i am almost 48 and i would say the last couple months, every so often

at night, i get (so hot) and wake up and toss the covers off. i mean my legs

are sweating and i am like WTF??

do you think this is a hot flash?

CG, have you experienced any other symptoms of menopause? It is kind of interesting you are only experiencing these episodes at night, but they definitely fit the description of hot flashes. According to the experts, menopause actually has a wide starting range, but can usually be expected in the age range of 42–58.An early menopause can be related to cigarette smoking, higher body mass index, racial and ethnic factors, illnesses, chemotherapy, radiation and the surgical removal of the ovaries, with or without the removal of the uterus. Can you say TMI?!

well lets see....dont smoke (my BMI has dropped from the 60's to the 50's since surgery)...kinda white and kinda native american.....no chemo/no radiation...still got the female parts........as far as i know d, just getting hot at night is the only sympton i have (or have heard of). though i do have my menopause flag out each month for mother nature in case she forgets me.......(your response def made me smile)

http://www.webmd.com/menopause/guide/8-causes-of-night-sweats

Maybe it's the viagra?

49.... been going through menopause the last few years. My dr. said I'm not too young, pretty normal. Yup, them damn night hot flashes. HATE EM! It's like you are melting from the inside out!

Stay Cool!

49.... been going through menopause the last few years. My dr. said I'm not too young, pretty normal. Yup, them damn night hot flashes. HATE EM! It's like you are melting from the inside out!

Stay Cool!

is it a hot flash? does that mean my TOM will stop soon?

as hub is ready to install me battering ram in the house to block my crazy ass mood swings

One battering ram will not be enough! Been there done that, lived through it, and actually got the T-shirt too! It's hard to say exactly when your TOM will stop, but it sounds like you are definitely in the transition. While you are going through the change, keep the hubs away from all tactical rifles and shotguns! LOL

Lay the truth out there CG!!

Have you been digging into the Viagra?

Elcee may have hit the nail right on the head! LOL

you know gorgeous sexy people, like myself will never admit to that...........

Yes, this definitely does read like the hot flashes associated with menopause. I remember waking up at night and the only thing which soothed me was a cool wash cloth to my forehead and then completely brush over the rest of my skin. The other great lifesaver was eating popsicles, yes even in the middle of the night, because they were like cooling me from the inside out. How fortunate that SF popsicles are allowed on the bandster diet!

By the age of 46 I was completely through menopause...but I remember it well for how I would even have hot flashes during the day and within minutes my skin was flushed and red, and my hair was plastered to my scalp because of the perspiration. And yes, my husband learned his strategies to keep me from getting on his case for no legitimate reason.

It doesn't last forever...take a day at a time. And enjoy those popsicles...

I went through a pseudo-menopause after I had a hysterectomy and then a year and a half later stopped my Hormone Replacement Therapy. Hot flashes at 28!! No fun. I feel for you. Luckily, my symptoms only lasted a few weeks. I feel for ya

As for the mood swings...I like to think I never had them...just don't ask my husband!!

wow, i am kinda excited.......possible hot flash........should i get those menopause meds they show on tv or just go with the flow for now?

I would check with your PCP or GYN. I see a DO (doctor of osteopath) as my PCP, and she gave me some tips for how to manage the symptoms that didn't involve actual medication. I went off the HRT because the estrogen increases your risk of breast cancer, and not that I'm paranoid or a hypochondriac, but breast cancer was the last thing I wanted to deal with after having to have a hysterectomy.

I would check with your PCP or GYN. I see a DO (doctor of osteopath) as my PCP, and she gave me some tips for how to manage the symptoms that didn't involve actual medication. I went off the HRT because the estrogen increases your risk of breast cancer, and not that I'm paranoid or a hypochondriac, but breast cancer was the last thing I wanted to deal with after having to have a hysterectomy.

you are so right. thanks for the great input.....

LOL... just go with the flow. My symtoms were mild. Haven't had my TOM in 3 years. Well not exactly true, 1 time in 3 years and that was about 6 months ago.

Don't miss it!

see that is exactly what i want. no TOM.

cant tell you how happy i was during my pregnancy without that........i swear, i have had enough with it. and my old man, he could write a book on the dealings with a wild southern woman on her period.