Most Common Causes of Hot Flashes

Stress reaction is the most common cause of hot flashes.  Stress reaction that causes epinephrine and norepinephrine release into the blood stream. In turn, these causes increased in blood flow and increased heat. A hot flash may ensure to get rid of the heat. The trigger can occur during REM sleep, presumably from dreaming.

The next most common cause of hot flash is that the body is too warm. This may happen at night with thermal blankets or by just sitting with a portable computer on your lap for a while. We have radiant heat panels at our house overshoot the thermostat and most often could cause a person to have night sweats when they come inside the house.