Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes

re: Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes

connie johnson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:25:53 GMT

I have worked with my DO and a compounding pharmacy here in Colorado Springs and am now using bio-identical hormone gel. I feel like I have my life back. I was willing to tough out the hot flashes and work hard at keeping my weight in check. But the insomnia and terrible brain fog and memory loss were making it hard to function normally. And I sure missed having any libido :). I also had bad heart palpitations and wacky blood pressure...one day it would be high and the next day it would be normal. My DO sent me to a cardiologist who put me on Rx meds to control the heart rythmn and another for BP.....felt lousy half the time. Within about a week after starting the gel I slept through the night for the first time in 3 years and within about a month after starting the gel, I was feeling normal again for the first time since I started into menopause, about 4 years ago. I am now off all other medication. I am sleeping, have energy, thinking clearly, memory is back and so is my libido, no more heart palpitations and my BP is normal.

If your symptoms are causing major problems and making it difficult to function, seek out this alternative.

BTW, prior to this I was using other phytoestrogens and progesterone cream which helped a little with hot flashes but not insomnia and the other major symptoms.

Hope this helps someone out there who is struggling.

re: Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes

helpothers — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:52:56 GMT

Just a note if you are going to try any kind of HRT. Have a check with a hematologist if there are any clotting disorders in your family history. My brother had a DVT and when I told my doc about it she told me to have my blood tested as well because if I have the clotting disorder he has (factor V leiden) taking any kind of estrogen could be dangerous for me. She said it would increase my chance of bloodclots. I am wondering though if herbal supplements with phytoestrogens would be safe or not.

re: Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes

WellnessMom — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:55:00 GMT

It's great that more and more people are beginning to look for natural alternatives. Especially women for menopausal symptoms. I for one will be one of them in a few years. However, it's sad that there are still companies out there that will take advantage of women's needs and put products on the market that will never live up to what it says on the label or have unsafe ingredients in them. Although I don't need them yet, I have also started looking into the bio-identical hormones. They are compunded just for you and you know what is going into them. The consult and the blood work can be alittle costly, but I was told most insurances pay for it, you just have to bill them yourself. I just want as many options as possible on the table when it comes to the time I will need them.