Hi nothing helps me I havent tried anything Im just riding this menopause thing out My hot flashes come more at night while Im sleeping covers on covers off and so on I get them once in a while at work and just call them my caribbean flashes Sorry I cant help but Just had to comment
They do a a Group on here for menopausal women maybe there will be something in that group you will find helpful :mad:
I know thats the mad smiley but its the only one I could find that looked like it was having a hot flash

Hi nothing helps me I havent tried anything Im just riding this menopause thing out My hot flashes come more at night while Im sleeping covers on covers off and so on I get them once in a while at work and just call them my caribbean flashes Sorry I cant help but Just had to comment
They do a a Group on here for menopausal women maybe there will be something in that group you will find helpful :mad:
I know thats the mad smiley but its the only one I could find that looked like it was having a hot flash

Ha ha!! They kind of do make me hot and mad!! LOL!!:laugh:

I find Remifemin (black cohosh) takes the edge off of hot flashes and other symptoms....sometimes better than others....I have been taking two, morning and night, ( ok'ed by dr),,,,there are rare cases of liver damage so check with dr before you try this.

Having said this, I can feel myself sinking into another hormone storm...it's as if someone switched me on to "low"...:frown: (as in low energy / mood / brain power).....fortunately the hot flashes aren't so severe....at the moment...

I carry a pocket fan, always wear layers so I can strip a lot off, eat soy or have soy milk every day, do 30 minutes light exercise every day, take agnus castus in the mornings and black cohosh at night.

Other than that, I just remember it will end eventually :happy:

Hi, I was having hot flashes for a couple of months and found that the herbal mixtures didn't help much. But a couple of points to ponder... I started taking an adrenal supplement which I understand that being peri or menopausal causes a great amount of stress to the adrenal gland, so I added the supplement with the ingredients that Dr. Kate Rheume-Bleu recommended on her website. Another friend recommended black cohosh, which I am taking 120mg of daily. In addition I am taking a teaspoon and a half of maca, which is helping with the sex drive. In addition to these I also take approximately 5000mg of fish oil 5 days/week. Actually all my supplements only get taken 5 days/week. I have to say that the daytime hotflashes have all but disappeared within about a month of my taking this combination, I can't say the same for the middle of the night heats, but they aren't as severe anymore. I don't know which or if all of these are working together to help, but if this helps anyone that would be great.

Another one that works is sage, but the only type that is strong enough is the Dr. Vogel brand.

Hope that helps, as I personally think that hot flashes are far worse than zits and puberty! :happy:

I feel your pain - or, actually, your hot flash! I've been having them for a few years now, and instead of getting better, they've gotten worse! I finally asked my GYN if there was anything I could take that wasn't HRT, as I've had enough problems with excess hormones. She put me on a prescription (I'll have to get the name of it when I'm home) which hs helped quite a bit. I still get flashes, but not as often and not as intense. I also take a supplement - again, will have to get the name of it later, which seems to help, too. Sorry I don't have the names of these things right now - another "wonderful" symptom of menopaus - you can't remember a damn thing!

Well, nothing has helped but I have noticed something. I NEVER have a hotflash while exercising. I guess that's a good reason to keep on walking. lol

I don't when I am running (thank God!) but I did once when I was swimming in the local pool. Bloody peculiar it was too, because although the water cooled me down damn quick, the water around me warmed up LOL!