Complaint: A new depth of hell
I didn't know breakthrough hot flashes were a thing
There’s an HRT crisis, and I don’t mean the patch shortage. I am referring to my own personal crisis, which is that I am on HRT and suddenly, after a long stint of success, I am having breakthrough hot flashes. What the…
Sometimes, after the hot flash, I experience the sensation of a cold plunge—without the water, or the invigoration, or the boost to health.
Help. Thoughts? Suggestions? Something to distract me for the next four years?



I can relate.
It’s been a long time but I vaguely recall certain food triggers were a thing (spicy foods/alcohol?) so maybe you’ve changed your habits lately because you were on vacation somewhere perhaps enjoying my personal favorite, a spicy margarita? and it’s not the HRT that stopped working