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Posted: July 07 2008 at 7:28am | IP Logged Quote amethyst
I am 49, menopausal, and I'm waking about 6-8 times a night with hot flushes. Any ideas on a supplement I can take to ease this?

Also, has anyone gone through this but still fallen pregnant? My periods are sporadic, I've only had 2 this year.

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I have been having hot flashes for about 2 years off and on. I don't know of anything in particular that helps. I have heard that flax oil capsules help. I do take those regularly. Mine come for a couple of weeks then go away for a couple of months and I think I am finished, but then they come again. I have also tried a supplement from my health food store called Hot Flash. I can't remember what brand it is and I am out. It seems to help if I take it regularly.
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Posted: July 08 2008 at 4:53pm | IP Logged Quote aussieannie
Jenny have you heard of Maca Powder? this might be worth trying to see if there is a difference.

There must be ways to delay menopause to a certain degree as I have an aunty who ceased menstrating and she went to my herbalist and resumed having a period again...

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Posted: July 08 2008 at 7:10pm | IP Logged Quote amethyst
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Jenny have you heard of Maca Powder? this might be worth trying to see if there is a difference.

There must be ways to delay menopause to a certain degree as I have an aunty who ceased menstrating and she went to my herbalist and resumed having a period again...


I used to use Maca powder back in 2000-2 hoping it would bounce me back after the physical changes my body underwent after the death of my first grandchild. I had suddenly lost   about 60% of my hair, I had a white 'handprint' of grey hair on the left side of my head, and my periods were heavier than ever before (like the days after giving birth). I can't say I felt any different using the Maca so I stopped after about 18 months.
About late 2004 I began to have very sporadic periods - I will miss 2 cycles or so, then have normal periods for 4-5 cycles.
Mid-2005 I began taking Chaste Tree tablets and that regulated my periods amazingly well (and they were lighter and less painful) but we moved state at the end of that year and I stopped taking them.
I wonder if I try them again if I will even out more with these changes?? My body *tries* to have a period now - every month I have some spotting, I still get a pre-period migraine as well as an ovulation migraine, and I still get the cramps. Occasionally I'll have a proper period, but mostly it is just a day of light spotting till the next cycle.


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Posted: July 08 2008 at 7:13pm | IP Logged Quote amethyst
Margaret wrote:
I have been having hot flashes for about 2 years off and on. I don't know of anything in particular that helps. I have heard that flax oil capsules help. I do take those regularly. Mine come for a couple of weeks then go away for a couple of months and I think I am finished, but then they come again. I have also tried a supplement from my health food store called Hot Flash. I can't remember what brand it is and I am out. It seems to help if I take it regularly.
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I grind my own flax seeds regularly, so I think that would be as good as the capsules (?)...but I'm not sure we have Hot Flash here in Australia, Margaret. Can you tell me what the ingredients are, please?


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Posted: July 12 2008 at 8:52am | IP Logged Quote Margaret
Hi Jenny,
Sorry it took me so long to get this info to you. I had to wait to go to the health food store so I could see what company it was since I was out. Here is the link:

http://www.sourcenaturals.com/products/GP1156/
Hope this helps.
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Posted: July 12 2008 at 9:11pm | IP Logged Quote amethyst
Margaret, thank you so much for going to the trouble to find this for me!
I see that it is not to be used by women who 'may' fall pregnant...I know it's a long shot, but I still occasionally ovulate and I still get the occasional period, so if there is a chance I could still fall pregnant and have one last child I'd rather not hamper it.
I see, though, that one of the ingredients is chaste tree which I had success with a few years back so I'll investigate more if this is a no-no for a hopeful pregnancy or if it may help.
Thank you!

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Posted: Aug 18 2008 at 8:22pm | IP Logged Quote amethyst
Just thought I'd update that I started taking Chaste Tree tablets and all the hot flushes have completely disappeared! \o/

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Posted: Aug 18 2008 at 9:05pm | IP Logged Quote Martha
umm...

when I first read the subject line I thought, "Hey, I can see the sanitary value in a hot water toilet... didn't know that even existed..."

After eagerly looking into the thread, I'm guessing that's not what you meant by "hot flushes" though...

Obviously I am in "someone else in the this house is going to learn to properly clean at least 1 toilet" chore mode this week.

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Posted: Aug 18 2008 at 10:17pm | IP Logged Quote amethyst
Martha, you're crackin' me up!!!

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