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[yogini]

Hi debbiedougal, welcome to the forum.  You will find lots of strength and support here.  Blood tests often do come back "fine", but it does not mean that we are not going through meno, or perimeno.  Hormone levels fluctuate so much, making any testing quite difficult. 

Karen - as Taz said I have changed my diet - cutting out all stimulants basically - wine, caffeine, sugar, chocolate, fizzy drinks, cheese and it has made such a difference.  I was not getting hot flushes, but had episodes of getting really hot, burning cheeks.  I was also suffering from panic and anxiety attacks and these have improved drastically.

Yogini xxxxxxxx

[Taz2]

Hi Debbiedougal - welcome from me too.

Tests are notoriously unreliable for meno but when your GP said "fine" do you know what was meant by that? I only ask as my GP said fine and when I questioned her she said "fine for a 50 year old woman". My FSH levels (follicle stimulating hormone) were 178 and fertile women should show a level between 8 and 25ish I think. So, I was fine, menopausal but "fine".

Have a good browse around the site - you will find loads of support and help on here.

Taz x

[Filly]

Hi I'm new to this site, but have already found it to informative and helpful.
I would like any advice on how to deal with night sweats and hot flushes, naturally without HRT etc. Although I've had the occasional night sweats for a while, they caused only the minimum of bother but this last week or so have seen them come with avengence, disturbing my sleep three or four times during the night. I can cope with day flushes, it just the night ones that are a nuisance. I suffer with cold and have always had to wrap up well in bed, pyjamas, warm duvet so being too hot at night is not something I'm used too!

Filly
 

[Hotnbothered]

Hi Filly,
 
it's very helpful on here there's usually someone around to help or listen.
If you look at some of the posts you may find the info you need, also the green tabs on the left are very useful 
 
to debbiedougal as well 

[Taz2]

Hi Filly - welcome to the forum from me too.

Unfortunately I could find nothing that helped with the sweats and once they started happening all through the day as well as the night I had to go onto HRT (and luckily I found one that suited me very quickly).

You will find lots of support on here - nice to hear from you.

Taz

[swissmiss]

I have only just joined and posted on the other board about hot flushes.  Have just started getting them at aged 58 and also just been diagnosed with osteo-arthritis of hip.  Basically Doctor firstly said I was too old for menopause, and then said it was too late to start hrt and suggested I get a herbal remedy!

Anyway I got some soya isoflavanes with black cohosh.  I started taking them a few days ago and the hot flushes have definately got a lot less than they were- so may or may not be the tablets.  I am also taking soy milk with my cereal in the mornings.  I was already taking cod liver oil with evening primrose for my bones.

[Rosebush]

Swiss i went on Hrt 10wks before my 60th B.day, had hot flushes for over a yr and sweats 24/7  for nearly 9yrs, Hrt has stopped day sweats, but now i get really hot night flushes, i also have O/A which started 10yrs ago, meno has made it worse..well my aches & pains are worse.. I tried every herbal remedy that was available but like Taz nothing worked for me...BUT hope you do have success with whatever you try..

[swissmiss]

As said above I started taking the soya and black cohosh and noticed a bit of an improvement.  However I made an amazing discovery yesterday - I treated myself to a packet of liquorice allsorts which I pigged out on all day.  I suddenly realised whilst watching tv last night I hadn't had a hot flush at all  since earlier in the day- I usually have to sit there with a mini-fan nearby.  Also had a much better night.  Have to wait and see if it all comes back today.

[ladystardust]

What a great discovery 
Licquorice Allsorts the cure for sweats   

I've been 36 hours (and counting) without a flush - first night for months without waking.
I put it down to either the Prozac kicking in, or a colder night - AT LAST. Bring on the cold weather 

Keep taking the sweets and report back!

[Hotnbothered]

I love liquorice allsorts, so let us know how it goes.
What a good excuse to eat them 

[swissmiss]

Update on the liquorice.  Started getting flushes again last night, although not quite so bad.  Have found that you can get liquorice teabags so going to try them.  Can't eat the sweets all day/everyday as I understand you can overdose on liquorice - also it has a laxative effect!

[Taz2]

There is some information on here http://www.regenerativenutrition.com/content.asp?id=454    One caution is that you have to be careful in using liquorice supplements if you have high blood pressure.

Hope it keeps working for you Swissmiss though there doesn't seem to be any information on using it for hot flushes. Maybe you are the first to discover its ability to help meno women!!

Taz x

[swissmiss]

googled for information after eating the liquorice and found this on a herbal remedy website. Have also found other links which suggest it is useful in arthritis as well, which I also have.


"The use of liquorice is one of the most effective remedies for menopausal disorders. Liquorice contains the natural female hormone, estrogen, and can, to some degree, compensate for the diminished hormone. One teaspoon of the powder should be taken daily."

[Taz2]

Thats great - I knew it was used for auto immune disorders so the arthritis link is not surprising and if it helps meno stuff too thats even better. Just wish I liked the taste!

Taz x

[ladystardust]

This is such good news!
Went out to buy liquorice today only to discover  that most liquorice products are prepared with wheat flour and being gluten free  ...

However have bought the teabags and found some pure liquorice in the health shop.
So let's see what happens...