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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/12/2010 5:35:53 PM
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stampinlady
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We keep our house at 76 during the summer months and we have a fan circulating the air in our room. I've been waking up sweaty every so often. Is this considered a "hot flash?"
Doink, I kept track of mine a few years ago because I wasn't on track like I normally and then it went back to normal.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/13/2010 9:18:56 AM
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Memaw, I know your pain! Just got to work & had to bump the thermostat down a few. I'm sweltering!
Doinkdom, I have to chart mine so I'll know when to set up my annual. If I don't, I find myself having to cancel too often & they sure don't like that. If they see that, they what to run all these tests & I don't want them bothering me for the sake of making money. I know what's going on w/ me!!! k
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/13/2010 9:20:07 AM
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wareaglekd
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Doinkdom, lately I have been forgetting too & it's a drag. I feel like I where a Depends all the time! k
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/13/2010 12:03:50 PM
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flowerz
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Has anyone ever heard of women getting "cold flashes" instead of hot flashes? I have a relative who says that happens to her.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/13/2010 2:05:57 PM
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Has anyone ever heard of women getting "cold flashes" instead of hot flashes? I have a relative who says that happens to her.
I can go from too hot to too cold and back in seconds. I looked it up once and it's fairly normal.
Deb, I take St. John's Wort sometimes. I'm not sure how much it helps, but I think it helps a little. It might be better if I took it more consistently.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/13/2010 7:53:08 PM
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Mine was very hot then it went to cold....
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/15/2010 11:36:12 PM
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ColoradoLady39
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I've been avoiding reading this thread. Must be my form of denial. I know I've been peri-menopausal for a couple of years. After reading the symptoms I have more than I thought I did... so that's why I can't think straight and lose words. What finally sent me to this thread is this never ending period. Ugh.
For the last two years I would go anywhere from 1 month to 6 months between periods. This last stretch was at least 4 months. I don't really track it. The periods themselves have been normal in length and flow. Normal until this last one which is now pushing about 6 weeks long. It stops and starts every day. It hasn't been heavy--one or two pads a day. It just doesn't stay done. I'm not at all uncomfortable...no pain, no cramps. I'm just tired of it. I've been putting off calling the doctor because for the last month I've been dealing with eye surgery (cataracts).
Skimming over the thread I see that several of you have had these loooooonnnng periods. Have all of you taken hormones to make it stop or has anyone had it finally stop on its own?
Bless your heart Laura. Don't ya know by now if you are avoiding it, it means you are supposed to be here? lol. Well welcome aboard. I was young when I had my menstrual cycles so messed up. Mine weren't quite as bad as yours (no offense), but the ob/gyn finally put me on a low dose birth control pill. It took about 3 months or so for them to finally normalize. So I went from having a 21 day period, down to the normal 5-7 days. Also the long spurts of a month or two in between normalized too. Now that I think of it, I didn't much mind that part..lol. I don't know if it's an option for you to go on BC, but definitely please talk to your doc about it, and see what he/she can come up with as a solution. Good luck with this.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/22/2010 4:53:04 PM
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Yeah. I've now gone almost 2 days without spotting or bleeding. I'm a bit nervous about declaring that it has finally ended. Previously I said it had gone on for about 6 weeks. I reviewed that and it has really been about 12 weeks but the first month was just really light spotting. I have a regular appointment in August with my doc. I really do not want to be put on BC or hormones because other than the unpredictable periods I'm not having any uncomfortable symptoms of peri-menopause.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/22/2010 10:35:56 PM
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ColoradoLady39
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Laura, I am so glad you have an appointment with your doctor soon. I would talk to him about the options, and ask what he thinks of more natural alternatives. I have heard that some have had luck with tofu, as there are natural hormones in it. I haven't checked into it myself, but it may be worth a look see for you. Good luck, and ummmmm...have fun? lol.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/22/2010 10:47:58 PM
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Laura, I am so glad you have an appointment with your doctor soon. I would talk to him about the options, and ask what he thinks of more natural alternatives. I have heard that some have had luck with tofu, as there are natural hormones in it. I haven't checked into it myself, but it may be worth a look see for you. Good luck, and ummmmm...have fun? lol.
Soy and Synthroid do not go well together.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/22/2010 10:55:37 PM
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Oops, I am sorry about that Laura. There may be other alternatives that you can use. I go to a store called Wise Woman Herbs. It's a great place. You may be able to find homeopathic remedies as well as tinctures etc. So that being said, your doc's the man. lol.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/22/2010 11:07:18 PM
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I plan to talk to him about the extremely long period. I'm hoping that since it finally stopped on its own that I won't need anything else. I really don't care if my periods are regular or not as long as I don't ever go weeks and weeks again.
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/23/2010 10:18:26 AM
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Popping in with a question...
I've got a yeast infection, and haven't had one of those since before my hysterectomy. I thought they were a thing of the past, and have no idea where it came from.
Ideas?
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/23/2010 7:10:15 PM
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Memaw.
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Info From Here
Why did I get a yeast infection?
Many things can raise your risk of a vaginal yeast infection, such as:
* stress
* lack of sleep
* illness
* poor eating habits, including eating extreme amounts of sugary foods
* pregnancy
* having your period
* taking certain medicines, including birth control pills, antibiotics, and steroids
* diseases such as poorly controlled diabetes and HIV/AIDS
* hormonal changes during your periods
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RE: Peri-Menopause and Menopause Support - 7/23/2010 10:29:03 PM
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PrincessDonna
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* stress ... yup, actually double yup
* lack of sleep ... no, but I don't feel rested when I wake up either
* illness ... nope
* poor eating habits, including eating extreme amounts of sugary foods ... nope
* pregnancy ...obviously not
* having your period ... obviously not
* taking certain medicines, including birth control pills, antibiotics, and steroids ...none of the above
* diseases such as poorly controlled diabetes and HIV/AIDS ...not that I know of, though diabetes does run in the family
* hormonal changes during your periods ...nope, and my HRT hasn't changed at all
So really, just stress can give you one?? When I used to get them all the time, they were definitely tied to hormones. I would always get them right before my period. I just thought I was done with them and it was very odd to get one after all this time without.
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