What can I do to ease my hot flashes????

Get some progesteron cream made from wild Mexican Yams and use that 2x per day. Rub a dime sized amount on rotating thin-skin parts like the inside of your arms, legs, neck. In the natural way of things, our Estrogen level is supposed to go down, but not progesteron. Don't try the fake pharmacy stuff, though, it's bad!

BTW, Premarin is made from pregnant mare urine!! Yummy...

Sadly, I've heard from most women that go through it that there really isn't anything that is significantly helpful. I live in a hot climate with no air conditioning. When my body temperature is so hot that I can't even stop sweating when I go somewhere air conditioned, I soak in cold water. Feels a little uncomfortable at first, but it helps a lot. Hot flashes are a little different because the heat sensations are coming from the inside out, not from the outside in. If a cold soak doesn't work, perhaps there is something your doctor could prescribe?

I was on top-of-the-line vitamins and supplements for many years but the flashes and night sweats kept getting progressively worse. It was not unusual to see me with my head in the freezer or standing out in the bitter cold at 3:00 am, and then a friend introduced me to this product. Within 2 days I was sleeping through the night, and just one week into taking it, all the flashes and night sweats completely disappeared! I have been sharing it with all of my friends who are just like me, and everyone has eliminated their flashes all together!!

Definately worth a try!

Women experience a variety of symptoms of menopause, but the hot flash is the one most discussed. During menopause the body produces less estrogen and progesterone. As a result, the thermostat in our brain, the hypothalamus, gets mixed signals: is it hot or cold? It is as if it cannot decide between these states. This oscillation causes our blood vessels to expand and contract on an irregular and unpredictable basis. With an increased blood flow in the body, a feeling of heat and a flush starts on the face, the neck, and continues to the chest. Some women perspire, others really sweat! Sometimes a chill follows a hot flash. You'd be cold, too, if you were hot and soaking wet in the middle of winter, and suddenly someone turned off the heat. Depending on the intensity of the hot flash, some women may get headaches, feel weak, dizzy, tired or lose sleep. Some may experience palpitations, skipped or erratic heartbeats. Remember to be sure to check with your health care practiioner before attributing any of the above symptoms to menopause. Hot flashes can be the sign of illness or medical disorders.

Some women report that they knew they were about to have the experience before it happened. An aura, or premonition, may feel like nausea, or a tingling or pressing sensation in the head. Some women become weak in the knees, dizzy and have to sit down. Others experience heart palpitations before or as the flash begins and while it's occurring.

The upper body, from the chest to the scalp, may begin to sweat profusely. You may also "flush," that is, become red as you flash. Heart rate and skin blood flow increase, although internal body temperature may drop by as much as three or four degrees as the body struggles to correct the imbalance. After the flash, the body quickly becomes chilled as it struggles to regain its normal temperature. Most flashes last about three to six minutes, although it's possible to have one that goes on as long as an hour.

Hot flashes are sudden waves of heat that can start in the waist or chest and work their way to the neck and face and sometimes over the rest of the body. The upper body, from the chest to the scalp may begin to sweat profusely. You may also "flush," that is, become red as you flash.

To Combat Hot Flashes:

Dress in layers that can be removed

and added as your temperature

changes.

Keep the temperature in your car,

home and workplace cool.

Avoid spicy foods.

Avoid stress, which can trigger hot

flashes.

Splash cool water on your face and

neck when you feel a hot flash

coming on.

Pay attention to what triggers your

hot flashes and try to avoid it

Exercise - every day, if you can

There are three schools of thought, 1. Go natural with soy estrogens, people think they are safe but in actuality they are just very weak estrogens. With the clinical data proving that estrogens in post-menopausal women could cause BC, why put your self at additional risk for something with sub par performance. 2 You could try lifestyle changes such as cool showers, ice packs, no alcohol, eating healthy, dress cool etc. 3. There is a prescription drug you can ask your PCP about called Effexor, it is only FDA approved for depression but they have found it works wonders for hot flashes as well. Ask your PCP or OB/GYN.

Counter it with cold flashes

Here is a great book to read. It's is the bible for women going through the change. Here is a link to it on Amazon - you can read the reviews for yourself....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060560878/sr=1-1...

"Before the Change" -- Ann Louise

a friend was just telling me about an over the counter all nature pill called co black hawk for menopause.

get on premarin program, also take st. john' wart or black cohash, natural herbs. i am going thru it now and find that these together assists in relief from them.