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ShazzieB

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13. They come and go. At least mine do.

Reply to GPV (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2022, 12:03 PM

Nov 2022

When I do get them, they're less intense than they were at the height of perimenopause.

I've been having Fun with Night Sweats(tm) lately. Just enough that I wake up during the night and have to change my nightgown because it's damp and clammy around my neck and shoulders.

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Health question for women... [View all] GPV Nov 2022 OP

Mine had gone away until age 70 I got breast cancer Walleye Nov 2022 #1

I was on that 16 years ago. Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #19

Ha.This weather kills me. I just turned up the heat to take a shower. Walleye Nov 2022 #20

I hear ya. Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #21

They come and go. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2022 #2

I still get them. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #3

↑ Too true for me. quaint Nov 2022 #23

They go away. tblue37 Nov 2022 #4

Mine went away but I hardly ever had them at all in the first place. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #5

I think it's different for all of us. MontanaMama Nov 2022 #6

Luckily they are gone now. Didn't have a difficult or long transition, but had them occasionally. MLAA Nov 2022 #7

Prior to... 2naSalit Nov 2022 #8

They haven't gone away for me. I don't think they do. I started timing mine. littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #9

I had bad flashes at first MuseRider Nov 2022 #10

They go away claudette Nov 2022 #11

Can go away Sanity Claws Nov 2022 #12

They come and go. At least mine do. ShazzieB Nov 2022 #13

I asked my dr the same question when I was going thru menopause.. Deuxcents Nov 2022 #14

I had serious hot flashes for about a year, then they went away. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #15

Mine did not last forever...... secondwind Nov 2022 #16

Likely, there are therapies to make that symptom less bothersome Backseat Driver Nov 2022 #17

Mine did Rebl2 Nov 2022 #18

I don't remember having them at all Bayard Nov 2022 #22