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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Rae64 on March 31, 2021, 10:38:28 AM

Title: Gave up smoking and my hot flushes have gone INSANE!!
Post by: Rae64 on March 31, 2021, 10:38:28 AM

Hello

I gave up smoking a few days ago and immediately my hot flushes have got much, much worse.
I have always suffered badly from the hot sweats and flushes 24/7 (I am not on any HRT or any kind of medication for post-meno).
I do have an underactive thyroid which is being controlled very well by thyroxine.

Anyone have any idea why this would happen?  I am waking up all through the night hot and sweaty and then freezing cold.
I am having the same during the day now though and it's unbearable.
What am I going to do once the weather gets hot?

HELP :)

Title: Re: Gave up smoking and my hot flushes have gone INSANE!!
Post by: CLKD on March 31, 2021, 10:59:34 AM

Interesting!  I would ring a Pharmacist and ask the question.  As a non-smoker who doesn't have hot flushes, I will be interested in any suggestions of interaction between tobacco and menopause.

Do U keep a mood/food/symptom diary which may be useful?

Title: Re: Gave up smoking and my hot flushes have gone INSANE!!
Post by: Postmeno3 on March 31, 2021, 12:00:35 PM

I seem to remember reading an article about the relationship between tobacco and oestrogen. It was favourable for libido and moisture if I recall correctly. Being highly stimulatory, I imagine there must be some kind of fall-out from stopping. So, it clearly interacts with hormones, probably quite uniquely according to other aspects of the individual's hormonal set-up? Might be worth a wee bit of research? Good luck!

Title: Re: Gave up smoking and my hot flushes have gone INSANE!!
Post by: Alicess on April 01, 2021, 07:52:32 AM

Hi Rea64,

According to this research smoking increases sexhormones;

https://www.endocrino.org.br/jcem/article/96/10/3184/2834913

I stopped smoking but besides not smelling so bad I didn't feel any better.

Alicess