Re: Hot Flash? or Lyme Symptom?

[Guest guest]

im 32...in my late 20s i insisted i was going through some premenopause or

something but i was tested and wasnt. i get scary hot sometimes out of the blue.

But, i also dont tolerate heat at ALL...even a little warmth can exaggerate my

symptoms. Lyme doesnt like heat so im not suprised.

I also cant sweat...but i feel that i have hot flashes without the sweating.

Some say that lyme could cause dysautonmia in the body which throws everything

off wack and should help with antibiotic treatment. I will be starting this

month.

It may be a combination of both for you. At least something helps you.

I cant regulate body temperature, sugar level, blood pressure, etc. im a mess!

lol

take care and like to hear what helps you .....keep us posted

DeMarco <ponyrubs@...> wrote:

I got hit with Lyme and menopause at about the same time. I had almost

certainly had undiagnosed Lyme for many years before that, and I did have mild

symptoms. But following a couple surgeries and use of dexamethasone (a steroid),

I was suddenly hit with electric shock sensations that would literally knock me

to the ground, drenched.

I was 45 at the time. So, my doc, of course, diagnosed hot flashes and

menopause. The labs supported the diagnosis.

I'm 50 now. Now that I've been treated for a bit over a year, I still get the

hot flashes, but they are much milder and without the electric shock sensations.

I usually feel a bit of mild unrest/tension/anxiety just before getting hit with

a sweat, and sometimes a prickling sensation. With the sweat is usually a

slightly sick feeling. What I'm trying to figure out is, is this still a Lyme

symptom, or is it a plain old normal hot flash?

The sweats went completely away on the first round of doxy. They came back when

I was on amoxicillin. I'm back on doxy now, and they are improving. Or maybe

it's coincidence. Mepron doesn't seem to make as big a difference as the doxy,

so I'm not at all sure babesia is a player here.

This probably isn't the best place to ask what a " normal " non-Lymie hot flash

feels like. Anyone know?

D.

[Guest guest]

Hey, I wouldn't know a non-Lyme hot flash if it set my hair on fire.

I went to my primary care physician, gynecologist and a holistic M.D.

in an attempt to find out what the heck is WRONG with me. Is it my

thyroid? Anemia? Anxiety Disorder? Peri-Menopause? Stress? ALL of the

above? No...it's Lyme Disease!

Bree B.

>

> I got hit with Lyme and menopause at about the same time. I had

almost certainly had undiagnosed Lyme for many years before that, and

I did have mild symptoms. But following a couple surgeries and use of

dexamethasone (a steroid), I was suddenly hit with electric shock

sensations that would literally knock me to the ground, drenched.

>

> I was 45 at the time. So, my doc, of course, diagnosed hot flashes

and menopause. The labs supported the diagnosis.

>

> I'm 50 now. Now that I've been treated for a bit over a year, I

still get the hot flashes, but they are much milder and without the

electric shock sensations. I usually feel a bit of mild

unrest/tension/anxiety just before getting hit with a sweat, and

sometimes a prickling sensation. With the sweat is usually a slightly

sick feeling. What I'm trying to figure out is, is this still a Lyme

symptom, or is it a plain old normal hot flash?

>

> The sweats went completely away on the first round of doxy. They

came back when I was on amoxicillin. I'm back on doxy now, and they

are improving. Or maybe it's coincidence. Mepron doesn't seem to

make as big a difference as the doxy, so I'm not at all sure babesia

is a player here.

>

> This probably isn't the best place to ask what a " normal " non-Lymie

hot flash feels like. Anyone know?

>

> D.

>

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[Guest guest]

, I'm in your boat. I'm 53 and have had Lyme for at least 4 years.

I have also wondered what is Lyme and what is menopause. I sometimes got

night sweats, but more uncomfortable are the chills. That usually

happens just as I am going to bed. I am in fleece pajamas, under layers

of covers, and I can't get warm or be still. That seems to come and go.

However, I know that the constant achy feeling and fatigue I have is

certainly the Lyme. I haven't gotten hot flashes like others have,

though, just the chills.

Good luck and God bless!

Debbie

[Guest guest]

I found your post very interesting, because I started with hot

flashes in my 20's and nightsweats at 30. I thought I was going thru

menopause, too, but the tests said I was fine. Lately, I've been

wondering if I've had Lyme a lot longer, before the rash.

One of my diagnoses is dysautonomia (which of course I found out was

from Lyme). One thing they used to treat it was a beta blocker and

it stopped the hot flashes and nightsweats. When they added the

calcium channel blocker my hands and feet got very hot. (I was diag

with Raynaud's, too).

Another interesting thing is now the beta blocker isn't stopping the

nightweats since starting treatment and my hands get really hot. I

used them for heating pads a couple of nights ago. LOL

jan

>

> im 32...in my late 20s i insisted i was going through some

premenopause or something but i was tested and wasnt. i get scary hot

sometimes out of the blue. But, i also dont tolerate heat at

ALL...even a little warmth can exaggerate my symptoms. Lyme doesnt

like heat so im not suprised.

> I also cant sweat...but i feel that i have hot flashes without

the sweating.

> Some say that lyme could cause dysautonmia in the body which

throws everything off wack and should help with antibiotic treatment.

I will be starting this month.

[Guest guest]

If this shows twice blame it on . When it asks for my password

when I send a post it usually doesn't show up.

Since starting treatment I get uncomfortably cold, too. My hands get

an icier cold than they ever got before, but now they seem to be

stuck on hot. I feel bad because my hubby makes me raise the heat

for my comfort and I think about the bill. I told him I can put on a

sweater or cover with a blanket, but...

jan

>

> , I'm in your boat. I'm 53 and have had Lyme for at least 4

years.

> I have also wondered what is Lyme and what is menopause. I

sometimes got

> night sweats, but more uncomfortable are the chills. That usually

> happens just as I am going to bed. I am in fleece pajamas, under

layers

> of covers, and I can't get warm or be still. That seems to come and

go.

> However, I know that the constant achy feeling and fatigue I have

is

> certainly the Lyme. I haven't gotten hot flashes like others have,

> though, just the chills.

>

> Good luck and God bless!

> Debbie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, this is really interesting! And a tad scary. LOL

I can't do heat, because I was diag with an " old man's disease "

(Grover's Disease) and I am female and got it in my late 30's. Now, I

wonder if that is something from Lyme, too. Anyway, heat aggravates

it. I can't even take a pleasantly warm shower, it has to have a bit

of coolness to it. And since I am really hating the cold lately I'd

really like a totally warm shower, I am taking them a bit warmer some

days.

jan

>

>

>

> Are you able to do heat therapy, or is it too dangerous for you? It

helped me a great deal when the hot flashes first hit, and it is

helping again now that I can exercise again. I exercise, then soak in

a hot tub until I drive my temperature above 102. Since doing this

daily, I am sleeping better, having fewer and less severe hot

flashes... It's like it is helping to re-set my thermostat and sleep

rhythm. (I can't tolerate most heat either, but for some reason, this

helps.)

>

> D.

[Guest guest]

I've had it since somewhere in my late 30's and I just turned 50

recently, so maybe 12 yrs. Where does the time go? I have a steroid

cream for it, but don't use it often as it can lead to scarring. The

cooler showers help. I'm wondering if Lyme causes lesions that look

similar.

You reminded me of another reason I take a cooler shower, I used to

get so weak and tired that I'd have to lie down afterwards. We had

to get rid of our Jacuzzi, because I would get so weak I couldn't get

out and felt like I could drown easily in it.

That's wonderful news about your hair! Glad to hear it.

jan

>

> Wow. That is interesting. How long have you had it? Did they

give you steroids? Grover's is sometimes treated with tetracycline,

no? I wonder if it works because it sometimes has a bacterial cause,

Lyme being one possibility.

>

> It's hard not to blame everything on the Lyme. Right now, I'm

just plain wildly ecstatic that my HAIR is coming back!!!!!!! It

started falling out in my early 30's, and I've been carefully styling

it to cover how thin it is. Today, it's thick! The highlights are

coming back! Woo hoo!!!!

>

> There's nothing like good hair to make a middle-aged woman's day.

>

> Oh - on the heat... I tried to start it months ago, but it just

knocked me for a loop. I was exhausted and weak and shaky and

sweaty, and I quit. Maybe I could have pushed through it, and maybe

not.

>

> Now, I'm toast for maybe an hour afterwards, lying down and waiting

for my butt to stop throbbing. After I recover, I have energy. And

even though I have energy, I can sleep.

>

> I'm curious to see if I handle the summer heat any better this

year, not that I'm in a rush to find out.

>

> D.

[Guest guest]

I don't know what a normal hot flash feels like either. But I did this ALOT

before diagnosed with Lyme. I beleived I was going through early menopause. I

know now that it was lyme because I was diagnosed in 99, about 35 years old,

about the fourth week of treatment the flashes went away. I have relaped quite a

few times since and each time I always get that weird feeling. Ally

DeMarco <ponyrubs@...> wrote: I got hit with Lyme and

menopause at about the same time. I had almost certainly had undiagnosed Lyme

for many years before that, and I did have mild symptoms. But following a couple

surgeries and use of dexamethasone (a steroid), I was suddenly hit with electric

shock sensations that would literally knock me to the ground, drenched.

I was 45 at the time. So, my doc, of course, diagnosed hot flashes and

menopause. The labs supported the diagnosis.

I'm 50 now. Now that I've been treated for a bit over a year, I still get the

hot flashes, but they are much milder and without the electric shock sensations.

I usually feel a bit of mild unrest/tension/anxiety just before getting hit with

a sweat, and sometimes a prickling sensation. With the sweat is usually a

slightly sick feeling. What I'm trying to figure out is, is this still a Lyme

symptom, or is it a plain old normal hot flash?

The sweats went completely away on the first round of doxy. They came back when

I was on amoxicillin. I'm back on doxy now, and they are improving. Or maybe

it's coincidence. Mepron doesn't seem to make as big a difference as the doxy,

so I'm not at all sure babesia is a player here.

This probably isn't the best place to ask what a " normal " non-Lymie hot flash

feels like. Anyone know?

D.

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