ask: , recently these symptoms have become exyreme only upon . including hot flashing, palpitations, weakness, a sinking feeling in chest it is severe, subsides in a couple minutes. Anyone else!

I also feel very hot upon awakening. It goes away in a couple of minutes. Perhaps it has to do with my body being asleep and dormant and then awakening to another mode of being 'awake'. I am 63 and it has only occurred in the last year. Other than that, I have really not had menopause.

I have a sinking feeling in my stomach right before it happens. A feeling of dread and then in about a minute...the hot flash comes. So severe!!! And I could burst into tears and sometimes do. It's horrible! I have them for about 4 months at a time and they happen about every couple hours or so or even more. Then miraculously they disapear for a while but I think it's cuz I ovulate and that releases the hormones back into my body. Have tried natural progesterene cream..made me weepy. I am going back to doc on Thursday...can't deal with it anymore.

I have an increase in hot flashes shortly after waking up. I have hot flash after hot flash for the first hour after waking up. This makes it hard to put on make up before going to work. I of have noticed that my symptoms are worse between the hours of 5 am and 9 am. The anxiety or sinking feeling usually happens at any time during the day or night.

Hi,
It is important to talk with your doctor about palpitations and a sinking feeling in your chest, as these are not necessarily menopause-related, and could be indicating other medical conditions. Please call your doctor to have any other factors ruled-out first!