Hot Flashes Oh My!

[LeftCoastChick]

I guess this is directed to the women, but I am sure men get this too. Does anyone get hot flashes from their meds not associated with hormone issues? I'm roasting!

[LeftCoastChick]

Yeps I'm on Depakote @ 600mgs, as well 400mgs of Seroquel (300mgs of XR), 250mgs of Lamactil - I'll talk to my pdoc, I see him on monday. A friend of mine gets hotflashes w/Cymbalta. My GP a while ago, said @ 40yrs old I was too young for Peri-menopause. I'm going to have her check my Thyroid again, I was slightly low.

Thank you all for your input, it's most helpful,
Cyberhugs,
LCC

[bernie40]

Hi LCC.  My memory is atrocious and I can't remember what meds you are on.  I can remember that there have been 2 meds that I've been on that caused hot flushes, one was depakote at a high dose and sorry I can't remember the 2nd one :-s

Worth having your thyroid checked just to be on the safe side.  Could also be that you have a slight virus maybe??

Hope it sorts out soon.

:-) xxx

[edmfender]

I was experience hot flashes and my thyroid was fine. I was told it was attibutable to high levels of anxiety.  Once my anxiety was better controlled, they went away but I'd still get it checked out.

[ILADVOCATE]

Actually the family member who has cyclothymia had hot flashes before the onset of menopause and has thyroid problems as well and has to take a minor dose of synthroid so it might be the first which is always worse in bipolar and the second which is a possibility.

[LeftCoastChick]

Oooh I never thought about that, my last panel of blood work showed that I was low. Thanks so much, glad to hear it's that, I don't want to change my meds again!

[Venora Moonwind]

You might want to get your thyroid tested. A wonky thyroid will give you hot flashes. I use to get thme till I got my synthroid dose adjusted.
Love Venora