Menopause sweats

[crapmemory]

I have been having these hot sweats on and off for about 18 months. I am sure it is the menopause as I have all the other symptoms. I have been taking Menopace but it doesn't seem to be working. I am also taking Sage(which is also supposed to improve memory). Has anyone out there got any suggestions what I can take because I am desperate for just one night of uninterrupted sleep!!!!!!!!!! Please don't say HRT, I just don't fancy it and my GP is not keen on it either.

[masma]

I took Evening Primrose capsules and they seemed to work a treat - you need to take them for at least a month before you notice any improvement.
I'm still taking them 8 years later as my doc said they're as good as taking cod liver oil but without the 'fishy burps'

[ethandron]

i found evening primrose didn't do a thing for me. i took an all-in-one supplement made for menopausal women which contained all the stuff recommended - calcium, magnesium, flax seed oil, etc. nothing to rid of the hot flushes, i just learned to live with them and adjust the way i dressed to cope - no socks or tights, t-shirts and jumpers with a lowish neck, looser clothing generally. you could try the soya isoflavins which are natural things, and some ladies swear by them. i never did the hrt thing either, took me about 3-4 years to get rid of all the symptoms, but now life is great again!!! good luck.

[beejaybee]

Black cohosh is a great help. I went through the menopause at 29 but 25 years later I still get the night sweats occassionaly. Apparently, these can go on forever. Sorry.

[crapmemory]

Looks like I'll just have to let it run its natural course!
Next time I'm coming back as a man or a cat!

[grasscarp]

beejaybee's reccomendation is good. Black cohosh. I have found it to be very helpful.

[calda]

My doctor recommended black cohosh, but with soy isoflavones, (available from Healthy Direct ). It really worked.