The dreaded hot flush

[guichard]

Does anyone out there have any tried and tested method's other than hormone treatment to help with the dreaded hot flush ? Help !!!!

[woofgang]

I have found progestogen cream helpful but not a complete cure but the hrt made me worse. If you do a search on progestogen cream you will come up with the website a pot costs 30 quid and lasts 2 months. Shoud confirm that i have nothing whatever to do with the company!!

[Cheesefreek]

Black cohosh, from health shops is supposed to work wonders for some of my friends.

[silly moo]

agnus castus , black cohosh , wild yam root - all supposed to be good.
Femal is def good for the night sweats.
soya isoflavones good for menopause generally
Diet wise any foods rich in natural oestrogens.
I have found black cohosh to be the best for me personally but would love to find something that works even better.

[artee]

The health shop could suggest many things guichard, as do all of us, but not everything works for everyone. There is probably a good homeopathic remedy in the shop .. so easy to use ..to add to the suggestions  you already have.
I found with myself that certain foods can trigger hot flashes. Apples, would you believe give me a really bad one. Any food that generates heat in the body and/or converts into sugar can bring it on. So for me anything starchy and/or sweet. Proteins and vegetables ( except potatoes), don't affect me.
I have a friend who has been on black cohosh for a long time and she never gets hot flashes. Just don't overdo the amount taken.
Hope you find something to suit.

[calleach]

a drug called dixarit -prescription only

[oxeyedaisy]

sage tea is supposed to be good..either make it with a few leaves out of a sage bush in your garden..or buy some sage and just make a teaspoon of dried to half a cup of boiling  water leave it to cool down strain and drink..liqourice is also good for hormones..

[Trillipse]

any type of "guided fantasy" can have a limited effect, and is great anyway. in some ways *like* a relaxation technique, but focussing specifically on physical functions. you can probably google some sources...

also: ginger worked wonders for my mother.

[toecrusher]

black cohosh from health food shops, brilliant stuff!

[Corkem]

Try soya milk instead of cows milk, I'm sure that it helps me.