Share your hot flash tips!

cabbott
cabbott Member Posts: 1,039 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
This morning promised to be a hot one and my son the runner wanted me to take him to the park so I could walk while he could got his 60 minute run in. The problem was heat. I heat up on my own about every 20 minutes and that on top of the day's heat and humidity seemed a bit much. I decided to try using a microfiber cloth I bought in the auto parts section of the local discount store. I wet it down with a bunch of water, sqeeezing out just enough so it didn't drip. Then I grabbed the diagonal corners and rolled it up till it looked like a long sausage. Finally I stuck it around my neck tucking the ends in the front of my blouse. It looked a bit like an extra collar on my shirt, but it worked like a charm! I stayed cool the whole way in spite of the heat. I wondered if anybody else had another non-medical way to control hot flashes and make the summer heat more bearable?

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    #2
    I bought a mini hand-held fan that I carry around with me. It is surprisingly powerful and as soon as a hotflash starts, I aim it for my face and neck and it cools me down. I bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond. Its a chain of stores but I bet you could find these in many stores. I bought another one that stands on its own but is just as small for work. I set it on my desk and can carry it around with me too(I teach). If I don't have it with me and I have a flash, my students know to get it for me---they are so cute!
  • cabbott
    cabbott Member Posts: 1,039 Member
    #3
    unknown said:

    I bought a mini hand-held fan that I carry around with me. It is surprisingly powerful and as soon as a hotflash starts, I aim it for my face and neck and it cools me down. I bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond. Its a chain of stores but I bet you could find these in many stores. I bought another one that stands on its own but is just as small for work. I set it on my desk and can carry it around with me too(I teach). If I don't have it with me and I have a flash, my students know to get it for me---they are so cute!

    Thanks for the tip! I saw those things at Disney World too in July when even the kids get too hot. I'll have to try it.
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #4
    Vitamin B complex. I drink a Propel everyday. It made a great difference for me!!!

    Hugs, Kathi
  • Stormy8281
    Stormy8281 Member Posts: 24
    #5
    Hi,

    Buy a small spray bottle, fill with disstilled water, add a few (maybe 3) drops of essential peppermint oil. When you feel the flash heating up, spritz yourself with the cooling spray. It's terrific. Fortunately, I've never had hot flashes, but I suggested the remedy to my friends, and they say it's magic in a bottle.

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