You can try black cohosh, increasing soy intake, some of the combo supplements. There was a warning about black cohosh awhile ago, I don't recall what it was.
Those worked for me for awhile, but I ended up on HRT. I have the Vivelle dot and I take prometrium at night. Just being able to sleep is great. I had the kind of hot flashes where you drip. I mean, even my calves would sweat. Luckily, I'm a student & spend my days in front of this computer by myself, so I can turn up the fan & take off my clothes.
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09-24-2009, 04:29 AM #1
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09-24-2009, 06:01 AM #2
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Do you all think there is a correlation between increased training and the hots? My mom denies every having experienced menopause (though she's of a generation that doesn't do girl talk) and says I'm too young (I'm 41.)
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09-24-2009, 06:55 AM #3
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I don't think you're too young. I think you're of the age. It goes on and on.
For me there is no correlation between working out and hot flashes, but it could be for you. Keep working out. it's good for you. Hot flashes happen.I like Bikes - Mimi
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09-24-2009, 07:46 AM #4
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Working out seems to decrease them, for me.
Mine aren't terribly bad IMO, but then I'm a heavy sweater anyhow, and for me to be just sitting there with sweat dripping off me is pretty much normal.
What increases them - for me - is anything that increases estrogen, particularly alcohol, but also soy.Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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09-25-2009, 06:04 PM #5
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"They" say that caffeine also increases hot flashes. It's true for me - I'll be sweatin' & drinkin' my mornin' cup 'o' Joe...
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09-30-2009, 06:20 PM #6
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I'm on hrt so the hot flashes and night sweats are at bay right now....I have issues with ummmmm, uhhhhh, how do I say it but "incontinence" when I run. I can't finish a 5k without finding a bush just past 2.5 miles! I don't know what I'm gonna do when they harvest all the corn along my running route!
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10-01-2009, 03:51 AM #7
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I tried black cohosh years ago, when I was in peri. It didn't do a thing. I just deal with the flashes. Usually keep a big bottle of water by me and drink a bunch when I feel one starting. I mostly have one big one when I wake up.
My worst symptom has been the "dryness" issue, which put a severe crimp in my love life. I got an E-string about 5 years ago and it has made a nice improvement, but the issue is still there. The nurse practitioner I went to at my last doctor said that this is also an issue of "use it or lose it," so i guess I need to "use it" more. But, getting the E-string, definitely eliminated some of the pain I had cycling, which were not really saddle issues.
My gyn. is a tri-athlete, but when I first went to her, she had not started this and she was kind of clueless when I tried to describe the issue I was having. Now, she always asks.
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