Electrical Shocks to the Skin: Menopause

[KnottedYet]

I get that, too.

I don't like it, but it hasn't been so bad that I've needed to address it. It does make me want to rip all my clothes off and scratch, however... The hot flashes make me want to rip my clothes off, too. I sense a trend here.

My mom assures me it will continue to get worse over the next few years.

Oh, goodie.

[IFjane]

I don't get the electric shocks but do get the itches sometimes. Drives me crazy! Hot flashes, too - but only if I am idle (like sitting in a meeting), and at night.

I am 56 and had a complete hysterectomy 3 1/2 years ago. The hot flashes started about 6 weeks post surgery and have continued, though they are not too bad. I asked my (now 87 year old) mom how long her hot flashes lasted and she said, "Oh I think they stopped a year or two ago." GREAT!

[PamNY]

If it cheers anybody up, I had no menopausal symptoms whatsoever so maybe they aren't guaranteed.

My mother had nothing either, so maybe it's hereditary but expectations might play a role, so keep that in mind. I don't really know what a hot flash is but I guess I'd know if I had one.

[Zen]

I had one hot flash.

It felt like someone had made a voodoo doll of me and threw it into a fire.
Lasted about 30 seconds.

That was it. Thank the goddesses.