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Instant Hot Flash Relief

Updated on June 30, 2017

Who wants instant hot flash relief?

Everyone enduring the fast and furious attack of hot flashes.

The attack typically comes suddenly, raising your body temperature to a boiling point rapidly. Then, just as rapidly, it disappears, leaving you chilled and drenched in sweat. Even though it's not life threatening, it's very irritating and intrude into your life.

Fortunately, while they are difficult to cure, you can take steps to relieve you from hot flashes when they strike.

Sipping ice water is one of the most common and easiest ways to cool you down. You can often stop a hot flash or lessen its intensity with this alone. Drink as much as you can. It replenishes the fluids lost in the sweating besides cooling you down.

Here is one cool idea of hot flash relief to try at home. Keep a few damp cloths in a plastic bag in the fridge. When hot flash next strikes, take one out for a quick refreshing cool down. Similarly, you can keep an ice pack or two at home for that emergency. An ice pack over the back of your neck is another effective way.

When you're outside with no ice pack handy, touch something cold like metal or window glass. Washing your hands in cold water or applying a wet facecloth to your forehead are two more ways. Many women have found these to work just as well.

If you tend to have night sweats, you can adapt many of the tricks above to give you instant hot flash relief. For example, have a cool damp facecloth, or a glass of ice water by the bedside. Put an ice pack under your pillow, then flip the cool side of the pillow over to lie on when you're woke up by a hot flash.

Depending on your surroundings, you may be able to use these methods to shorten the duration of the hot flashes. Sit in front of the fan, turn up the air conditioner a few notches, or even stand in front of an open freezer! And how about this one: Take a ride in the car with the windows down?

Do some wardrobe planning to dress in layers to get some tangible relief from hot flashes. You can always take off one layer after another as you get hotter. As soon as the hot flash is over, you can quickly wear them back on to stave off a chill. So, layering clothes is a good way to deal with hot flashes.

Relief from Hot Flash
Relief from Hot Flash

There are also many products you can get over the counter to aid in hot flash relief. Her Hot Flash Emergency Relief is one example of the many gels you can rub on your neck, shoulders, and wrists to provide cooling comfort. Be Kool Hot Flash Gel Sheet, on the other hand, is a self-adhesive patch which works like a cool damp cloth. If you're willing to spend a bit of money, these products can help.

The one common problem with all these approaches is that they all require some tools or aids, be it water, clothing or something else. The last idea here requires neither tools nor aids. So you can make use of it anywhere anytime to give you instant hot flash relief. That makes it a must to know.

What is it? It's the technique of slow and paced deep breathing. A few of these can quickly calm you down and lessen the severity of hot flashes. You do need to practice beforehand to be more effective though. But it will be well worth your efforts because frequent practices will also reduce the frequency of hot flashes.

Hot flashes are annoying and can severely impact your day. Finding an effective treatment to rid of them is not an easy task. While you're searching, you can learn a few quick techniques to reduce their severity to give you instant hot flash relief.

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