Quote Originally Posted by jasmine View Post
I wonder if there is some correlation between working out a lot, decreased body fat and hot flashes? I notice that when I am training hard and lose a bit of body fat my hot flashes and night sweats kick up a couple of notches. I remember reading somewhere that there is a connection between estrogen and body fat--that estrogen is stored in body fat and therefore heavier people tend to have milder menopause symptoms? Such a dilemma if this is true because the hot flashes are so disruptive but who wants to deliberately put on body fat?
Hi Jasmine-
I've read that too - but there is new information that heavier women have MORE hot flashes because their body mass keeps them hotter.

Sheesh!! Who knows??

I have the vivelle dot patch and take prometrium and I'm really happy. Not only have hot flashes abated, but I'm sleeping all night, I can actually REMEMBER things and my mood is 110% better. My gyn has special training in menopause management and that is his prescription. I've never felt better. I did bio-identicals for quite awhile but either they never got in right in the compounding pharmacy, or the creams aren't enough for me, or something. PLUS, they're mega-expensive whereas my insurance helps pay for my patches.