Side Effect Of Hot Flashes

The hot flashes that accompany menopause aren’t just discomforts characterized by a sudden feeling of heat. Researchers have found they can also affect your brain.

Scientists at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University in Chicago have discovered that hot flashes may erase or blur your memory. A study of more than five dozen women, age 44 to 62, who were suffering 35 or more hot flashes weekly, revealed that increases in hot flashes increase memory problems. Negative emotions also made memory more unreliable in these tests.