Daily male "hot flashes"
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I have this thing happen to me just about everyday that I call a "hot flash." It has been going on for probably about 12 years. It's become more and more frequent over the years, sometimes happening 2 and even 3 times in a day, but typical just once.
The feeling, to my best abilities, can be described as a suddenly hot sensation with a lot of bloating. I will almost always sweat excessively from my lower back on down (not naturally a sweating type). This is often paired with really throaty, continuous burps and/or sometimes hiccups.
As far as when/what triggers this physical response often is dependent on the time of day and my thought process. Basically if its afternoon/evening I am susceptible if I feel awkwardness, discomfort, guilt, shame, embarrassment, or uselessness. Sometimes social situations brings these feelings to surface, but it can also happen if I'm simply alone with my own thoughts. I am highly convinced that simply the wrong stray thought can cause these symptoms to be set off, and then I'm left to deal with the physical effects for anywhere from 3-5 hours thereafter.
My physician has no idea what could be the cause. I've had a GI doc scan inside me with no results. My psychiatrist has tried many antidepressants with zero results as well...
Any suggestions or relative experience much appreciated!
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james49527 Ulykethat
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hi this sounds somewhat similar to what i go through. I have bad anxiety/health anxiety and i constantly have bloating, burping and i can't describe this feeling but its like im between short of breath and struggling to swallow.( like a allergic reaction)
sasical72 Ulykethat
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Have you noticed if this is followed by a bm?
I had these symptoms for the longest time and I finally made the connection, they happened when my body was preparing for a bm.
Hot flash, sweating where I don't usually sweat, shortness of breath...and just generally panicky.