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Oz's avatar

I'm from the UK originally but now live in NZ. I suffered with hot flushes, day, night, and totally understand your need to remove all your clothing! Bed covers off, back on again. they started in my late 40s and continued for far too long. I know they are called flashes in USA but I would always call them flushes, they flush right up the body.

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Kelly Hudson's avatar

Oh yes to all that. And the anxiety! I didn’t know it was a thing with perimenopause. Add that to the VAST list of things I didn’t know, that never get spoken of. The dry skin, the pungent sweat. The “oh we need to start testing for xyz”, the gum issues, the potential for new allergies! The flushes and flashes and sensation of combusting from the inside out and why aren’t your clothes bursting into flames from your body. The fog. The horror bleeds. It’s horrific. And also fabulous.

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