Hot/cold sweats
Posted By: Aunt Bea on 2007-10-16
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I have been having worsening hot/cold sweats for months. They are very embarassing. I don't think they are hormonal. Had hysterectomy in 1999 and had those hot sweats for a while, then went away. Not on any hormones. These sweats happen with no warning, nothing, just all of a sudden get very flushed, hands feet cold, and sweat profusely head and face, Im talking sweat running down my face. Docs dont know and are not really concerned about, but I have not really pushed the issue, but am ready too. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I have thought it could be a side effect of a med, but I have been on the same meds for years. If anybody has any answers I would sooooooo appreciate it.
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Usually sweats but sometimes I dare to sm
type in the buff. Hubby loves it. LOL.
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My doctor is no help at all. Will not even ask her.
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sweats usually, unless I am not leaving the house and then PJs...
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Saw someone one year in white sweats...
top and bottom, with crumpled up items all over them.....white trash. It won the contest at the hospital I worked at.
What's your work uniform - pj's, sweats, scrubs, or
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COLD!!
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Wow, that's cold!
We don't know individual circumstances of every single person. Things happen. Sometimes we can control the things that happen to us, sometimes we can't.
If no one helps these people, we add to our future burdens on society. Help them find a way to help themselves and be productive, learn a lesson or two, take care of their own, take care of someone else.
Guess you have never made any kind of mistake in your entire spotless life. Good for you!
Unfortunately, the rest of the world's population is not so perfect and we make mistakes and hopefully learn from our mistakes.
At least with a cold pak. The need to be kept cold. sm
whatever, even if you keep them cold, they are total junk food, eaten cold or warm.
Just because they like them, like McDonalds, you don't have to feed them that junk. Yuck.
Anyone tried Cold-FX yet?
If so, did you experience positive results? I am looking for any help I can get this winter! Thanks!! 
cold hands
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It might be cold where you are and they trying to find
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They get cold really easily (sm)
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i think i'm catching a cold
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How to you start car when it's that cold?
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Those work great on a cold. But this is
in my chest and neck nodes with body ache. Yech - flu.
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Heat or cold for a toothache?
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I would get some really cool/cold water
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Just lotion or cold cream or something like that (sm)
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That is cold. My furnace is broke...sm
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Ditto, I would think anyone with a cold sore - sm
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Water with lemon, hot or cold. nm
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No, they are both cool to touch. It's cold here so I'm always chilly. nm
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I always put them in the lunch boxes with a cold pack. NM
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I quit cold turkey 10 years ago, YOU CAN DO IT!! nm
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Bunch of cold fish on this posting.....nm
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like they say, revenge is a dish best served cold (nm)
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Putting cold weather to good use.
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Some of us are fortunate enough to NOT be cold-hearted shrews!
who care only for themselves and nobody else. We care deeply about our loved ones and it is extremely difficult to turn them out, even if it is the right thing and only thing left to do! It's not about backbone, lady! Where's your compassion? This is painful for her. She is watching her father sink further and further into mental illness and she feels helpless. She wants to fix him, take care of him, and make him better, but she is realizing she can't. That's a painful realization -- the realization that no matter how much you love them, no matter how much you try to help, it will never be enough, you will never succeed, and the only thing left to do is save yourself.
Curious Girl, will eventually do what she needs to do, but doing what is right can be just as painful as something that is wrong. What she needs are shoulders to cry on and people around her to tell her she's a good person NOT criticize her and tell her she needs to grow a backbone!
Back in 1990 we had an unusual cold snap, and (sm)
the lakes & ponds here froze over, as well as local swimming pools. It showed on the news that people were ICE-SKATING on one of the lakes in Golden Gate Park!
...the old lady died. Good riddance cold &
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Well, it's gotten cold enough to burn the fireplace. I'm in northern AZ. How bout you?
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WHy when I did a shot of whiskey it help my very very sore throat and cold??
It was suggested to me to do a shot of whiskey (which I hate by the way) because I had a very bad sore throat, the kind of sore throat that is deep down in your throat like towards the bottom of your neck...anyhow I had been battling this for over 5 days worse with it getting worse with each day...So, I do the shot of whiskey and it helped reduce the intense pain immediately and while my throat still aches, the intense deep pain is gone....Why does this work?
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