Savannah
31-10-12, 13:10
I had a hot flush in my face out of the blue when in my car last Friday. I felt dizzy with it, it then made me panic and I felt so shaky. It scared me but it didn't happen again and I didn't dwell on it.
Last night I suddenly felt very hot on my forehead, I then felt my cheeks burning, I felt light headed suddenly, then panic set in and I was shaking and heart racing.
I was shaking for about 45 minutes afterwards as I was worrying when it had happened again, twice in a week. I hoped it would be anxiety, I nipped to my GP today as I knew I would worry if I didn't find out what it was. He was no use, he said he didn't think anxiety could cause flushes of heat out of the blue in the face, but he thought when I felt hot I was having a panic attack caused by the hot flush scaring me. He said don't worry when it happens and I won't panic. Well it isn't that easy when you don't know what is causing it and I have not had this symptom before.
I am dreading it happening again because I know I will panic.
He said a number of things can cause hot flushes in the face but unless it happens regular he won't test for any of them.
My temp was 37.6 in his room, so he said it's probably a virus causing hot flushes. I said no my temp is normal at home, I am just hot here as I am anxious, my temp goes up when I feel worried, as does my BP. My BP was high at the doctors too but I know it is just the worry of being there. I explained this to him. I have no viral symptoms, I am not ill and I had nothing in 4 days then it hit again out of the blue so it can't be illness. He then just said maybe I was right then but shrugged his shoulders and grinned at me, told me to chill out and see how I go.:blush:
I lost my Nan suddenly in January, we were very close and she has always been like a second mother to me. I miss her terribly. I suffered a horrible ordeal with my violent brother a month ago too. I have always had health anxiety but it has been well under control until all of this and I worry daily about myself again, sometimes feeling a little spaced out and shaky, but rarely. This heat in the face though is something very new and of course it has triggered my anxiety terribly:blush:
Can anyone relate to this feeling and reassure me?
Thank you
Last night I suddenly felt very hot on my forehead, I then felt my cheeks burning, I felt light headed suddenly, then panic set in and I was shaking and heart racing.
I was shaking for about 45 minutes afterwards as I was worrying when it had happened again, twice in a week. I hoped it would be anxiety, I nipped to my GP today as I knew I would worry if I didn't find out what it was. He was no use, he said he didn't think anxiety could cause flushes of heat out of the blue in the face, but he thought when I felt hot I was having a panic attack caused by the hot flush scaring me. He said don't worry when it happens and I won't panic. Well it isn't that easy when you don't know what is causing it and I have not had this symptom before.
I am dreading it happening again because I know I will panic.
He said a number of things can cause hot flushes in the face but unless it happens regular he won't test for any of them.
My temp was 37.6 in his room, so he said it's probably a virus causing hot flushes. I said no my temp is normal at home, I am just hot here as I am anxious, my temp goes up when I feel worried, as does my BP. My BP was high at the doctors too but I know it is just the worry of being there. I explained this to him. I have no viral symptoms, I am not ill and I had nothing in 4 days then it hit again out of the blue so it can't be illness. He then just said maybe I was right then but shrugged his shoulders and grinned at me, told me to chill out and see how I go.:blush:
I lost my Nan suddenly in January, we were very close and she has always been like a second mother to me. I miss her terribly. I suffered a horrible ordeal with my violent brother a month ago too. I have always had health anxiety but it has been well under control until all of this and I worry daily about myself again, sometimes feeling a little spaced out and shaky, but rarely. This heat in the face though is something very new and of course it has triggered my anxiety terribly:blush:
Can anyone relate to this feeling and reassure me?
Thank you