Hot Flashes with CLL

Posted by njhornung @normahorn, Aug 23 12:22pm

Wonder of this might help those of us dealing with chills and hot flashes due to our CLL.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/experimental-pill-cut-hot-flashes-161925642.html

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Aug 23 1:04pm

This is an interesting article and wow, would that pill have been great for me 30 years ago! Those ‘power surges’ were the pits! 🥵

Menopause hot flashes are due to a change in our hormone levels. From what I’m reading, this pill blocks the brain chemicals responsible for hot flashes and night sweats in women whose ovaries have slowed production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone

The mechanism behind night sweats of patients with CLL, CML, other lymphomas and blood cancers is the body trying to fight off the cancer. So it heats up to fight infections and illnesses, including leukemia. I’m not sure this medication would have the same effect on the body’s natural response to cancer cells. It would be great if it could help. Might be a good question for your hematologist oncologist.

I did find a good article from myleukemiateam.com that you might find helpful to get some relief from the dreaded chills and night sweats.

Leukemia and Night Sweats: Causes and Tips for Relief https://www.myleukemiateam.com/resources/leukemia-and-night-sweats

Do you also have fevers?

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