HOT FLASHES related to anxiety - Anxiety Message Board

stefania224 · 12-10-2006, 01:19 PM

i have major issues...and have had anxiety for a long time now...three years maybe...to me everday seems to be a struggle...it used to be i felt like i couldnt breathe...then it was me feeling lightheaded...now im getting these hot flashes...where my whole face feels hot and i worry i might pass out...in may i went to get bloodwork and things were all normal...im thinking of going again...just to make sure...EVEN THOUGH the bloodwork gives me anxiety...i worry i will pass out and all that jazz...right now im having sharp pains in the back of my head...been having like two today and two last night...i dont know what it is...but any pain i ever feel...i think is the ultimate...
i mean i dont know what to do anymore
the dr. gave me laxapro and its just been sitting around cause due to my condition im scared to take anything...
i long for the person i used to be and it makes me sad that i cant even have a good time anymore

langy · 12-10-2006, 03:52 PM

hi the hot flashes are all due to anxiety i get them when im going through an anxious time then when im calmer they stop.they make me feel faint and lightheaded.i have been given medication but like you i cant bring myself to take it,ive been like this for over 15 years and never took anything.ive used cognitive therapy and bach remedies to help me and i have got well but its come back again.i know its frustrating and i want to be how i was when i was well so i know how you feel x

Barbara_Ann · 12-10-2006, 10:25 PM

I didn't experience the hot flashes until I was put on anti-depressants. Don't know if they are the reason but, I stopped taking them about 1 week ago and haven't experienced them since. I was on the anti-depressants for 5 months with nothing but negative effects. Actually, some of my anxiety and panic was triggered by them.

Try to roll with the flashes and not run from them or fight them. They pass faster if you can just let them happen and do your best not to be afraid and the attacks are milder

Good luck

vuitton · 12-11-2006, 02:41 AM

The hot flashes can be from the Lexapro. I took Celexa once, LOVED the way it made me feel emotionally....but I had to stop taking it, because the hot flashes were so brutal! After a few weeks being off the Celexa, from flashes stopped.
I started taking Lexapro after that, and was much better.
Of course now, my hot flashes are from my age.
Try a different SSRI, and see if it works better with your body chemistry.

stefania224 · 12-11-2006, 07:26 AM

but im not on anything...im just getting them without being on anything...

maybe 3 times a week