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Can Smoking Marijuana Cause Hot Flashes?

i was wondering if smoking marijuana could possibly cause hot flash like symptoms, most days i wake up and gradually throught the day my body, the core, inside of thighs and inside of arms get really hot, my hands and feet will stay cold but sweat?? i am 43, 105 pounds and have been dealing with this for a year and a half my dr thinks it's my horomones however the tests come back that i'm not in menopause?
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Can be either BUT the effects of the marijuana would be WHEN it is there, and not when it isn't there. Marijuana changes the circulatory tone. Unlike cocaine or even cigarettes, this change in circulatory tone (slight increase in heart rate and blood pressure, variable change in flushing of the skin) isn't all the much and not all that risky. But, you might notice it. It would be during smoking and for about 1-2 hr after but not when you aren't smoking it.
HORMONAL hot flashes would be all over the map in terms of timing. And it is a symptom of being near menopause as much or moreso than being actively IN menopause.
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Can Smoking Marijuana Cause Hot Flashes?

Can be either BUT the effects of the marijuana would be WHEN it is there, and not when it isn t there. Marijuana changes the circulatory tone. Unlike cocaine or even cigarettes, this change in circulatory tone (slight increase in heart rate and blood pressure, variable change in flushing of the skin) isn t all the much and not all that risky. But, you might notice it. It would be during smoking and for about 1-2 hr after but not when you aren t smoking it. HORMONAL hot flashes would be all over the map in terms of timing. And it is a symptom of being near menopause as much or moreso than being actively IN menopause.