So, My Mother Is out of Town, or: I'm Way Too Young For Perimenopause, Right?

[constance]

People, is there anyone out there who can tell me what a hot flash feels like? I mean, I know my friendslist skews to the young side, but if there is: is it when you're pretty sure it's perfectly comfortable in your house and as a matter of fact you're cold-natured anyway and sometimes you get kind of chilled, but all of a sudden you feel uncomfortably warm (warm enough to wake up, if you happen to be sleeping), maybe flushed, broken out in a light sweat, and you get up to check the thermostat to make sure everything's still working before you remember that your A/C hasn't really run for days anyway on account of the mild weather, but yeah, the house temperature's right on target, it's just your body that's running all amok? And then you sit fuming over your freakish episode for a few minutes before you realize that you're comfortable again? Is it like that? Because if it is. Jesus Christ.

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[trickpie.livejournal.com]

Mum's just going through it now so I feel like I have a bit of say here, hooray! She said that she doesn't get red-faced at all, her skin doesn't change colour, she just suddenly feels like she's cooking from the inside. So you might be okay?

[tofty.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know if I am flushed -- I haven't checked in a mirror or anything -- but I feel flushed, you know? Like the fieriest kind of blush. Maybe I will be okay, though. *feels sorry for self*

[trickpie.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh, dear. :|

[tofty.livejournal.com]

:((