[babbs455]

I had a total hysterectomy 4 years ago and had suffered with hot flashes fast and furious! I do not take HRT. I found that ACAI berry juice has all but halted my flashes. I have also recommeneded it to a few of my female friends to try who are also experiencing these brief moments in the tropics. The too agree that their flashes has eased up. You can find this juice at walmart in the orange juice section. Try it, it is also great for arthritis. you only need 4 oz in the am and 4 oz in the pm. please let me know if you try it and how it works for you. So far it has helped several of my friends who suffer from hot flashes!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by BritParrothead

Have any of you ladies tried extract of Red Clover? It worked for me!

omigosh. I always thought YOU were a guy.

Good morning sistah!

[tracy1j]

Originally Posted by babbs455

I had a total hysterectomy 4 years ago and had suffered with hot flashes fast and furious! I do not take HRT. I found that ACAI berry juice has all but halted my flashes. I have also recommeneded it to a few of my female friends to try who are also experiencing these brief moments in the tropics. The too agree that their flashes has eased up. You can find this juice at walmart in the orange juice section. Try it, it is also great for arthritis. you only need 4 oz in the am and 4 oz in the pm. please let me know if you try it and how it works for you. So far it has helped several of my friends who suffer from hot flashes!

Thanks for the suggestion, I will give it a try!

[BritParrothead]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

omigosh. I always thought YOU were a guy.

Good morning sistah!

WHY??? ) ) L O L
oh well, here I am, femail, Brit parrothead
Yes, red clover extract is so good !

[jrandall]

I would like to know the name of the doctor as well.

[Dreamer61]

Wow, never a hot flash! Almost unbelievable. I too had a hysterectomy early and started having major hot flashes and nite sweats a few years back. I went on bio identical HRT and hot flashes and nite sweats went bye bye. But I made the mistake of discontinuing the estrogen gel because I thought I was done with menopause. Sure enough hot flashes came back with a vengeance! I resumed estrogen gel and very slowly the hot flashes are getting fewer and fewer. I highly recommend bio identical if your going the route of HRT.

[Parker]

Sweets, caffeine, and alcohol, all seem to make them worse. Alas, all the joy in life...

[senior citizen]

Never had a hysterectomy; mine just began at approximately age 46 and ended at age 58. I chose to go "natural" with no hormone replacement therapy. At first I thought I had the flu.......weirdest sensations. I had no clue. You all know the feeling. Noticed they got worse in a hot bath or a hot tub on vacation........mine just felt like internal overwhelming heat spreading over the body .........a bit of lightheadedness. Sometimes a feeling of something crawling on the skin. I never had night sweats.

However, once I read all about them......and had the knowledge, I just relaxed with them......drank a lot of water and switched to all COTTON clothing even during Vermont winters........plus kept the airconditioning on......and the HEAT DOWN.

It was the "war of thermostats" for sure.

Back then there was no internet info on hot flashes......but once I got my hands on a few books........I figured it out.

All of my friends and neighbors were going through the same thing at the same time so we had a good support system...........all of us handled it with no drugs.

A cousin in N.J. did go on HRT until years later the news came out on that...........

Our daughter is now of the age to begin; I just asked her the other day before they flew to Disney World and she said that all of her friends have hot flashes now.....

Now that I am COLD all the time........I can't wait to tease her and have the war of the thermostats again. She would always turn off my airconditioners when she came home from college.........my elderly mom at the time, when asked, would say "I don't ever remember having them at all".........yeah right.

[kfierle]

I have suffered from hot flashes (personal climate changes) for many years. I chose not to go the HRT route and tried just about everything with not much success.

A friend suggested I try acupuncture since it was the only thing that gave her relief. Since I felt I had exhausted all the other options, I decided to give it a try. After only 4 treatments and supplementing with some natural Chinese herbs, I am virtually hot flash free! My insurance covered each session in full with no co-pay! I am scheduled for a "tune-up" in about a month.

I am not sure if it will last forever, but at least I know I can have another treatment to keep those pesky hot flashes at bay.

[Mimivillager]

Originally Posted by gocubsgo

I, too, had a hysterectomy in my 40's and while I have never done HRT, I do take soy supplements which have left me virtually hot flash free.

Soy milk does it for me. 8th Continent does not taste so bad.
Flax capsules daily also.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by kfierle

I have suffered from hot flashes (personal climate changes) for many years. I chose not to go the HRT route and tried just about everything with not much success.

A friend suggested I try acupuncture since it was the only thing that gave her relief. Since I felt I had exhausted all the other options, I decided to give it a try. After only 4 treatments and supplementing with some natural Chinese herbs, I am virtually hot flash free! My insurance covered each session in full with no co-pay! I am scheduled for a "tune-up" in about a month.

I am not sure if it will last forever, but at least I know I can have another treatment to keep those pesky hot flashes at bay.

I have a friend who swore by accupressure treatments and now does accupuncture as well for her fibromyalgia. Post menopause now.

A professor at the college where she works offers the accupressure on the weekends........

Midlife and Menopause - Hot Flashes, Night Sweats and Sleep Disturbances: The Heat Spectrum - Our Bodies Ourselves


Good write up...........but then, anyone of us who have experienced them, could easily write their own article, that’s for sure.

I always felt like my internal body temperature was rising at least 8 or more degrees and quite suddenly at that. It’s scary in the beginning.

Eventually, with each passing year........it tapers off......but I was clueless in my mid 40’s as I always thought “menopause” was in your 50’s.

My “end” was at age 58, just like my mother’s........who couldn’t remember her hot flashes..........but I could. Post menopause could be from 50 on.

Lots of women like to call menopause “manopause” as men usually just don’t “get it”. Unless they are the ones feeling overwhelmed with heat.

Some of my friends did call them “power surges”.......ha.

Knowledge is power............so once you know what’s going on........it’s much easier to cope with. Again, at first I thought I was coming down with the flu.

I haven’t had a hot bath since age 46. That’s when I experienced my first overwhelming hot flash.

Not to worry.........(changed over to showers).

Unfortunately, once post menopause is reached.......many begin to experience joint pains (being minus their hormones)........can’t win. Wish we were all teens again like our eldest grandchildren.

P.S. BACK THEN WE SLEPT WITH THE WINDOWS WIDE OPEN, EVEN IN THE WINTER..........for fresh air. Now, I crank the heat up to 80. Funny how your internal thermostat changes.

[Lahaja]

Have any of you women out there tried DHEA? Just curious...reading up on it and it doesn't seem to have any drawbacks. If you have please give me your experience because I'm interested in taking it.

[quirky3]

When I started having hot flashes, I took one capsule of black cohosh daily, (and still do!). It dramatically recuced the hot flashes.

[graciegirl]

Soy products and other substances that are like estrogen still act as estrogen on your body and they are wise to avoid if breast cancer runs in your family.

[PennyAnn]

Chemotherapy caused my early menopause and hot flashes continue, 10 years later. They are 24/7, at about 10 per hour during the day, and many throughout he night.
The doc says 10% of women have them for life. ((
Are bio-identicals safe ? I am not allowed standard HRT, due to treatments.
Doctor info would be most appreciated.
Thanks.