hot flushes

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someone please help me. I am getting really bad hot flushes, i am getting really distressed with them. I get them several times a day and they go from my feet to my head and last for a few minutes. The night sweats are waking me up - i wake up 2 or 3 times a night sometimes more, with sweat running of me and wet sheets. I could be standing talking to someone then i get a hot flush and have sweat running of my face, it is really embarressing. Then i go from that to shivering with the cold. (one extreme to the next).
What can i do to help myself?

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Hi Vodka

Is your cancer hormone positive? If not you could maybe have HRT, but if it is, I’ve been told to use sage! I find that my hot flushes go through phases of being really bad and waking me up etc then seem to settle down for a bit. You can get a chillow pillow for night time, but during the day it is hard to cope. Some areas have a specialist menopause nurse so it may be worth trying to contact her.

I get the freezing thing too, I don’t know which is worse. It makes it really difficult to know what to wear in bed.

Hope you get some relief soon

Kinden
xx

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Hi Kinden

thanks for your comment. Never heard of a chillow pillow, where do i get them?

I thought of taking evening primrose - not sure about that.
you mentioned sage, could you tell me more. like how do i use it.

My cancer was oestregen +. i am due to into have a hysterectomy (precautionary) as there are gyna cancers in my family.

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Hi Vodka

You may find our publication ‘Menopausal symptoms and breast cancer’ useful to read, just click on the following link to read or order a copy online:

breastcancercare.org.uk/server/show/nav.30/changeTemplate/PublicationDisplay/publicationId/17

I have moved your thread from chit chat to here where it may be seen by more users with similar issues.

Best wishes
Lucy

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Hi Vodka Did you have your treatment at St Johns because I had the same as you and I went to see my bc nurse and she got me a prescription from the onc and I took the tablets for 6 months now I dont need them as it doesnt happen anymore so maybe you could give her a ring I know its a horrible thing to have to go through I use to feel faint when mine happened so was so frightened to go out. I do hope you get it sorted out take care Linda west lothian

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Hi Linda

Yes i had my treatment at St Johns. Thanks for that advice, i will contact my bcn tomorrow. Ann.

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Hi Vodka

I can wholeheartedly and without reservation recommend a herbal supplement called Starflower Oil for hot flushes. Mine stopped after about a week taking a high strength capsule. They are totally natural and OK to use even with oestrogen pos cancer. Please do give them a try, they are wonderful. Carrie xx