need some non-prescription remedies for hot flashes?
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What's your best choice for an herbal supplement to alleviate hot flashes? Black cohosh shows promise for treating menopausal symptoms, suggests a research review from the Journal of the North American Menopause Society. But the authors note that there's limited evidence for the herb's effectiveness, due to poor testing methodology.\n\nTo better determine the role of black cohosh in managing menopause, Northwestern University will soon launch a one-year study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The study will also include red clover, another promising botanical. In the meantime, Mind Over Menopause, a guide from Harvard Medical School, recommends that you take black cohosh for no longer than six months to treat hot flashes.
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A hot water bottle on your tummy always seems to help me. Also, try to avoid fatty foods before and during the period.
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try proactiv. as regards home remedies, i wish i could get some myself.
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If you are into herbal remedies, I'd suggest willow bark tea.    Really works wonders.  I don't know the recipe, otherwise I would give it to you, but it does work well.
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Try Mederma. No prescription needed. You can get it at any retail store.
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Make sure your heat is turned down to around 68 and take a warm bath/shower. When your body temp drops it helps you sleep. Also, lavendar & chamomile are relaxing herbs. Try getting some essential oils or lavendar pillow/bed spray.
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First of all, big sympathy! Here are a few ideas for you of some treatments which might help:\nChamomile - in tea form - you'll want one which contains the flowers not the leaves too, preferably Dr. Stewart's, as it contains the essential oils too. Add honey, otherwise it's an acquired taste. This will relax you. Dr. Stewart's also do a brilliant herbal tea called "Tranquility" which really does de-stress you powerfully. It doesn't taste very nice, and you will want to add some honey, but it certainly does the trick!!\n\nEvening Primrose Oil capsules - helps with mood swings, and water retention. Always a good idea for women to take this every day, as it's good with balancing oestrogen (so I understand).\n\nEssential oils (either a few drops mixed into a carrier oil for massaging into pulse points if you're on the go, or a few drops in the bath, or used in an oil burner - put some water in the dish, add a few drops and light the tea-light, making sure the dish doesn't burn dry):\nLavendar (relaxing), clary sage (reviving, mood-balancing, uplifting), rose or ylang ylang (uplifting). Geranium, chamomile, and neroli are all uplifting, and frankincense is relaxing, uplifting and good for meditation (always a good idea when suffering from PMT) and clear-headedness.\n\nDark chocolate releases endorphins into the bloodstream, helps boost the immune system, and is a super-food (more of the good stuff and less of the fatty stuff than you get in milk chocolate). So I'd recommend eating a few squares of that if you need an extra little lift.\n\nHope this helps, and remember you're not alone in this - isn't nature fun? At least it gives us some ways of making it better!
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The only one that has been proven to work that I know of is Maca Root.  You can get it at GNC or healthfood stores.  Trust me it really gets you off!
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Homeopathy :-\nYou condition calls for the remedy PULSATILLA 30C thrice a day half hour before or after meals will cure your periods irregularity. If this doesn't starts your period after taking it for three days take just one dose of NATRIUM MUR 1M(1000).\nTake Care and God Bless
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She could try hormone replacement therapy, but only if her cancer doc and gynecologist agree to the regimen.  They need to agree, because sometimes cancers are encouraged by such treatment.  According to traditional Chinese medicine, she needs to cool her body; think of it that her body is "overheating" without being able to regulate (i.e., female hormones) itself.  I would suggest eating soy-based products to help her body with the components she is missing.  This should help alleviate her symptoms and she will be getting high protein in her body to boot....\n\nI would be careful and consult with the doc regarding any herbal remedies to mitigate her menopausal symptoms, because herbs in their raw form aren't necessarily beneficial (due to bacteria, mold, fungus, etc.) and can impact her during a time of low immunity.  Herbs can also interfere with her medication regimen currently and work against her.  Realize that the most important thing right now is to stop the cancer and she may need to just "ride through" the side effects.\n\nTell her to keep "cool" and stay strong...!
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rub your temples with some peppermint oil...it helps a lot. or check out the aromatherpy line from bath and body works, they have some stuff for headaches that works great!
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I dont know your age, but that started happneing to me in my forties, night sweats usually around the week of my cycle, now that im in the second "F" word, fifties,,,,,,, they started occuring all the time. I bought a product called "Estroven" it is soy based, it seemed to lessen the frequency and duration of these annoying occurances,,,,,,at least down to one a night. I learned hot flashes in the day only happen when one is in public LOL,,,,,,,, We are just too dam sexy,,,,,,, no wonder aging women cut their hair, sick of peelin it off our necks
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elderberry extract from the drug store or grocery store always gets me over it quick.\n\nAlso fresh ginger tea, or triple leaf ginger tea, helps me too.
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There are herbal formulas available that can help.  'Wild Yam has natural estrogen in it for instance and that can help.  Also, start using progesterone cream.  You can get those things at health food stores or order them on the internet.  I use soy milk myself as well but it has a high fat content and the estrogen is in the fat so you cant use nonfat.  Good luck.  It sucks, I know.
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Drink Borage tea\n\nUse cool fresh Eyebright tea (one tablespoon Eyebright tincture to one cup boiled water) as an eyewash daily.\n\nTake Ginko Biloba\n\nAll are available at your local health food store...
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Try Echinacea - its a herbal remedy but people swear by it xx
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a lot of people seem to be suggesting pills and painkillers. being natural is the best way for your body. you dont wanna be feeding on chemicals every month. Heating pads sound a good idea. not sure if we have them here, i tend to opt 4 a hot water bottle. Have a nice long bath, get your hot water bottle, warm drink and maybe some sex thrown in for good measure.