Do You Ever Wake up Then Get Really Hot?

I get hot EVERY morning right after I wake up - like really hot, sweating on my upper lip, even while still laying in bed. However, I have high Blood Pressure, and even take meds. Your BP is supposed to take a jump in the morning right after you wake up, that is normal, but you might want to talk to your Dr about the hot flash thing, and see if he wants to monitor your BP.

I have read in 3 different magazines the last few months that many people on BP meds can benefit form taking them at night rather than in the morning(which is what the instructions generally are), because it is already in the sysytem then, when you wake for the day,so your pressure doesn't make as drastic of a jump in the AM. I am planning on asking my Dr. about this.

Sounds like maybe it only happens to you when you are in a big rush . I would suggest getting up earlier so you don't have to rush so much, also getting things ready the night before so there isn't so much to do in a short time. For example, make sure anything he is taking to camp ( lunch, backpack, swim truncks, gear, etc.) are all already packed and put in one location together - a "Launchpad", ready to grab and go. Pick out his outfit,complete with shoes and socks, together the night before, and have him shower or bathe the night before - no decision making in the morning. Even put out a cereal bowl, fill it with cereal, have the spoon out, put a banana next to the bowl, and all he has to do is pour on milk and eat it.

Good Luck!

Jessie

I just hate it if an alarm malfunctions and I'm running around trying to get ready in the morning.
When this happens (and it's rare when it does - our alarm is pretty reliable), I DO get hot and bothered.
I like to get my son up 1 hour before he has to leave and I like to get up 30 min before he does.
I have my cup of coffee or tea, check the weather and traffic reports, get dressed and pull myself together, get a breakfast ready for him and then I wake him up.
We eat, brush, wash, get dressed, he packs his lunch (he made the night before) into his bag and get in some reading before we have to leave, and although we keep it moving - it's a relaxing pace and we're on time every time.
I think you need a new morning routine.

I am hot right now and I just got up. :)

If I were you, I'd buy an easy blood pressure machine and take your blood pressure everyday for a week until you get the hang of it. Once you get used to doing it, it takes less than a minute. Then take your blood pressure for a week during these "hot" periods. Write down the numbers. Take it again around 10:00 am and then later in the afternoon, and then before bed. This way you have an idea of what your normal BP is.

This "chart" would be very helpful to your doctor if you have high blood pressure. You don't want to monkey around with high BP, mom.

Separate from the BP issue, if I were you, I'd drink a cold glass of water as soon as you get up in the morning. If this is not a BP thing, the cold water might mitigate your "hot flash".

Dawn

Try leaving more then 10 minutes to get son ready. Bet that would solve the problem!

It could be that you move from a laying down position and go into full motion and your blood has to pump faster to keep things going.

When I sleep mty blood pressure and temperature are lower than when I am up. So you could have the same thing. Do watch it and get it checked. As others have said BP is nothing to play with.

The other S.