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Comments (37)Melatonin can help you stay asleep if you take it correctly and if it meshes with your body chemistry. I don't even have hot flashes anymore but I still from time to time have the problem with waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep. Other times it is not falling asleep even though I am tired. I think it is the combination of hot flashes and sleep disturbances that is the kicker. It's a combo of problems. I developed chronic urinary tract issues so I was getting up two to five times a night (my record was seven) to pee, and then inevitably, when I got back into bed, I would get a hot flash. Then covers off, cold, cover on, hot, etc. toss turn toss turn and finally comfortable and then back to sleep. Rinse, repeat. But if you threw in not being able to get to sleep, then add more of all of the above. So I added some sleep hygiene into that mix--no fluid after 8 PM, going to bed the same time every night, taking a calcium magnesium vit. C combo to help with restless legs, and then 2 or 3 mg. of Melatonin to help fall asleep. If I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep, another 1-2 mg. of Melatonin. Melatonin is not harmless so take the lowest dose that works for you, and not every day or night, just enough to break the cycle of not staying awake for long times during the night. Also, for me doing yoga stretches really helped me fall asleep for some reason. Also reading and listening to relaxation tapes. As for black cohosh, its other name is snakeroot (which is probably not used for PR reasons) and you have to be careful, because there is another plant called BLUE cohosh which was/is also used for female trouble treatments, but was not the plant that had the clinical trials with. And the active components in plants vary so much and are volatile, so it is a very difficult task to find and get good quality herbal products. They have been so little studied that no one knows for sure how they work because they often have synergistic effects, meaning they work in concert with other factors, a complex web. That is why they are best taken in conjunction with other herbs and also a whole lifestyle program. Herbs may facilitate health, but they are rarely a magic bullet that you can take and see dramatic results from just a pill or three. That's why we have so much trouble studying them in clinical trials, their best effects may be in concert with many, many other variables. I take an herbal tincture that includes black cohosh, angelica, dong quai, red clover, chasteberry, siberian ginseng, wild yam root, licorice . . . like I said, maybe raspberry. But no amount of any of that stuff will help if your diet is crap and you don't get exercise and stress relief and your sleep environment is difficult. All kinds of plants have beneficial phytoestrogens at varying levels, so diet strongly plant based, (garden fresh and organic when reasonable too) is very helpful for all kinds of health problems. Constipation or lack thereof plays no small role in hormonal health, since the gut processes a lot of hormonal constituents....See More5am and still awake!
Comments (35)Due to my health, some days a simple task such as preparing a meal leaves me so exhausted, that I nap numerous times per day. I have always had a problem with sleeping well at night. What has finally helped me is an essential oil diffuser with lavender oil. I was skeptical when it was suggested, but I am now a believer. I sleep like a baby when I turn it on at bedtime. I ran out of oil and did not use it for several days and my poor sleep pattern returned. Just thought I would mention what works for me as it may also help someone else. Not being able to sleep can be so frustrating.,...See MoreInsomnia -does anything work?
Comments (90)We are all on low salt diets, so I had trouble finding no salt pistachios at the store, at least ones that were shelled. I can shell pistachios but my Dad has grip problems in his hands and I doubt he would easily invest in doing that. I bought some honey roasted ones to try out, which had only a little salt on them. Wonder how roasting affects the chemical compounds? I ate a handful last night. No effect on my falling asleep, but definitely something was up with my waking up. Could not wake up this morning for the life of me, didn't get out of bed until 11 and have felt groggy all day, slight headache. Also many weird dreams, and I hardly ever dream. Of course association does not prove causation . . ....See MoreOTC Hearing Aids
Comments (15)My BTE aids are three years old. I need to return to Costco for adjustments. Lifetime service is included in the $1200 I paid. I chose battery-powered units. If someone's dexterity is impaired, I'd recommend rechargeable aids; batteries are cheap, but tiny! I seldom wore these until this year, when my hearing diminished enough that I couldn't hear -- and *understand* -- dialogue on the TV. I'm wearing my aids now as I type, turned down to save battery life. I had them turned up for the morning news and will do that again if DH wants to talk to me. I pull one out to use the phone -- can hear just fine through that or an earpiece or ear phones. I understand that CIC aids that completely plug the ear are necessary for some, but I want to be able to hear peripheral sounds, not only what the aid amplifies and filters. Now, who is going to make a fortune curing tinnitus? I've heard that CIC 'plugs' help with that. What say you, Jim?...See Moreevatx
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