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Hi Gals,
Do you have any products or routines you swear by to help you deal with hot flashes, night sweats or really anything to help deal with menopause?
I would like to get some kind of personal fan but what kind?
What tips do you have?
One of my night time routines is this...I put my bottle of water in a rubbermaid container of ice and cover it up with a fresh washcloth. Then if/when a brutal hot flash hits me in the night, I have most everything I need right there. Anything to help me get back to sleep quicker!
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Want to leave a comment? Login or Register now!I layer several think blankets instead of having one heavy one so I can peel off what I need to. I have Pima cotton sheets with a high thread count (very soft and cool).
I place a bowl on my nightstand with a frozen gel pack under a washcloth that I wrapped in ice. The ice melts to the cloth is cold (to place on the back of my neck) and the gel pack goes on my forehead or temples).
I fill my water bottles about 1/3 full then stick them in the freezer (no lids). This makes a nice chunk of ice. I then fill to the top with water before I go to bed & put in next to the bowl on the nightstand. By the time a hot flash wakes me up, the ice has floated up and melted enough so the water is ice-cold and I guzzle it down while the cold cloth is on my neck.
It sounds like a lot, and it is a pain, but I find my comfort is worth it.
For the record, I finished my chemo 1-17-08 and started Tamoxifen 2-22-08, 2 weeks into radiation. I don't get as many hot flashes at home as I seem to in public - probably because I go without a wig at home, and I don't leave home without a wig, one of my BeauBeau scarves or a hat. I can't exactly whip off the wig in my office (I manage a medical office) or at the grocery store, but I wish I could...sometimes want to take it off and smack people with it! Can you imagine the looks on their faces? LOL!I keep a window open with a fan blowing cold air in at night, then an oscillating fan circulating the cold air. I layer several think blankets instead of having one heavy one so I can peel off what I need to. I have Pima cotton sheets with a high thread count (very soft and cool). I place a bowl on my nightstand with a frozen gel pack under a washcloth that I wrapped in ice. The ice melts to the cloth is cold (to place on the back of my neck) and the gel pack goes on my forehead or temples). I fill my water bottles about 1/3 full then stick them in the freezer (no lids). This makes a nice chunk of ice. I then fill to the top with water before I go to bed & put in next to the bowl on the nightstand. By the time a hot flash wakes me up, the ice has floated up and melted enough so the water is ice-cold and I guzzle it down while the cold cloth is on my neck. It sounds like a lot, and it is a pain, but I find my comfort is worth it. For the record, I finished my chemo 1-17-08 and started Tamoxifen 2-22-08, 2 weeks into radiation. I don't get as many hot flashes at home as I seem to in public - probably because I go without a wig at home, and I don't leave home without a wig, one of my BeauBeau scarves or a hat. I can't exactly whip off the wig in my office (I manage a medical office) or at the grocery store, but I wish I could...sometimes want to take it off and smack people with it! Can you imagine the looks on their faces? LOL!
Good luck and God Bless you.Stop eating meat and the hot flashes stop immediately - same day. I was also having problems with joint pain. That also went away after I went vegan. Good luck and God Bless you.
My doctor recommended 1000mg of Evening Primrose twice a day, morning and evening. You can get it at Wal-mart for about 5 bucks for 75. I have found it works pretty darn good.
Cold wet cloth...that reminds me--anyone use chillow pillows or those chillable bandanas?
Thanks gals! :)Breast friend--yes, I noticed over Christmas that wine did make me feel more uncomfortable. light cotton clothes and layers--the other day I put on a sweatshirt and ripped it off and put it on and ripped it off...you get the picture. So I changed into a cotton tank top and a thin flannel shirt and I felt much better. Still had flashes but they didn't seem so bad! Cold wet cloth...that reminds me--anyone use chillow pillows or those chillable bandanas? Thanks gals! :)
DeniseMy diet eliminates hot flashes. Seriously. If I stick to a vegan diet, I experience absolutely no hot flashes. When I incorporate animal products in my diet, the hot flashes return. I don't think it is coincidence. For the record, I take zoladex. Denise
Nancy, I'd be careful about using black cohosh--I understand they're not sure if it hurts or benefits women who have had estrogen sensitive breast cancers. ACS has a guide to herbal supplements that might have more info http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ETO_5_2_5.asp?sitearea=ETO
I never even thought of accupuncture for this, Frankie! Good suggestion~I'll have to look into this...maybe it would even help with the insomnia.... Nancy, I'd be careful about using black cohosh--I understand they're not sure if it hurts or benefits women who have had estrogen sensitive breast cancers. ACS has a guide to herbal supplements that might have more info http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ETO_5_2_5.asp?sitearea=ETO
I am taking 1000 mg of Evening primerose three times a day and it seems to help, my gyn suggested black cohash too but I have not tried it yet. But do the feet out plus hav two fans that blow on us at nights one on hubby side at our heads and other at my feet. Hubby says I sweat alot now but most nights it does not wake me up and if it does I take a big ole drink of ice water and then fall right back to sleep.
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Nancyya when is the ultimate question here??????? I am taking 1000 mg of Evening primerose three times a day and it seems to help, my gyn suggested black cohash too but I have not tried it yet. But do the feet out plus hav two fans that blow on us at nights one on hubby side at our heads and other at my feet. Hubby says I sweat alot now but most nights it does not wake me up and if it does I take a big ole drink of ice water and then fall right back to sleep. love and support to all Nancy
I don't know when it will pass...my onc said it may take 6-8 more months "for my body to adjust.." it's only now that I wonder exactly what he meant by that. 6-8 months wouldn't be so bad. As long as there's light at the end of the tunnel!Ha, ha--your friend is so right about the socks! I always wore socks to bed until now....not 5 minutes after I get in bed...the socks come off! I tried the sleeping with my feet outside the covers last night--I do think it helped me from getting one of the bad flashes unless I was too exhausted to notice! I don't know when it will pass...my onc said it may take 6-8 more months "for my body to adjust.." it's only now that I wonder exactly what he meant by that. 6-8 months wouldn't be so bad. As long as there's light at the end of the tunnel!