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Acupuncture for hot flushes

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Izzy1601
Izzy1601

Hi everyone.. since I've had medical induced menopause 3 years ago I've been having hot flushes and sweats and is soo embarrassing at work as have to wear a uniform and literally have to carry around tissues etc.. I cant have HRT as had breast cancer and on 2 lots of medications to try and sort them out but that's not working and my oncologist advised me to try acupuncture..has anyone tried it as I've tried it before for my arms but it didn't

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  • mrsmop
    mrsmop Izzy1601

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    Hi Izzy, I'm sure you will have looked at the Cancer Research UK website, I'll put a link after this post, just in case you have missed it.

    I have had acupuncture on my tennis elbow & it was great! But, it was done by one of my GPs, so I trusted him & thought that if he recommended it, it must be ok if you know what I mean. I was referred to a Physio who also did acupuncture but she didn't actually do it & tried to fob me off.

    I would recommend it from my experience with the GP. I looked locally & found that the local University offered courses in acupuncture & they had clinics that members of the public could go to, paying a fee. I would try this myself because the students would be well supervised.

    I wish you the best of luck Izzy.

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