I’m going to start by saying sweats, flushes, flashes, whatever you want to call these side-effects of menopause can last through to your 80s. You didn’t want to hear that, but it’s true. At 73 I still have hot flushes and they’re almost as bad now as back in my 50s.
Why? Menopause just doesn’t know when to quit. When I hear men talking about Male Menopause (note the capitalisation!) I want to scream. They obviously don’t know or don’t understand or haven’t bothered to find out what the actual word MENOPAUSE means … they don’t have dictionaries or even ask Google …
In the interests of clarity, clicking here will take you to a list of menopause symptoms (or challenges) which may still hold true even if you’re way past what you consider the right date.
Fortunately, most of these symptoms/conditions will not be experienced by the average woman. In fact, 20% of women (the lucky few), will experience no side effects at all. They’re what is considered to be normal!
The good news …
Nearly all of these are treatable, especially the sweats. You can either choose standard modern medical treatments such as Hormone Replacement Therapy, or you can choose to delve into the mysteries of some of the natural and/or traditional medicine methods available. These are always my personal choice … I prefer using an Oestrogen cream to taking HRT! And Tang Kuei is wonderful for sweats … especially the Herbalife Tang Kuei.
These are just three products you can try which may control those sweats::
Estroven, multisymptom menopause relief
Clinically proven to relieve multiple symptoms.
Progesterone Cream
Bio-identical progesterone from Soy, Hypoallergenic
Estroven Stay Sharp
If it does half that it says it does you should try it! It’s Natural HRT …
And much more to deal with Hot Sweats
You can also try any of the following from the list and I suggest you do your own research. We are all unique and what works for you may not work for somebody else … you may even be one of the women blessed to never have sweats. In which case, some of these may be useful just to keep you balanced.
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) – the jury is still out on this but if it works for you weigh up the pros and cons and decide. Does it get rid of sweats? Yes. For some.
Bio-identical hormones … have been around since the mid-90s. Click here for more information from the Mayo Clinic and here for an article from Menopause Matters.
Herbal and homeopathic remedies (traditional medicine) … their efficacy depends on you, the practitioner and what you’re given. Like everything else really. I am a great believer in what the medical profession call alternative medicine because I have found it works … and yes, a remedy or remedies may well banish the sweats …
Marine phytoplankton … available in many forms but I always think the drops (like Core Marine) are the easiest to use …
Evening Primrose oil … even your granny knows about this one, and all things womanly. Again, there are a lot of products around and I’m recommending Evening Primrose although I’m not sure if this helps sweats or not.
Royal Jelly and/or bee pollen … has always been very popular throughout Asia … and Asian women have wonderful skin; they don’t seem to have sweats either, and if they don’t help with perimenopause, take them anyway.
Calcium (with magnesium and vitamin D) … you should be taking all three, particularly if you’re over 50. If they don’t help your menopause you should be taking them anyway … we all have to think about Osteoporosis and we don’t want to have a Dowagers Hump.
Black Cohosh … I remember this used to be considered highly efficacious for symptoms but there has been no evidence to confirm this belief. However, it’s excellent at reducing pain and inflammation so it’s good for arthritis! BUT … do not take it if you use Statins.
Pasque Flower … buy it as a tea. Great for anxiety, nervousness, insomnia and weepiness.
Tang Kuei … the Chinese call this the Queen of Herbs and they have been using it for women’s ailments for around 2,000 years. This article by Dr Michale Wayne is terrific …
Herbal solutions specifically for women … health food stores, homoeopaths, naturopaths, and all things holistic will have something to offer you.
Oestrogen creams … apply a small amount, usually to the inside of the thigh. This worked for me as did the Progesterone Cream.
Zinc … take it anyway for anti-oxidant supplementation, immune support, your skin plus perimenopause. I take Nature’s Bounty
Vitamins C, E and B6 … in an ideal world these would be included in the required amounts in our diets. But we don’t live in an ideal world and we don’t eat ideally either … check to see if you’re low in any of these.
Vitamin K … is used in blood clotting and may help keep bones healthy.
If you’d like to know more about any of these specific items, please let us know and we’ll help all we can.
Time …
Whichever or whatever you choose to try, be persistent; try for 2 -3 months rather than taking something for a couple of weeks, throwing your hands in the air and saying “Another one that doesn’t work!” It sometimes takes a little time before you experience relief from the symptoms and/or conditions, especially with some of the natural and traditional medicine products.
Keep your menopause brain in check …
Whenever you read an article or report about menopause top of the list of honourable mentions is always the way in which you can influence the physical symptoms of your menopause. Like everything, we are what we think …
Please don’t forget to check-in on your mindset and attitude! In fact, make them top of your list of priorities. We can create so many physical scenarios without trying … we sometimes forget the power of our minds. We certainly forget to use it …
Please, check some or all of these out and let us know which is of the greatest benefit. We’d love to hear how i/they worked for you. Take care and be safe …
