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Tell us how you cope without HRT

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Taz2:
Hi yellowjo - welcome to the forum - lots of help and support on here.

You may like to say Hi under the new members section as well - other members will want to welcome you and your post might get lost on this thread.

Taz x

yellowjo:
Thank you, Taz! I'll take a look at New Members!

citygirl:
my periods ended abruptly about 5 months ago and the symptoms started staight away, i suffered severely with hot sweats during the day sometimes up to 20 and night sweats which would leave me needing to change the sheets and nightwear, i have been taking isoflavanes for a few months and i didnt have any reduction with my problems i became pretty desperate and didnt want to resort to HRT as my family history would most probably stop me from having it, i was at a physiotherapist for a neck problem and as part of the treatment i was given acupuncture, i picked up a leaflet on my way out as there was a GP there that specialised in acupunture and mentioned how it could help with the menopause, so i am now on my fourth treatment, one a week and have had no further hot flushes or night sweats since the first treatment, i can now prolong the period between treatments to see if any symptoms reappear, i have spoken with my own GP who runs her own menopause clinic and she has asked me to keep her informed of my progress, i am not saying it will work for everyone but it has at the moment changed my everyday life, my husband is astonished as i realy was not good to be around, i hope someone else benefits from this.

Taz2:
Hi citygirl - welcome to the forum.

Thank you for posting your experience of acupuncture - it works for some it seems and not for others so it is good to hear positive experiences. One thing I would say though, and hopefully I'm wrong, but hot flushes often disappear when a period is on the way and as you have only gone five months without one this could very well be what is happening in your case. Let us know - it will be really good if the acupuncture has stopped your sweats - fingers crossed.

Have a good browse around the forum - there is lots of info on here. You might like to introduce yourself under the new members thread too.

Taz x  :welcomemm:

Rowan:
This maybe of interest to women who don't want to take HRT

http://www.gp-training.net/pal/therapy/hrtselfhelp.htm

Checkout the rest of the site too.

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