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trudy77450
trudy77450

Hi i am in the menopause so yes the dreaded hot sweats.I have spots on my head that hurt and itchy.I think its where i sweat so much at night.Anyone no what i can do to stop it.sad

 

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  • Scampi18
    Scampi18 trudy77450

    Posted

    Hi trudy

    me to big scabs that just won't heal, I am going to try antiseptic cream to see if that works, I thought I may have had insect bites or something. 

    • trudy77450
      trudy77450 Scampi18

      Posted

      Hi Scampi,iys deffinately due to be hot at nighti might try some sudocream see if that helps x

       

  • TeresaJS
    TeresaJS trudy77450

    Posted

    Hi Trudy, are you on any HRT at all? About the spots: it's better to go to a dermatologist....X
    • trudy77450
      trudy77450 TeresaJS

      Posted

      Hi Teresa i was on HRT but came off because of acne.Im taking vitamins now which are helping but not 100% hence hot at night.
  • jennifer01077
    jennifer01077 trudy77450

    Posted

    trudy, I don't know if this is applicable. I get dry scalp in the winter, and I started using the juice of the ginger root, and it really helped. I grate some ginger onto a little square of cotton, and then squeeze the grated ginger onto a little dish. I then dip my fingers into the ginger juice and rub it on my scalp and leave it there for twenty or thirty minutes before washing my hair. 

    In fact I also put olive oil or coconut oil in my hair and leave that in for the same twenty or thirty minutes. Then I wash with diluted vinegar. I can't believe that the same things I use for salad dressing are what I am using for hair care!! I have curly hair, a bit hard to manage. 

    Anyway, sorry, a bit off your topic. I hope you have better nights.

  • wen06862
    wen06862 trudy77450

    Posted

    Hi, I've had this problem for 4 years - never had any problem with scalp before menopause.

    I've tried all sorts of things.

    I'm using a german anti dandruff shampoo, which I've used twice in the last 5 days, it seems to help so far (I've used all the other anti dandruff shampoos out there and none of them worked) My scalp is less itchy and the spots seem to be going - I'll keep you posted

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