what do you take for your HOT FLASHES!!

[beattyfamily]

Wow!! 5 years? 7 years?

I really didn't know it lasted that long!

I'm almost 44 and don't have any symptoms except irregular periods (long lasting, heavy, unpredicible).

I have two sisters who are 51 and 52 years old. They both thought they were done and both stopped having their periods for almost 2 years and then they both got their periods this past summer!!! When does it end already???

Due to my very unpredictable, heavy periods, my doctor said I should get the Mirena. It lasts 5 years. So I'm wondering...will I get the menopause symptoms while on the Mirena?? Hot flashes etc..?? Or will that all come in 5 years? Then it's gonna last 5 - 7 years??

On a similar note, I saw "Menopause, the Musical" in Providence this summer and it was hilarious!!

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

At this very moment I am using a gel ice pack on the back of my neck!!!!

I'm not allowed to take anything because I've had blood clots in my legs & lungs. Being my menopause was surgically induced I've been told my flashes are much more severe & can last many years. Right now I'm going on year 4.

My Mom had one hot flash for 10 minutes & my Grandma about the same. To be honest I'm glad neither one had to deal with this.

The air is set on 60 degrees in the bedroom,,,,,DH calls it the meat locker & I still keep the covers off & sleep in summer sleeveless nightgowns all year ....My poor DH!!!!

If your driving around NJ & see a 42 year old making snow angels make sure to say "Hi"!!!!


Would love the shake idea but I'm allergic to 2 ingredients

 

[disney1990]

All night long -- covers on -- covers off -- covers on -- covers off. Plus I have a small fan beside the bed.

 

[Morganpics]

I take Evening Primrose. It helps quite a lot for me. Also, a nearly complete change of wardrobe-used to be turtlenecks and sweaters. Now, short sleeve shirts!! I tried the soy, but it just doesn't agree with me AT ALL. Unfortunately. I've learned to keep myself a little on the cool side-makes a big difference.

 

[kirbydog48]

I get acupuncture once a week and it has really helped me. Has reduced the frequency and severity.

 

[sherrylouz]

Hot flash survival tips


*Dress in layers, so you can peel off one layer after another as you get warmer.

*Don't wear wool, don't wear synthetics, and be wary of silk. That leaves cotton, linen, rayon, and more cotton. (Look at the bright side: You'll save on cleaning bills, and you can stop worrying about moths.)

*Avoid turtlenecks. Stick to open-neck shirts.
Keep ice water at hand that you can sip to cool down your insides.

*Where possible, lower the thermostat. Maybe it's time for a decent air conditioner or a ceiling fan. Or maybe you'd prefer one of those little hand-held battery-operated fans or the foldable kind you flutter in front of your face. You can find perfectly adequate paper fans for about a dollar.

*Wear cotton pajamas or a nightgown. If you perspire a lot at night, your nightclothes are easier to change than the sheets.

*Use cotton sheets only, not synthetics.

*Get a bigger bed if you and your partner are on different heat planets but you still want to stay in close orbit.

*Take a cool shower before bed.

 

[Feralpeg]

Unfortunately, I now 8 years into this and still having hot flashes and night sweats. My doctor will not allow me to take anything because I had estrogen positive breast cancer.

Living in a warm climate makes it less noticable to people. In Florida, everybody sweats, so I don't tend to be noticed. Fans are a good thing!

 

[minkydog]

I have two sisters who are 51 and 52 years old. They both thought they were done and both stopped having their periods for almost 2 years and then they both got their periods this past summer!!! When does it end already???

Well, I'm right up there with them. I just turned 53 and i have never been more regular in my life. I'm really getting tired of having periods. They aren't bad, I just don't want to have them.

I'm warm pretty much all the time. I take a med *Niaspan* which CAUSES hot flashes during the night. Oh great. Just what I need. I take a baby aspirin before I go to bed and that really mitigates the hot flashes. They no longer wake me up and Im not all sweaty. I don't know if that would work for menopausal hot flashes, but I don't have hot flashes at all now.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

Mine only lasted about 2 months....THANK GOODNESS!!

I didn't do anything to alleviate them....I just walked around with a wet bra & shirt all the time.

You make me sick! I have been hot flashing for like 6 years. Can you imagine walking around like that for six miserable years?

I have tried, the soy, the Estroven, the light clothing, evening primrose, vitamin cottages menopause things. You name it.

At night, I look for that last piece of the pillow that might have a cold spot to it. Oh the covers, on the covers off trick is so me. My husband just laughs. I think I am the only person that keeps their house down to 63 in the winter time and wears summer PJ's. Speaking of winter, it is the oddest feeling in sub zero temps and have a hot flash.

The only thing I haven't tried is the snow angel. Shoot, I should have read this last night when it was snowing!

 

[mickeyfan1]

Mine subsided after almost 8 years (also medically induced), I tried everything OTC, nothing helped. I can't do HRT because I have had a stroke, HRT can cause blood clots. I could go outside in 3 degree temps and still be burning up. I am glad they are gone, and I hope they don't come back. OP, I hope you get some relief.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

Mine subsided after almost 8 years QUOTE]

Good for you! I guess that means there is hope for me! Actually, I think since they put me on thyroid meds that the frequency has gone done. Seriously, I was having them 25-30 times a day, the night being the worse.