Sure, hot flashes feel, well, hot -- but do they actually raise your body temperature?
sure can make you feel as if you’re running the worst fever of all time – but they don’t actually increase your body temperature. are caused by fluctuating estrogen levels that make your body’s temperature regulation system go a little haywire. When this happens, your brain triggers a series of responses that make you feel extremely hot, flushed, and sweaty.
But hot flashes are short-term events – lasting seconds or minutes – that come and go . A fever, on the other hand, usually lasts for hours or days before it subsides. A hot flash shouldn’t cause your core body temperature to rise above normal, but a fever definitely will. If you’re wondering whether it’s a hot flash or a fever, use an oral thermometer to find out.
Having endured hot flashes myself, I totally empathize with how miserable they can be. If you find them unbearable, talk to your doctor about medication or supplements to ease the transition to menopause. You also can
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