Thanks Bibi for answering there, this forum is so helpful, I just appear now and again, I remember right at the beginning when you are totally terrified I couldn’t look at the internet and never knew about this forum until I completed everything, I still now find it very interesting, has helped me a lot, it’s great speaking to people that all understand one another, I wish every one of you good health.x
Hi ladies,
Just thought I’d share with you a herbal remedy for night sweats. I’ve been drinking sage & lemon myrtle tea (Holland & Barrett 93p for 20 tea bags), for over a week now just before bed, then sipping during the night and I haven’t had any episodes of night sweats! I was previously waking up regularly each night just before ‘a tropical moment’ and then being drenched. I really hope this works for other ladies struggling with the same problem.
Love to all.xx
Thanks runningmum. All good tips welcome here. Hope you are feeling well xx
I’m reading a book about osteoporosis & it suggests natural bioidentical progesterone stops flushes in 85% of people 15-30mg per day. Understand that no one with PR + should do this, but just thought I would put it up here in case any PR - ladies had tried it. Supposed to help add bone mass hence relevance to me xx
Just be mindful you cant use it with high blood pressure
Hi ladies,
I’m also going to give a course of acupuncture a try as the night sweats seem to be on the increase again, I’ll report back! Xx
Hi sea breeze
Thanks for your tip , I’m on tamoxifen & have hot flushes - just put them down to my age ! But am going to try sage tablets from H & b
Thank you again & hope your ok x
I have been on Tamoxifen a month now and getting increasingly long and hard hot flush and sweats.
I knew this might happen so had prepeared a few startegies, trying ladycare magnet which seems to help a bit though early days
Well worth a try.
Hi ladies,
Had my first of 6 acupuncture sessions for the demon hot flushes yesterday. 8 needles were used around my ankle, knee, wrist & elbow just felt like a tiny scratch. I was left to relax for 25mins with the needles in place and felt comfortable throughout. My acupuncturist is confident that the course will help reduce the intensity & or frequency of those tropical moments.
I slept well last night and only had one ‘episode’, which is better than most nights.
He also advised to have a break from sage tea as the body seems to get use to it, then resume drinking and see if it helps.
Ladycare magnets sound interesting, may look into those.
Keeeeeep smiling! Xx
I hear what you’re saying Sue! Would happily settle for minus temperatures overnight! x
Hi Meri
I’ve been looking at the reviews for ladycare magnet, are you finding a big difference with it? Do you sleep with it on too? I’m tempted in getting one, at first I was having loads of hot flushes then they eased and now have come back, it says it’s used for lots of things, would you recommend getting one? x
Oh Meri,you’ve not had an easy ride have you!! Glad the magnet is working for you.
Hi Meri,
Sorry to hear that you haven’t been too well after radiotherapy. Hope you are feeling a lot better now. I have bought the lady care magnet, I too have found that it helps a lot, I do still get the flushes but not as many as before, but what’s happened now is had a period 3 months ago now stopped again and flushes are back, but not like what they were at first when was put on tamoxifen. I have had the lady care magnet for a month, would you say it takes a few months to kick in? I do have a chilliow pillow but haven’t used it in a while now, I was actually thinking that I was getting used to the tamoxifen but everything is starting up again.x
Hi Meri,
Thanks a lot for answering there, you know I have been eating everything, I suppose I better try stop the chocolate, I have reduced the cups of tea and juice, probably all still causing the hot flushes, it’s just strange after 3 years having this bother again, just finding it a bit difficult always sweating up all over. In the 3 years thought I might have gone through the menopause but haven’t, my period has come back for few months then stopped again, I sometimes kind of hope would come back permanent then the flushes will go, but can’t see that happen. I got another 5 years to go, I don’t mean to sound I’m moaning it’s just they get you down, at the moment I have the magnet on, think I am hoping for a miracle lol!!x
Try this and the pillow one too. completecareshop.co.uk/beds-and-bedding/mattress-toppers/cool-mattress-topper
Hi I have been changed from Tamoxifen to Letrozole and have been having loads of hot flushes but mine tend to be in the day time not suffered at night yet. I dry my hair in the morning and within an hour have had a hot flush hair goes as flat as a pancake and looks terrible and then that continues throughout the day. Just wondered if anyone has any tips on things to help.
Denise xx
Hot flushes have been bothering me. I tried those gel pillows, but they get warm in the middle of night, so for me it was pretty much worthless. I just got one of those after beta-tested, pretty sure that this one will solve the problem
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Hi Flashto,
Have you ever tried the ladycare magnets? Get them in boots, just make sure your wearing big enough pants! They are good for hot flushes. I was getting lots and at the beginning when was taking tamoxifen couldn’t handle them well because was having to get up change a few times in the night, didn’t have that magnet then but when I went on the Moving Forward Course they were speaking about them there and a few of us laughed because thought how could a magnet do that for you, what you got to watch is if you go shopping and pushing a trolley watch you don’t stick to it! Happened to me a couple of times.x
Help!!! I don’t know if I’m having hot flushes or not ??? The reason being that as its so hot at the mo I don’t know if I’m just suffering from the heat and the after effects of radiotherapy or if it is actual hot flushes. I’ve been on Tamoxifen for nearly 2 months.
May go and buy some sage tea just as a standby.
Keep cool xx