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LadyCare Magnet
« on: August 24, 2015, 08:07:19 AM »

Hi all, I have not been on the forum for a long time.

I take a 1mg/0.5mg Kliovance tab daily. I tried Herbal and Homeopathic alternatives before taking the HRT.. I have been on HRT I must say now for many years. I will be 59 in November .
I bought this Ladycare magnet at £29.99 i have worn it 24/7 . Had high hopes it would work so that i could stop the HRT. Sadly as of this morning i have resorted back to my HRT. The  hot flushes and the night swats are absolutely unreal . I feel quite depressed about this  as i feel i have gone back about 10 years .

Can someone please tell me roughly how long does the menopause last . I no every woman is different, but geez i will be of my head if this goes into my sixties.

Thank you for listening
een
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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2015, 10:54:26 AM »

Hi een - nice to have you back but sorry you are still suffering. Not sure whether we have had any success stories of the magnet therapy to be honest.

Some women don't get a return of symptoms when they stop HRT but others do go back to how they were before starting it unfortunately. I'm like you and each time I stop it (not my choice though!) the symptoms take around three months to get to where they were when I first started HRT at the age of 53. I'm 61 now. How long is it since you stopped HRT? It can take three months for the symptoms to peak, apparently, and then a further three to six months for them to tail off. I didn't find this to be the case with me though and, like you, after a while the hot sweats day and night made life really difficult. Both the meno clinic and my doc insisted I come off HRT at 60 and it's taken a lot of persuading, plus the intervention of a pelvic floor specialist, to get my gp to prescribe full  HRT again so I'm continuing with it as long as I can!

Just want to add that at your age it is advisable to use either patch or gel HRT rather than pills.

Taz  x :hug:
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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2015, 11:43:28 AM »

Hi and welcome to MM ten
I am 59 and have been on and off HRT for the last 20 years - I started my meno in my mid 30s. I'm afraid the magnet doesn't seem to have any positive effects for most women.  Nobody can tell you how long the flushes etc will last when you do decide to come off HRT.  Some women resort to Anti depressants or SRRIs to help with symptoms but that can be trial a error as well. 
I hope to be able to stay on HRT for a few more years while I still need to work.
Do look at all the info on this site and dip into the various threads - you are not alone in feeling this way.
If you are in good health and can stick with HRT for a bit longer, then do so. You might need to switch to a transdermal form of HRT e.g. combined patches, as this is deemed safer as we get older.  You could also gradually reduce the dose over a few years as this sometimes works.   I manage on quite a low dose now.
Keep posting DG x
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een

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2015, 02:41:16 PM »

Thank you ladies for your reply.s. I have only been off this time 3 weeks . Symptoms seem to appear very quickly with me when i stop . I think i will make an appt, to go back and discuss with my doctor the pro's and cons of one thing or another. I am in very good health . Especially as i changed jobs from a very stressful one to a very part time one which i love. So i have no stress to worry about apart from the usual s that we all have.
I emailed Ladycare . They say stick with the magnet, which i am not going to .
Thank you een x
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Dancinggirl

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2015, 06:11:03 PM »

I feel I must mention that at 44 your do need oestrogen HRT to protect your heart and bones.  The Magnet won't'give these benefits. Do ask about Oestrogel.  DG x
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Yamas

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2015, 07:44:31 AM »

Hello ladies,
Thought I would give you an account of my experience with the lady are magnet!
Firstly I must tell you I have worn a wrist magnet for a few years which really helps with neck/head issues following an RTA years ago.
I am on Evorel 75 patches and would love to come off them so I tried the magnet.
Within 24 hours I had much less hot flushes and within a few days sleeping much better, after about a month by mood had also improved. Another thing I noticed was I appeared to be a lot less bloated and over time I felt generally better although it was a bit of an inconvenience wearing it in my knickers 24/7 especially as the magnet wound attach itself to cupboard handles in the kitchen and even lifted a fork off the table as I sat down for a meal in a restaurant once!
That said it seemed to work well for me but then I noticed my neck pain returned with a vengeance  so I emailed the company and was advised to buy a magnetic bracelet from them as the one I was wearing could be working opposite to the lady care magnet!
My current bracelet works really well so don't really want to change it so I stopped using the lady are magnet and within days neck much better!
The lady care magnet has excellent reviews apart from attaching itself to shopping trolley's, lol!
Does anyone know anything about opposing magnets or if you can wear more than one at a time?!

Yamas x
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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2015, 12:15:43 PM »

Hi Een, the Ladycare magnet was one of the very many alternatives I tried throughout my very long journey of menopause. It didn't work and I just kept getting stuck to the ironing board! I'm on a very low dose oestrogen patch with a course of progesterone every three months. This helps me a lot although doesn't completely take all the symptoms away. I take Amitryptlline for anxiety and that suits me very well. I'm sorry to say I'm 65 and still suffering and my sister is 70 and still gets hot flushes. Keeping weight down, saying no to alcohol and having a low blood pressure all helps to ensure you are at low risk if continuing with HRT over 60. And, as other ladies have said, patch is a better option for older ladies.
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honeybun

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2015, 05:16:19 PM »

I think the whole thing is .....we are all very different.

I have never tried the magnet for menopause but have started to wear a magnetic bracelet for my arthritis and I do beleive it is helping.

Some will say it's the placebo effect but if it is I really don't care.

I have often told the story of the wonderful effect that I had using magnets on one of my dogs.

Not a great comparison really but I do know dogs cannot experience any kind of placebo.


If it works.....then it works.


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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2015, 05:30:18 PM »

Aaaaagh! Not that again! Grangravy  >:(   The dog thing has been discredited - someone else posted a study..... anyway that's irrelevant to menopause. I don't mind a bit of placebo in the short term - the mind is powerful - but not that women should be duped (by manufacturers) into buying remedies for which there is no scientific evidence nor explanation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2015, 06:42:06 PM »

I wonder if the positive results are from a reduction in stress caused by believing (or hoping) that it will work?  Stress can be a contributory factor to hot flushes and period pains, so this would explain why there have been some positive testimonies using ladycare for both problems.

I tried one years ago for severe period pain and it did absolutely nothing, but as my problem was partly due to a physical abnormality and partly to hormone imbalance, relieving stress would have no effect at all on the symptoms.

My view is if you are happy to spend that much money on the off chance, then great, and if it works, that is great too whether it is a placebo effect or not.  Though I do have concerns over desperate women spending money they can't afford in a bid to get help.  The only reason I bought the magnet was because I was getting brushed off by my then-GP and had run out of other options.  If I had received the treatment I should have done from my GP, then I wouldn't have ended up hunting madly for any and every alternative treatment that might help.
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Limpy

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2015, 06:48:47 PM »

I don't mind a bit of placebo in the short term - the mind is powerful - but not that women should be duped (by manufacturers) into buying remedies for which there is no scientific evidence nor explanation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hurdity x

If we accept that placebos work by altering our brain chemistry, perhaps it's reasonable to assume that magnets can act as a placebo, generating a brain chemistry altering effect.

The Wall Street Journal takes a high level view of some of the science underlying the placebo effect in the link below.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/brain-chemicals-explain-the-power-of-placebos-1438788493
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honeybun

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2015, 07:34:56 PM »

Hurdity.....this is the alternatives section and all opinions are worthy......you might not agree but if not then let the rest of us discuss them please.

Who discredited the dog study exactly .....and it's not irrelevant if you take it in the context I mentioned.

As I said....this is the alternatives section.......which was requested by members who wanted to discuss alternatives ....don't you think  :-\

Maybe let people who want to explore these things have their say please.



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Winterose

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2015, 09:20:31 PM »

Wonder what happens when you use a patch and a magnet.
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honeybun

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2015, 09:23:06 PM »

Well you could explode...implode....melt..... ;D


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Limpy

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Re: LadyCare Magnet
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2015, 09:32:44 PM »

In the interests of science  somebody should try it   ;D
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