Hot flushes

[puzzled54]

Does anyone else get a strange feeling in the stomach just before or during a hot flush?

[mazie]

Sage is best taken raw. it's the Estrogen in the plant that is so good, if you are infusing or cooking in any way this is going to deplete it

[starone]

How did that man get on to this thread? I hope you are learning something redman - which will enable at least one man (you) to understand how we poor ladies feel. My husband was very sympathetic with me and always tried to help. He would get a cold wet flannel for me, not that it worked, but he was trying to be helpful. It can be quite distressing sometimes.

[rowanwitch]

Had hysterectomy at 40 hrt for 5 years few odd flushes now a thing of the past.... I'm 54 now and embracing my cronehood

[starone]

Have you noticed the remedies for hot flushes that have appeared down the right hand side of this thread? Wonder if one of them might work. Think I will have a look.

[starone]

Rowan - forget that - I shall never be a crone, or at least admit to being one.

[DEN53]

hahaha Redman - I was only joking, Mr. Den knows better than to cross a menopausal woman - he has a good memory of his dinner getting thrown at him when I had PMT and it going through the kitchen window and landing in the garden.....(:o)

[Sqad]

redman......don't pander to these women........menopausal hot flushes????....my @rse.............it's all in the mind.(sqad can't get tongue out of cheek)

[redman41]

We are in trouble now Squad !
DEN will slap you with her cold Flannel ! Yes please I hear you say !!!! :)))

[Sqad]

red...LOL...Den knows when she is on a "good thing" ;-)

[mazie]

Sqad....I bet you don't dare say that to the Mrs......

[starone]

I wish it was sqad. But waking up from a deep sleep to find you are perspiring profusely is not pleasant and since my brain was not active at the time I can't see how it could be all in the mind. When I saw your name, I felt sure you would have a cure. I am very disappointed.

[Bbbananas]

Den would never be angry with sqad....... They have a precious sort of love for each other. She melts when he's around, aint that right Den?!!!!

[Sqad]

mazie....too bl00dy right.

[mazie]

:o)

[Sqad]

starby....I understand believe me.....but i just couldn't miss the chance of winding up the women of AB.

[rowanwitch]

Cronehood is ok you get to say outrageous things, and cackle a lot...

Sqad has now been cursed for his unwise words.....the nature of said curse will be revealed in the fullness of time

[Jemisa]

Thats one thing I enjoy about being a bit older, I'm through the menopause, I had two years of pure hell then I went on HRT, that transformed my life. I became a woman again instead of a steam machine, calm & cool nights, no hot flushes, ahhh!. after all why should women have 10 years of hell. Whats good enough for the Queen is good enough for me.

jem - (Af 'tn Den)

[pastafreak]

I must be the (very) odd one out here....I never had hot flushes...or not that I was aware of,anyway.


*pasta retreats to the corner,before the others start throwing things at her *

[Bbbananas]

I haven't reached 'that age' yet (although I'm expecting it to strike at any time). I don't have hot flushes (apart from during really good sex, which is rare these days....) but I do have night sweats, and have had on & off for years.

Bring on the HRT I say - although obviously I will try natural remedies first. But eating raw sage? Don't think I'd fancy that.

[ethandron]

so if you start taking hrt, do you continue taking it forever? if/when you stop taking it do the hot flushes, etc., start again? never did quite understand all about hrt as i did menopause 'cold turkey' - ha, that's an oxymoron :o)