When you're having a hot flash during menopause, you feel like you could sweat enough to fill a child's pool! Summer is not a fun time for most menopausal women! Of all the menopause symptoms, most women would agree that hot flashes are the toughest to get through because there's usually no warning about when they are going to hit and it's difficult to find ways to cool down. I guess we could all start carrying a small cooler with a supply of ice packs!