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ruth24786
ruth24786

Hello, im 48 been going through the menopause for the last 2 years.  But the hot sweats (flushes) have been getting considerably worse, during the night and through the day, i end up dripping...is this normal.

Ive been advised not to take HRT as my mum got brest cancer after taking it. Is there anything out there that is good for the sweats.  Everything else i can cope with, but the sweats are getting on my nerves, and im getting fed up of changing the bed sheets every day, as they are wet through.

Can anyone advice me, i dont find the doctor to be that helpful. 

Thanks Ruth

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  • debbie83588
    debbie83588 ruth24786

    Posted

    Hi Ruth yeah it is normal i had really bad hot flushes and night sweats and,waking up freezing cold,if you go to a natural remedies shop and ask for tablets for hot flushes and the menopause which have sage in them,i have been taking them for about a year and they are brilliant i feel hot most of the time but they stop the flushes and night sweats x i hope they will help youu,please let me know if you have any relief from them x
  • ImagineOneDay
    ImagineOneDay ruth24786

    Posted

    Hi, I too cannot take HRT but haven't got the hot flushes that much. But I have all sorts of other nightmare symptoms. I just try some herbal stuff to see if they at all help. Good luck.

  • alison28608
    alison28608 ruth24786

    Posted

    I have been suffering from the same for 9 years and nothing has helped me. I have taken HRT off and on and it has been brilliant. I am off at the moment so the washing machine is working full time. I tried sage and even spoke with the company who told me if they havent worked by now, they were not going to work. I am back to see my consultant tomorrow. Now 10 months without a decent sleep. External heat makes no difference to me. 40 degrees or minus 10. I can have just as many. Its the worst of everything I have been through, because there is no end.
    • CCinCal
      CCinCal alison28608

      Posted

      Alison if HRT worked for u why have u gone off and on and off again?
    • alison28608
      alison28608 CCinCal

      Posted

      My aunt, my mothers sister, had breast cancer and the longer I take it the more at risk I am. This is the longest I have been doing without it, but its a living hell. I am persevering. For now anyway.
    • CCinCal
      CCinCal alison28608

      Posted

      Sorry to hear that. May I ask which HRT worked for you ? Thnx
    • alison28608
      alison28608 CCinCal

      Posted

      I have been on various types but the one I prefered gave a small does of both oestrogen and progestern at the same time, so no bleeding. I would need to look up the name as I cant remember at the moment. It was a circle of blue plastic like a disk and it despenced one a day. I got by with one third, so, one tablet lasted me 3 days. I thought this would lessen my risk, but apparently not.
  • maisie05
    maisie05 ruth24786

    Posted

    I've been using super strength sage, (vita biotics). passionflower, meno serene, magnesium and Vit D3. My night sweats and hot flushes have stopped, for now at least. Took maybe 2-3 weeks to work.

    All recommended by lovely ladies on here.

    Hope you find something to work for you

    • alison28608
      alison28608 maisie05

      Posted

      I am pleased you have found relief masie. None of these worked for me, but, we are all different
    • debbie83588
      debbie83588 maisie05

      Posted

      Just the sage has stopped my hot flushes and night sweats but i need relief from the physical tiredness x
    • maisie05
      maisie05 debbie83588

      Posted

      Multivitamin, for meno women. Check Vit B12 levels. This can cause lethargy if low and aids iron absorption. I also take CQ10. I'm rattling but feeling better. Tho I've just started itching so may have to cut back, something doesn't agree with me?!

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