I am a 49 year old woman and my periods have been irregular. I'm getting bouts of hot flushes and night-sweats. Last night at work, I had a hot flush followed by vomiting and a headache. I know that I am going through the Peri-menopause, but are these normal symptoms?

Some women do get severe symptoms such as vomiting.

This can be due to fluctuating hormones (a bit like morning sickness in pregnancy), however, there could be other coincidental reasons for this such as an infection or tummy bug, so if this continues it is important to get it checked out by your doctor.

In the meantime, you may find sage helpful for the flushes

Eileen Durward