12-02-2015, 02:32 PM
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Re: Hot flushes ladies ?
Originally Posted by Meg
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Same here Eliza, going into heated shops in the winter with thick clothes on was a nightmare .I once nearly passed out in Boots in Worcester and they were very good and gave me a chair and some water.
12-02-2015, 04:50 PM
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Re: Hot flushes ladies ?
Originally Posted by Older git
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As I said Jen strolled through her menopause and never got pmt-but I would swap a temper tantrum to have her back. Hey ho
12-02-2015, 05:16 PM
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Re: Hot flushes ladies ?
A neighbour stopped me a few years ago while I was walking the dogs and remarked about how energetic I was.. She said .'I used to be like you but then I entered menopause and my life was over'What an attitude.
I entered menopause with a crash aged 44 due to a sudden shock..I dont smoke or drink and my doctor said this was my body's way of reacting..
Yes it can be annoying and I now understand cardigans where I never did before.. But I have several very pretty folding fans and dont hesitate to use them.. Moist cooling tissues can be quite helpful too just apply to the back of the neck and they really help stop the flush in its tracks..
I wont take HRT because of the health implications and the way in which its most often produced
http://writehealth.co.uk/premarin-hr...t-mares-urine/
So I just get on with it , and use it as an excuse if I forget something or cant be bothered to do something.. Try saying esp to a man 'oh dear I forgot must be my menopausal brain' Most men will blush and back off rapidly the younger the quicker the back peddle!
Its normal its natural and it happens to us all..
Its like puberty in reverse..
13-02-2015, 09:58 AM
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Re: Hot flushes ladies ?
Originally Posted by Cass
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I wont take HRT because of the health implications and the way in which its most often produced ..................................Its normal its natural and it happens to us all..Its like puberty in reverse
HRT is in the news again this morning...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31439203
We all have to go through the menopause at some time in our lives, I understand HRT can't be taken indefinitely and just postpones it.
I have a number of health conditions now I am older which are enough to cope with , I wouldn't want the full blown menopause symptoms I had at one time affecting me now in addition to those.
Lets not forget menopause does have its good points too
no more periods and for me no more migraine either..
13-02-2015, 10:07 AM
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Re: Hot flushes ladies ?
I think my symptoms are worse now because I have been diagnosed with fibroids so my bleeding is pretty out of control and never know when I will flood - add the new hot flushes and well I will be glad when it's all over now. No periods sounds like heaven !13-02-2015, 10:10 AM
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Re: Hot flushes ladies ?
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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I think my symptoms are worse now because I have been diagnosed with fibroids so my bleeding is pretty out of control and never know when I will flood - add the new hot flushes and well I will be glad when it's all over now. No periods sounds like heaven !
14-02-2015, 06:02 PM
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Re: Hot flushes ladies ?
Originally Posted by maursey
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They never go Julie. They just get a lot better as time goes on. One of my sisters who was in her eighties still had them but only mild.
I'm dealing with them now. At about 48 I started having wacky periods (very irregular with heavy bleeding) and that went on for a couple of years with the occasional hot flush, mostly at night, but nothing real troublesome. As soon as I hit 50, everything started to fall apart. Although the flushes still weren't really bothering me all that much, my blood pressure and my cholesterol went up and my anxiety got worse. Then when I turned 51 (just this past November) all hell broke loose. The flushes got worse and my periods stopped (and I hope they STAY gone). But with the flushes it's like OMG, I feel like my insides are on fire and I'll be in the middle of something (at home, work, wherever) and I'll suddenly have to drop what I'm doing and go walk outside. Even 20-degree weather feels wonderful. But it doesn't stop there... sometimes I'll go from a hot flush to a cold chill, the kind of chills you sometimes feel when you're sick with the flu. I'm either too hot or too cold, I can NOT get comfortable. There's just no happy medium right now. I'm either burning up or freezing my arse off.
Now I know why women my age drive with their car windows down in the middle of winter
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