General Chat

hiya , i am with the ladies who sugest evening primrose oil, been on it for about 7 yrs,cant remember last time i had a night sweat, and dont have many , if any hot flushes x

rebs, Im 46 in June, Ive never had any symptoms before, So this might be the first FLUSH so to speaklol

I had put mine down to the fact that I take steriods, but the consultant at the hospital confirmed they are flushes and advised Evening Primrose, been taking it for about two months, but told it takes about three months to start to work. I sometimes feel like I am going to explode and when I am walking round in a t-shirt and everyone else is wrapped up against the cold, I get some funny looks. M.

Erm.........at what age can I look forward to all of this??? Beginning to feel sorry I read this thread. lol!!! Rebs :((

Try Evening Primrose caps. Ann

Debs, LOL!!thats what They will be called in future!!lol

Argghhhhh me too Roxanne!! Just started getting them I think, feels like someone has turned my thermostst up!! lol Is that how you feel?? :0S Joan xx

last night i put a thread on about me being freezing , made a change as normally im having hot flushes, usual attacks are in the morning, sometimes ive got ready for work then had to changed top before i go to work, flippin nightmare, people say arent you cold when i go into work with a cardi on , and im flushed in face, wont take hrt though personal reasons , ive heard they are brill though to get rid of flushes, so some girls in work say

Hey Deb - Tropical Moment !!! I love it LOL Blonde Moment Senior Moment Tropical Moment .............. can't wait to use that one at work lol

A dear friend once told me (while I was in the middle of a really bad one) that I shouldn't call them hot flashes. She said that perception is the key so if you refer to them as 'TROPICAL MOMENTS' and think of a nice warm beach when it's happening they don't seem so bad. SHE LIED. PMSL. Hubby call's them POWER SURGES Deb

Try evening primrose,takes a few month to work but I swear by it. Marion

I especially enjoy waking up in the equivalent of a swimming pool no matter what the temperature outside! Oh joy! Daisy

Roxanne - I've been getting 'monthly' flushes since I was in my 30's............ And now am begining to get some mild 'night sweats' too - but they are cyclical at the moment, but still not very pleasant :O(( Speak to your GP if it gets worse - they will test your hormone levels. I was put on HRT for a while by one GP, but my own checked my results and said I shouldn't have had it because I am still ovulating.

Think this subject should be taught along side sex education in schools cos although I know my mum went through it and had a pregnancy scare it was all hushed up so I am a bit ignorant as to what I am in for!!!! GLoria

Sounds like it . I don't take HRT some peple swear by it but my doctor didn't advise it. One thing I find did help is Wild Yam from the health food shop. Comes in tablets takes a week or so to get into the system and don't stop taking it because the flushes stop or they come back. Germaine x

Taylor, Thanks I must try that, It must be flushes, ive never experienced anything like it before. Gloria, I dont know, perhaps someone can tell us, I dont really want to take H.R.T if I can help it. Roxanne x

Who takes HRT?? and is it any good???helen

at what point are you supposed to visit a doctor and get HRT?? Gloria

My husband never knew when he'd have covers on the bed, he'd wake in the night me in the middle of a hot flush,thick snow outside and the window open wide and me going to explode,,,,,LOL

hi roxanne. here's how i cope with HOT FLUSHES.. buy a hot water bottle and fill it with cold water, put it in the fridge for a few hours so it gets really cold and then place the bottle under your bare feet while your sitting watching t.v. or place it just at your ankles when in bed. this will bring your temperature down and also prevent your feet swelling at the same time. hope this helps.