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Posted by bebe111 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 22, 08 at 15:22
If you're experiencing hot flashes try using some Hot Flash Emergency Relief or HER. I've found it searching the internet for solutions to my hot flashes. Now I can not live without it. Here's the website
http://www.hotflashemergencyrelief.com/
Hope this helps!! |
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RE: Hot flash relief
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| Hello! Thanks for the advice! Do you still find it effective?
Regards,
Esperança |
RE: Hot flash relief
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| Hi there, I get terrible hot flushes - every 1.5 hours 24/7 - no let up, drives me mad...... I live in Thailand where it is hot, hot and more hot and with me wearing very little - cos of the heat I am not throwing clothes off, like I am when I'm in the UK. But, I have now found a little help in the form of 'Refresh Towels' these are the guest sized hand towels, made of normal toweling fabric that come in individual sealed packs of 10 or so, they are quite cheap out here. They are 'damp' and have a lovely smell to them. I keep a couple in the freezer and then when I get that overwhelming sense of not being able to breath and feeling panicky as the next hot rushes over my face, neck and the insides of my elbows I grab a frozen refresh towel out of the freezer, tear it out of the wrapper and .................. phew ... relief ... as I gently wipe it round my scarlet coloured face,, neck and other hot spots.... this really does help me and is saving us a fortune as I used to grab the air con remote and press the on switch waiting for the cool air to rush over me..... Within a couple of minutes the flush has subsided and I can carry on with my life........... I then pop the towel back in it's wrapper and put back in the freezer for my next hot in about 1.5 hours time. Obviously with these being made of normal toweling they can be popped through a hot wash in the machine, then soaked in some nice cologne, lavender water or whatever to make them smell nice and sweet,,,, as they will be near/on your face and then reused over and over again. Please pass this tip on....... All the best Carol |
RE: Hot flash relief
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| Hello, I am new to the forum and would like to introduce myself. My name is Anita Paulson and live in Arkansas. I am 54 years old and have been going through the "change " for about 6 years now. My family doctor put me on Premarin ans I have been on it for about 3 years. I have always felt that premarin was bad for my health. I was searching online for a better solution to my problem and I ran across information on pellet hormones. I found a doctor in my area that does pellet insertion and had my first on Jan. 16th, 2008. if anyone would like any feedback on the pellets I will be more than happy to share my experience. |
RE: Hot flash relief and night sweats
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I have been menopausal for 3 years. My gyno gave me Femhrt last year for hot flashes and night sweats. It didn't work. Last April, he gave me Estradiol to take in the am and Prometrium to take at night. I started to spot, so quit the Prometrium and was wonderful on the Estrdiol, not realizing that the 2 had to go together.
He had not stressed this to me. I went 6 months feeling great, then started bleeding terribly for about 1 week. Went in to Gyn and he was happy to hear that the reason for the bleeding was not taking the prometrium, b/c he was worried about endometrial cancer. Told me to get off of everything and the bleeding should stop, which it did. He then gave me Fosteum (which is for Osteoporosis, but helps women with hot flashes). Told me if it didn't work to go back to Femhrt (which never worked). After 1 month, I decided on my own to back to Estradiol and the prometrium, since I did wonderfully on the Estradiol. But decided, I would balance it as I should have previously, with the prometrium. Worked great for 1 month, then I started the heavy bleeding again. I got off of everything. I am using the progesterone cream, which is not helping. I am wondering if I am Estrogen dominant and maybe need just the prometrium. Someone please help. I know everyone is different, so I will see my Gyno in 4-2009, so I thought I would experiment on my own. I know I need to balance my hormones. |
RE: Hot flash relief
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I can't help you with the hormone replacement as I have cancer and it's ER and PR positive. But for my hotflashes, I was prescribed clonidine. It is actually high blood pressure medicine. It helps alot. During the day I have hardly any flashes. I also take organic flax meal. 2 tblsp, twice a day. I had slacked off on the flax and my nights were horrible. Started back two days ago, being religious with it, now at night, I still have the flashes but go right back to sleep and they are not as bad. I also tried black cohosh and vit E, they did not seem to help me much. But just because it didn't help me, doesn't mean it won't help you. They are natural products. It would be nice (for you) if you could get relief from the 3, flax, black cohosh and Vit E. I would much rather try that, if I were you, than to take hormones. Breast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women and I know several who have cancer and blame it on the hormonal therapy they were on. Not trying to scare you, but to encourage you to try natural ways first.
Good luck to you
Lori |
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