My Remedies for Hot Flashes!
By terri0824
@terri0824 (5203)
United States
February 6, 2008 10:28am CST
I began having hot flashes early last year. It snuck upon me all of a sudden. I dealt with it for a few months, not sure how to deal with it. The night sweats were terrible. Then I began taking garlic capsules because it is good for cholesterol and heart. Within days of taking garlic, I realized I wasn't having hot flashes and night sweats any longer.
This past week, I started having hot flashes and night sweats again, and I was still taking the garlic. I thought to myself at first, maybe I need to take more garlic. But then I realized that I had ran out of my multivitamin and then bought a multivitamin with iron in it. This is when I realized that this was the problem. Since I haven't had a period and there is no blood loss, then I don't need the iron anymore. So now I need to go get a multivitamin without the iron.
Well, I hope these two suggestions helps others that deal with the hot flashes and night sweats. Please share your remedies that you have for Hot Flashes!
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7 responses
@Adoniah (7512)
• United States
13 Feb 08
Part of the reason you are having so many symptoms is because you are going through the change at the young end of the scale. The younger you are when you start, the harder it is on you. I on the other hand just stopped everything one day and have not had any major symptoms. It is almost as if I never had a cycle. I have had maybe 3 hot flashes and no night sweats. And my cycle stopped over a year ago.
Good genes. Everyone in my family stopped late and had few to no symptoms. There is an over the counter cream called memopause that some of my friends have used that they say is miraculous. It is soy based I think and you can get it at Walgreens. All of them say to use half as much as recommended and it works great. It comes in a white tube. I had to pick it up for one of them one time.
Shalom~Adoniah
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@terri0824 (5203)
• United States
11 May 08
Thanks for your suggestion, I will keep that in mind, but what I am doing at the time is working for me.
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@grasshopper5257 (438)
• Canada
26 May 08
Adoniah, you are very lucky and it does not happen this way to very many women and the reason that you are lucky is that your progesterone level has never dropped which is highly unusual! If you would like to learn more, got to www.johnleemd.com and look around and learn! It is a great site!
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I've never heard this one but have for years known that garlic is good for a number of things so not surprised.
Ahhh the hot flashes I've been almost 15 years with them but the night sweats were the worst for me and am so thankful they seem to have subsided.
When I have it available I take soy tablets and those help with both.
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@terri0824 (5203)
• United States
15 Feb 08
I'm at the beginning phase of it, but glad that I have found remedies to minimize them. I will keep the soy tablets in mind though.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
15 Feb 08
Well, aren't Hot Flashes wonderful? I hate them and a lot of times wish they would go away forever. But a lot of times lately, mine are Few and Far between, which is nice. I am using a product by the mangosteen plant that has done wonders for me in a lot of ways, and since I take this everyday, it helps keep my hot flashes and a lot of other issues minimal, or at bay. It is to the point now, that if I forget a day, I know it.
@grasshopper5257 (438)
• Canada
26 May 08
Mangosteen is a great product but if it has not totally stopped the hot flashes it might be because you are low on progesterone. Go to www.johnleemd.com and learn what low progesterone levels can do to a women! Also if you would like to read my story go to www.nomorehotflashes.myarbonne.com Thanks, I hope this helps!
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@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
6 Feb 08
Hi terry, aren't hot flashes the life? Oh my goodness, I heard my mom and grandmother talking but had no idea. I have been drinking soy milk, and that seems to be helping. Soy is very good for you and contains a natural estrogen, thats is believed to lesson some of the menopausal symptoms.
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@terri0824 (5203)
• United States
6 Feb 08
I forgot about Soy! I do have some soy protein powder that I need to finish up before it goes bad! Every little tip helps! Thanks for responding.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
28 Apr 08
thanks terri,any suggestion about hot flushes are good at the moment.i have not had a period for 12 months and all of a sudden i had one.i have sweats all the time and boy i can not wait till this is all finally over,thanks for the ideas.cheers sue
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@grasshopper5257 (438)
• Canada
26 May 08
Suehan1, I sure know how you feel! It is not fun. You are surely low on Progesterone. If you go to www.johnleemd.com you can learn what is happening to you and your body now! The site is very informative and interesting. Also if you would like to read my story you can go to www.nomorehotflashes.myarbonne.com I would love to be able to help you!
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
27 May 08
Thank you so much for posting the link to this discussion elsewhere! I never thought of garlic and they have pills that don't make you smell bad. I will go get some today, I can barely go an hour without hot flashes and I've been going through this for 9 years! I was on premarin till a couple months ago when I ran out--I've moved cross country so I don't have a doctor yet and I'm not sure I should be taking hormones with all the possible side effects and long-term consequences.
@terri0824 (5203)
• United States
27 May 08
Well I hope the garlic helps you as much as it has helped me. I just stumbled upon it working for me.
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
6 Feb 08
I believe I have heard that garlic is good for hot flashes as well as soy..I am not yet there, but getting closer and not looking forward to this time of my life..:l
@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
6 Feb 08
boy it sneaks up on you... You just don't think it will really happen LMAO :))))
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@terri0824 (5203)
• United States
13 Feb 08
Yes, it does sneak up on you, always think you won't be the one to have it! I'm just glad that there are little remedies like this, that help decrease the symptoms.
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
30 Aug 08
Thanks grasshopper, I will save these sites for later..
