Hot Flashes Treatment

I will start this article with good news. Luckily, there are many different ways to treat hot flashes during menopause so that you can reduce its frequency and severity. For most of the women, simple remedies can be taken in a day to deal with hot flashes. These include some minor effective changes in the daily lifestyle, which are primary suggestions for hot flashes treatment. Other ways in the list of hot flashes treatment are avoiding common triggers, medications, exercises, and changing the diet.
 

Avoiding Common Triggers

To treat hot flashes naturally is the best hot flashes treatment. One of the natural ways is to know about the triggers that leads to hot flashes, know when they occur, and note down what you eat or do along with how you feel. Find answers to the questions such as – Did the hot flash occur at night? Were you under pressure? and so on. With daily changes, if you can avoid the following triggers, it would be really effective.
• Warm environments such as hot weather, rooms, beds, and saunas
• Heat makers like fireplaces and hair dryers
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Hot and spicy food
• Hot drinks
• Smoking cigarettes
• Uncontrolled consumption of caffeine, alcohol, and sugar
• Intake of diet pills
So, the idea is to avoid anything that is hot and to maintain coolness wherever you go.

Medications and Therapies

If your case is severe, you might be advised to take some surgical or medicational treatments. But, these are comparatively risky due to side effects, which call for your vigilance. The most common therapy is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) wherein the estrogen levels are increased through tablets, gels, or sprays. Many more pharmaceutical drugs might form a part of your hot flash treatment, which are:
• Selective-Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (anti-depressants) – Effexor (venlafaxine) reducing flashes by 50% and Paxil (paroxetine)
• Blood pressure medications - Catapres-TTS, 0.1–mg patch applied once weekly and Aldomet of 250 mg taken twice daily
• Mild sedatives - Bellergal-S
• Seizure medications
Kindly note that though these drugs possess the power to reduce the hot flashes, they also have their own side effects, which might offset their possible benefits.

Check out for the Chinese medicines that are commonly used in hot flashes treatment. Consult a Chinese doctor, but ensure that you have not gone through a surgical or medical menopause.
 

Exercises

Try climbing the stairs rather than catching an elevator. This is one of the ideal exercises to deal with hot flashes. And yes, walking cannot be missed at all. Exercise results in increased endorphin levels, reduced stress, and 100 percent relaxation. Look for the relaxation exercises, breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga.
 

Diet Changes

Diet has a lot of impact on your hot flushes. We have seen in the triggers section that avoiding spicy items can reduce hot flushes, as eating more of them results in increased heat in the body. Similarly, there are some more changes that can aid in controlling hot flushes.
• Plan for a low-fat diet
• Avoid spicy food stuffs
• Have a balanced diet
• Increase Vitamin E influx to 800mg/day
• Increase Vitamin B intake
• Increase soy protein intake
 

Tips

• Dress in layers so that you can remove one in case of hot feeling.
• Avoid woolen clothing.
• Opt for cotton, linen, and rayon clothing (save bills)
• Avoid turtlenecks.
• At night, dress in cotton pajamas or a nightgown.
• Change your night wear than bed sheets, if you perspire a lot at night.
• Go for a mild medication like Tylenol.
• Come at the meeting venue early to catch the coolest seat.