Menopause, ugh!

Alanna1961

Good morning! My first post here, it looks like a great place for support. First of all, I'm 55 and well into menopause. I have been taking black cohosh for about 6 months for severe hot flashes and night sweats. This morning I was re ordering on amazon, and in reading the reviews noticed a few complaining about weight gain. I can't lose a pound to save my soul!!! So....I googled it and yes, 90% of women report weight gain when taking black cohosh. Dang! It's the ONLY thing that has helped me! I also take estrovan along with black cohosh and have felt so much better. I don't know if I should continue with it, or stop and live with being miserably hot 24/7. Does anybody have any input???
Thank you for letting me vent!!

Oops, just noticed I posted in Success Stories. I'm new at this, sorry!!

dgsocwrkr

Hi Alanna
Fighting the menopause struggle here too. Happy to friend you and maybe we can motivate each other. I swear my metabolism has about shut down!
Best wishes!

absentmindedhousewife

I've been having perimenopause symptoms since my early 30's. I'm now 42. Hot flashes and morning anxiety ahoy. Let me show you my beard.

I use progesterone cream to take the edge off. I'm realllllly tired of the hormonal upheaval.

sstrack123

51 and just began this wild ride a yr ago. I keep hearing about ashwagandha so I'm gonna give that a try! I am trying to beat the weight gain and crazy hormonal ups and downs.