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How old where you when flushes stopped

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youngatheart1
youngatheart1

HI all, I am 56 and still having severe flushes, I started around 48 and have not stopped. I have tried all the over the counter stuff nothing works for me, I am not able to have HRT as I had a thrombosis and to be honest my sister was on it for 12 years came off and the flushes were back so is back on it. HRT only holds it off does not cure it according to her GP. The only thing that worked for 1 month and then stopped was citalopram but I ended spaced out. Do just doing what nature intended grinning and bearing it (only just). Yesterday was hell, shopping for outfit for posh function and I spent the whole day dripping, I felt so disgusting, my hair was stuck to my head, I know I stunk and people close by could see the sweat running down my face. Not very feminine. So fellow sufferers put me out of my misery, will this ever go away, why does it get worse and then subside to being more managable. Not even sure if this is menopause as I have been feeling very woozy and wobble when I get up sometimes.. I am having palpitations as well, Wondered if I was lacking in vitamins as I am a long term user of PPI's.

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  • lulu99310
    lulu99310 youngatheart1

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    Your nickname youngatheart1 is the giveaway and probably one of the reasons you are having  a hard time with the dreaded flushes .

    I am also 56 and soon to be  57years of age   ( September 2015 ) we are not spring chickens anymore so rushing around trying to do the same things we did in our 20,s and 30,s and 40,s at that energetic pace can be extremely differcult and frustrating and can bring on the hot flushes.

    We need to accept we can nolonger move as quickly  as we were once able to and to learn to relax more and you will find the body will be more forgiving.

    My partner who is 66 still wants to work the same pace as a 20 / 30 year old, i keep telling him but it goes in one ear and out the other, there`s no wonder he drinks more than the required units of alcohol on a daily basis.

      

    • youngatheart1
      youngatheart1 lulu99310

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      Hi Lulu, yes you are right I have a 16 year old son who keeps me active and a mother in law who was old from 40 so I do not want to end up like her. I do try to keep active and am probably on the go too much, I am trying to slow down as I now have sciatica from doing the garden LOL. I definitely cannot move as quick as I used too, not a good look trying to get up from the floor. Getting old is not fun.
    • lulu99310
      lulu99310 youngatheart1

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      It`s good to keep active but i soon as you sit down and relax the stiffness kicks in our 50+ bodies are not producing the same amount of hormones like when we were younger, i can sympathise with your mother in law .

      Working on a night shift in a supermarket in my early 40`s was great until i stopped in the morning and went home to bed  i felt like  i was an 80 year old..eek 

  • joanw
    joanw youngatheart1

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    i have been taking 45mg mirtazepine for nearly a year now its mainly a antidepressant medication but is used for memapause patient who cant take h.r.t. its really transformed my life. my flushes were driving me crazy but these reallt help, i was started on a smaller dose but didnt get any relief until the 45. hope this helps
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