sweats and may make you chilled afterwards. The main cause behind hot flashes is hormonal changes and menopause. Some females feel hot flashes twice or thrice in a week while some face it twice or thrice in a day.
Some felt this problem at night which is more troublesome as sleep of a woman disrupts. If you are becoming vexatious due to hot flashes then you can go for any treatment available for hot flashes.
Treatment for Severe Hot Flashes
The following types of alternative treatments are available:
Hormone Therapy
The hormones estrogen and progesterone are used to reduce the chances of hot flashes. The hormone estrogen should be given in combination with progesterone if the women still have a uterus as progesterone helps to protect the walls of the uterus against cancer.
The estrogen therapy should be started only after examining the risk factors of the heart disease and breast cancer as estrogen is not advised for people suffering from heart diseases or having breast cancer. In this situation only progesterone hormone is advised by the doctors.
Antidepressants
Almost all the women face depression when enters the menopause and hot flashes is one of the problems that arises due to this. So doctors prescribe some antidepressants in low doses to decrease the hot flashes.
Venlafaxine (Effexor, Pristiq), Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva) and Fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem) are the anti-depressants that can be used effectively to reduce hot flashes in women who cannot use hormone therapy. Some of the other prescription medications are Gabapentin (Neurontin, Gralise) and Clonidine (Catapres, Jenloga, Kapvay, others).
Treatment for Mild Hot Flashes
The mild hot flashes can be cured by just following some simple tips like:
Stay Cool
When the body temperature increases then the chances of hot flashes increases. So try to stay cool and maintain your body temperature by lowering the room temperature, opening a window pane for fresh air or by sipping a cold drink when feel like a hot flash is coming.
Control on Food Stuff that Invites Hot Flashes
Oily and spicy food and caffeinated beverages increase the chances of hot flashes. So avoid them and also keep on watching on which food triggers hot flashes and stop taking that food.
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Do Relaxation Exercises
Relaxation exercises like yoga, meditation, breathing exercises helps to give relief from mild hot flashes. You will get a sound sleep after doing these exercises.
Quit Smoking
Smoking has a direct relation with hot flashes so quit smoking.
Herbal Remedies for Hot Flashes
Plant Estrogen
Plant estrogen is found in soy, red clover and some other herbal plants. When these plants are taken by a woman then she is less likely to face hot flashes.
Black Cohosh
Black cohosh is an effective remedy for the treatment of all menopausal symptoms. But some people say that this herb is not good for the liver.
Ginseng
Ginseng herb helps to cure the mood swings and the problem of insomnia in hot flashes.
Kava
The herb Kava has anti-depressant properties so it helps to ease out from the anxiety.
