I suffered my stroke at the start of April this year which affected my vision, I have suffered with fatigue and post stroke pains mostly in my neck and head since, thankfully both of which are slowly improving. Yesterday and today I’ve started getting hot flushes which initially lasted a few minutes each time but today I’ve had one that lasted for a couple hours. As this is something new I have started becoming a bit anxious about this and was wondering if anyone else has experienced hot flushes, as I’m not sure if I this is something I should get checked out.
Yeah I discuss these with my GP yesterday. She was firmly of the opinion that they were related to my amlodipine - I’ve only been on it about a month (I’ve been on the others three plus years)
Doesn’t mean that it’s the same cause for you - But equally it’s not particularly a surprise
if you’re 2 months post stroke you’re still in the stage of getting neurologically triggered brain chemistry changes and all sorts of other things so you’ll have random symptoms and pains and aches and stuff that could go on for years but will probably die down in about another four or six months
There are 18 posts on hot flush and 12 on hot flushes (and I expect some inclusion of between the two searches) - I found them using the magnifying glass of the top of the page and they might give you more background and other perspectives
Learning to live with the post stroke effects is always a source of anxiety or at least wonder. Until you are more familiar with your new existence having a chat with a GP may be wise (more to ensure your records include it than the likelihood of them connecting the dots and drawing quick conclusions!
Shwmae Martin, I am not medically trained but I imagine hot flushes are called that because they flush or flash quickly, so if it has persisted for longer, I would check with the GP. I have hot flushes, not sure why but suspect mine are anxiety or stress related (moments of rising blood pressure) as they occur during stressful thoughts or spikes of anxiety.
Thanks Simon for the speedy response, I was having a bit of a panic about it! But since posting the hot flush has passed thankfully.
I mentioned it to my GP briefly last time I spoke to her but that was when they were only lasting a few minutes, she felt it was a side affect of the Clopidogrel I am on as is the blotchy red rash that has appeared on my cheeks since starting it. Today was the worse though lasting a couple hours, which was new and hence my anxiety, especially as my overall fatigue and post stroke pains have been slowly improving to date. I also made the mistake of googling it which only made my anxiety worse.
I will take a look at the other posts on here and if it starts being a more regular thing discuss it with my GP again or with my Stroke Nurse.
Hi Martin, i too get hot flushes which ste usually pretty short lived but I also get warm sensations in my legs & feet which started after my stroke. They had settled but came back when I had my TIA.
I can’t quite decide if my hot flushes are menopause related (although I have come through that & they had stopped pre-stroke) or stroke related or a combination of both.
Any concerns should be raised with your GP. It may just be one of those stroke things we have to put up with.
Get it checked out with your gp and take some BP readings with you, if you’ve got a machine…morning, afternoon, evening readings. It’s best to check it out with your gp anyway, if only to out any heart condition.
In case anyone reading this doesn’t already know.
Blood pressure is usually highest first thing in the morning.
Its best to stick to taking bp meds at the same time every day for stability. Eg, if you take it late evening one day then early morning the next then you are effectively giving yourself a bit of an overdose. Won’t be enough to cause any major harm but could cause some minor disturbances such as the odd lightheadedness and flushing, because the BP is not being stabalised.
At, least, thats how I understand it, but I’m not a doctor.