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Suggest Treatment For Burning Sensation All Over Body During Periods

Posted on Sat, 6 Sep 2014

Question: I' having periods of burning sensation all over my body. They build like hot flashes last a minute and then subside the same way. I'm 73. These are no hot flashes. My body feels like it could burst into flames.

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
THEY SOUND VERY MUCH LIKE HOT FLASHES

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
They sound very much like hot flashes.
What makes you so sure that they are not ?
At 73, there is no other reason to be having them.
Please consult your gynecologist, and try some hormones for a short time, if the flashes persist and bother you.
All the best
Please feel free to discuss further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (2 hours later)

These are not hot flashes. I've had hot flashes, and they are building heat,not burning. I was on hormones for a while in my 50s.

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
IT IS THE MOST LIKELY EXPLANATION

Detailed Answer:
I am sorry the answer did not satisfy you.
Hot flashes are the most logical explanation for what you describe, and at your age.
They are of different kinds, and not necessarily the same as what you experienced 20 years back.
Are you running a temperature ?
Also, please take multivitamins as vitamin deficiency also can sometimes present like this.
Take care.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar