Dealing with Hot Flashes During Chemo - Need Advice

No doubt about it, hotflashes are tough to deal with. Allegedly exercise helps cut down on them, but I am unsure it it helped me. Start noticing when they are worse and what yours are triggered by. Some common triggers are sweets, spicy food, alcohol, caffeine and hot (temperature) food. I freeze everyone out in my home at night and figure they can sleep with extra covers! Also installed a ceiling fan in the bedroom and my office. Hope these help out. Always check with your doctor first before adding on any supplements.

My doctor put me on gabapentin when I started having hot flashes during chemo. It really helped and it even reduced night sweats as well. I also tried to cut down on triggers like caffeine, alcohol, and spicy foods. Love and hugs x