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Cold Flashes

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mamamia03
mamamia03

Hi ladies,

Totally freaking myself out! Woke up shaking, a cold flash . It feels like I 'm shaking from inside out and my limbs feel prickly. This happens every now and again, after the last one I spoke to my doctor and she put me on 24 hour heart monitor, all results were normal. But as always anxiety takes over and now I'm on the sofa watching tv, because my stomach is in knots and the nausea is horrible! As I write to you lovely ladies I can feel a hot flash coming on but I still have the shakes from the cold flash! Please help !!

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  • claire38123
    claire38123 mamamia03

    Posted

    its horrid i have hot sweats and then the palpitation start then i go freezing cold then the shakes start mainly in my arms and legs and then get knots in my stomach and end up on the loo its terrifying when it all happens at once then anxiety kicks in and makes it ten fold i have to shout at myself that iv had this more than once and it didnt kill me the first time or second or third just ride it out and try and calm down so your not alone love iv booked a session of cbt just to see if i can get my head around all these symptoms and stop thinking that iam dying or iam going to have a heart attack but as i have neither yet iam half way there good luck to you and keep calm xx big hugs ur not alone in this crappy time of life

    • mamamia03
      mamamia03 claire38123

      Posted

      Thanks for reply, good to know I'm not alone, the cold flashes truly terrify me. I've been told reflexology can help and I have a session booked for this week so hopefully it helps.

  • staci88515
    staci88515 mamamia03

    Posted

    I have only had one hot flash. All the others have been cold flashes.

    • mamamia03
      mamamia03 staci88515

      Posted

      The cold flashes really make the anxiety go through the roof, it takes most of the next day for me to recover from one. Thank God I only get them from time to time.

    • staci88515
      staci88515 mamamia03

      Posted

      Mine start with a wave of anxiety, then the coldness sets it, then it ends with another dose of anxiety. Not fun at all.

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