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"I'm in perimenopause and desperate to try anything to feel better!!
What can I do?
I've tried progesterone cream and black cohosh too."
Taming hot
flashes
and other perimenopausal symptoms
  can be harder or easier
depending on the woman. In the hot flash area, there are some who merely have a
strong blush every day or so. Then there are others who have disrupted
sleep, lots of irritability and a general sense of feeling terrible.
This is because every women has different hormone levels and they will each "do their
own thing", so to speak.
Perimenopause is like a moving target
With this in mind, it can be very difficult
for you, who is trying desperately to reclaim her life and finding it to be very
difficult. It's hard to say whether the cream, black
cohosh or HRT is working. A
large part of this is because perimenopause is like a moving target. This means that
one day you might feel great and say boy, that cream etc... is really working. On the
other hand, you might have other days where you are " doing everything right"
and still you're miserable . With most women, it perimenopause requires a multidimensional
program to feel well. This means changes in what you
eat/drink, giving up cigarettes, avoiding alcohol, more exercise etc..
It also means talking with your health care provider about
how you are feeling, what your family history of illnesses like osteoporosis,
heart disease and what your
medical condition is right now.
Meet the Author
"Menopause Made Easy"
by Dr.
Carolle Jean-Marat, MD
hosted by Sue Spataro
 Interview & FREE Excerpt
  Today's woman must
educate herself about menopause and the risks and rewards of taking HRT, nutritional
supplements, and homeopathic therapies. With humor, candor, and plain non-technical
language, Dr. Jean-Murat discusses the current needs and concerns of midlife women,
empowering us to make the right decisions. In our interview, she discusses Selecting over the counter
products, Black
Cohosh, and Racial
Differences & Menopause and also features a FREE excerpt from her book, Stress and Depression.
If you have any questions, you can ask them on our HotFlash support group.
HotFlash FAQ:
How can birth control pills help
symptoms of perimenopause?
There is a whole new group of BCPs like
Loestrin that were created especially for women over 35 years of age. Not only do
they function to help with the often disruptive symptoms of perimenopause, they work as an
effective means of birth control. They contain just enough estrogen and progesterone
to prevent pregnancies and help with perimenopause. Find out more.
Meet the Author
Larrian Gillespie, MD
Author of "The Menopause Diet"
  FREE recipe & FREE book excerpt, "Female, Fat,
and Forty
hosted by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN
Millions of women in perimenopause and menopause ask themselves in frustration,
"Why am I gaining weight when I'm still eating the same amounts of food and continue
my exercise program?" Her books work hand in hand for any woman in her forties who is
trying to lose weight and feel great. Dr. Gillespie recipe's are delicious and easy
to prepare. Her book The Menopause Diet is excellent and educates us to how our body
actually works against us during perimenopause/menopause. Find out more. |
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books
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Living Books
Holistic & Natural Medicine
Aromatherapy
Interview with author
Linda Ojeda
more Healthy
Living Books
Personal Massager
with Heat
more Spa
& Wellness
60 Second
Menopause Management:
The Quickest Ways to Handle Problems and Discomfort
by Carol R. Schulz, Mary Jenkins
 
also see
Most Common Symptoms
When women experience the most troublesome symptoms of menopause, they need
quick, effective remedies. This "survival guide" is an invaluable tool to
efficiently manage the passage through menopause. Includes hundreds of tips and techniques
such as solutions for sexual problems, quick remedies when a hot flash comes on, and more. |
FREE recipes, desserts, crafts & health ideas
