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What are some non-drug remedies for Hot Flashes??

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KayGee62	What are some non-drug remedies for Hot Flashes??	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2857 (09/06/08 01:30) Lovin' The Spa with all my HEART Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None I have started experiencing some perimenopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, and I told my CNP during my annual checkup. She had suggested a few things I could take OTC to help minimize the symptoms. I also did some research and found out that cutting out caffeine, chocolate, and a host of other things may help also. Any suggestions from any of you who are going through it, or know someone who has? I would appreciate any feedback you can give me at this point. Just so you know, I want to make certain that whatever I take doesn't counter-act with the other things I take (calcium, Omega-3 fish oil, Relacore, mult-vitamin, BCP, Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM, and I hope I haven't forgotten anything! ) KayGee aka Kathy from Georgia `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` "You can't change what you don't acknowledge." -- Dr. Phil `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ____ /7__/7__/7_____ \:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/ ..... Just Cruisin' ..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Heidi62		#1	[-]
Posts: 9419 (09/06/08 06:02) The Equalizer Our Voice of Reason Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Sorry I can't help you but this is an excellent question and I'm sure that Erda will have an answer for us. I'm not having "hot flashes" per se but I do feel kind of hot all of the time. Cut out caffeine?! I could NEVER do that - I'd never make it through the day! Nikki & Victor Forever - you got that? Bring Adrianne Leon Back to Y&R! Sign the petition here: http://www.petitiononline.com/121950P/petition.html
Erda		#2	[-]
Posts: 10257 (09/07/08 11:16) The Professor Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've been taking Phytoestrogen capsules, and they seem to help me alot. I get mine at a healthfood store. I've been using a brand called SolaRay PhytoEstrogen with black cohosh, dong quai and isoflavones. If I go off them, I notice a difference! Eating more soy products is also helpful, as is staying away from the items in your list. Unfortunately, even food with hot temps can set mine off. I haven't heard of any contraindications for it, but you may want to look into that yourself. This stuff is tricky. I also take some Omega-3, CoQ10 (it feed mitochondria function), glucosamine chondroitin, potassium (helps lower blood pressure!), magnesium, zinc, vitamin C, and a multivitamin/mineral. B-complex tends to make me hungry, so I don't take it every day. Does the relacore help you, KG? I'm amazed that we need to supplement our diets the way we do, but we'd have to eat 5000 kcal a day to get what we need. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money. ~ Cree Prophecy ~
KayGee62		#3	[-]
Posts: 2858 (09/08/08 06:45) Lovin' The Spa with all my HEART Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks, Erda for the info. This will help me with my research tremendously! As far as the Relacore goes, I started taking it due to the advertised "shrinking of belly fat" and I think it has helped with it marginally - and only when I exercise on a regular basis. But I find it helps mostly with stress, so that is why I continue to take it. I had to adjust my dosage of it, I only take 3 per day (some packages recommend between 2-4 capsules a day). I usually take it all at once, as I have trouble with remembering to take the rest if I space it out. I was wondering about that CoQ10 stuff, as I have seen it advertised and mentioned on TV and such. KayGee aka Kathy from Georgia `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` "You can't change what you don't acknowledge." -- Dr. Phil `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ____ /7__/7__/7_____ \:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/ ..... Just Cruisin' ..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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