Surgical Menopause After Hysterectomy - Hot Flashes
Jan 28, 2012
I was 28 when I had my total hysterectomy, I am now 35 and the hot flashes are still winning:( I went from having hot flashes every 45 minutes on the dot, around the clock, to having them every few hours around the clock. I refuse to take HRT. Regardless the only thing that has helped so far is Black Black Cohosh, herbal supplement. I recently (December 2010) decided to venture into the world of acupuncture. So many people says it works to completely eliminate or help with hot flashes. When I went to a very reputable acupuncturist she told me it may not help because I've been having them for so long:( To date I've had 5 sessions of the acupuncture. No relief, in fact maybe more intense hot flashes. I am still being hopeful and continuing treatment. The other medicine my doctor gave me right after my hyster was Effexor. That medication is an anti-depressant. It is supposed to help with the hot flashes also. I'm guessing due to the fact that it gives me decreased sensitivity to stress! I've asked every doctor I've encountered how long will the flashes last? Not one single doc can give me an answer. Kinda absurd eh! Well hopefully some of the things I've shared can help someone else.
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I am three weeks post op from a subtotal hysterectomy, removal of both ovaries and removal of a giant ovarian cyst. The cyst was enormous , over 30 cms/11pints, and I was told before my op I would need HRT, but couldn't start until the histology results were back for the cyst. I have now had confirmation that all was benign so need to make some decisions about managing this surgical menopause. I am aware that being thrown into menopause due to ovary removal means I can expect severe symptoms, but so far I have only experienced night sweats. That said early days.
I would like some advice on HRT. I have read about bioidentucal HRT, but don't know if it is just hype. There are also gels, creams, implants, tablets, oestrogen only or combined HRT. I just need to hear what has worked for others. I have no family history of cancer, but I do of heart disease. I myself am healthy but I am about five stone overweight. I would like to protect myself against osteoporosis, that is my main priority I think. I am 47 and had not started the menopause before my op. Any anecdotal advice much appreciated.
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I am 67 years of age. In the past year I have begun to have hot flashes again. Is this normal? My doctor said well that is one of those things we have to put up with. I had stopped having problems with hot flashes about 45 years of age or before. When I had total hysterectomy those stopped. Can anyone tell me about why this might be the norm and we have to put up with it until death!
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I am 54 years old mother of three and grandma. I am in perimenopause, symptoms bad depression where I wouldn't get out of bed. I was told years ago to have a hysterectomy because of fibroids but I haven't yet thinking I will get through this. I have a enlarged uterus due to fibroids and thickening wall of the uterus . I go in August for an sono and ultrasound to check uterine wall. This hormonal stuff is driving me crazy. I stay home, don't get out much and scared when my husband leaves to go to work.
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I'm not sure what happened but the hot flashes that have been relentless for about four years and up to three an hour have gone! It's been about a week now, I noticed one day that they diminished and today not one! I'm sleeping much better and I am in a great mood. No more feelings of doom . I have my 58 th birthday coming soon. Do you think I'm done? Is the nightmare over? I hope so . I am having sore breasts and I'm not sure why. I haven't had a period for about two years. Fingers crossed that they don't come back . I like this feeling, it's like the old me is back.
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I am 64 and had a hysterectomy 35 years ago. Do i need to stop taking my hormones?
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it has become so hard to see if i fit for peri-menopause as I do not have hot flashes at all but i seem to have all else creeping up on me. lots of women say if you don't have the hot flashes then it can not be peri...So really what is the best way to know that your entering that stage of life or not..i read alot of posts where all these woman have all these tell tale sign of menopause and instead of there doctor taking there age into consideration for menopause they all run to do all kinds of tests and this and that..is it really that difficult to decipher when in menopause or not? I'm so confused and since I'm 42 my doctor wont even talk to me about it regardless that my mother and her went into full menopause at 45 yrs old..i just hate to be running to the DR and getting all frustrated when some of my symptoms or all are peri-menopause related.
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Having really bad hot flushes for the last fortnight, there usually bearable but not recently, can any of u lovely ladies have any helpful advice or taking anything that helps, i've heard SAGE can help?
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I'm having hot flashes on the hour, sweaty and I can't seen to tolerate much heat.
High fsh results of 96..don't understand what's happening to me. I'm fairly healthy, don't smoke/drink, eat 80% wholesome. I'm waiting to see an endocrinologist soon. Anyone with these symptoms? Could it be Early menopause?
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Des anyone still have hot flashes despite use of estrogen?
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I will be turning 47 next month. I have have been bleeding for a month now, mostly normal flow and a couple of days of spotting. Have to wear some sort of pad everyday. I did skip 2 months prior with just a couple of days of spotting. The last couple of nights I have woken burning up. I mean, I feel like I could fry an egg on my stomach, like my body is laying on a layer of hot coals. It's horrible! This lasts throughout the night. Eventually, the back of my neck will be dripping in sweat. My question is, could this be hot flashes? Can they be so painfully hot? I have also felt soooo tired and achy, joints and muscles. I can't imagine dealing with this for years.
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Is this possible? My period just started today. It's been an awful day (month, really) with horrible indigestion, horrible cramps, and for the past hour or so I feel an intense heat rising in my face and spreading through my neck and chest, then it goes away. I've been wondering if I'm getting hot flashes because this is fairly new. But also, can they happen now...while I start my period?
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How long do they last? Does anyone have them without the redness in the face. Has anyone just tended to be hotter all the time with occasional worsening? I suspect that is what is happening but I wanted to see what others experiences have been. I've been joking that these personal summers are making coats extinct!
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It seems like all woman have different symptoms to menopause. I have posted before about ill feeling with peri menopause now to add further the reluctant panic barracks and doom. It seems anything I eat anymore causes pain in my upper abdominal area four days of upper gastric pain under right rib cage past test of ct and ultrasound should negative for gallbladder problems now I just panic every night over the pain and discomfort of hot flashes but no sweating ER visits negative for cardiac GYN is reluctant to give me HRT due to past death of daughter after giving birth factor five I have been tested negative results but GYN says factor five is something that no one really know about. I need relief I have read about B complex and magnesium and started three days ago but symptoms are still there. Any suggestion? The fun also gave me Valium which of course I am afraid to try
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I've been experiencing more night sweats lately (in the past two months or so), and have (finally) begun having what I think are hot flashes during the day (although they're more like "warm" flashes...I don't get terribly hot)....has anyone else ever felt dizzy during a hot flash? I was standing up in my office a few minutes ago and think I had a hot flash and then I felt really woozy....another weird (?) symptom I seem to be having is that I become very cold after a "flash"....am I the only one feeling this way? I'll confess that, although I've felt dizzy/lightheaded/off-balance on and off for almost two years, this morning was a bit more extreme and it terrified me...I don't want to go back down the road of full-blown health anxiety (I've wasted too much of my time with Dr. Google over the last two years), but it's tough to not be afraid when these symptoms appear....any thoughts/comments would be much appreciated! (I should mention that I'm 46 years old and haven't had a period since last October....my FSH level was 124 in November, and my estradiol was at 24...other than vitamins, I'm not currently taking any medications)
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I'm almost 49, and entering the vast world of menopause. I've been in perimenopause for awhile and there have been changes, but after a battery of tests by my Dr which confirmed there is really nothing wrong other than 'THE CHANGE', I was encouraged to keep on keeping on.
So up until today, I have just had the hormone surges, bouts of crying, and periods that make no sense at all. Really not so bad. Today, I was out in the sun, and suddenly I was super dizzy, like I had to sit and get something cool or fall over. I found a shady spot, but the only way I could get rid of the dizziness was to pour cold water over me while lying on my back. Yes, I was suddenly way too hot. In about 10 minutes, I could get up, get to the car, and drive home. Now I am lying down with a fan on me and I have a headache.
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It's been a while. I was feeling pretty good but now the symptoms are BACK! Lately, as well as having anxiety, I have been getting these weird chills. Sometimes I feel the cold chills all through my body, sometimes I just feel it in my head. I don't want to worry that I have some disease (as a am an anxious worrier). Has anyone experience these? These are new to me. I have had hot flashes with cold chills after, but these are chills with no hot flashes!
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I have had hot flashes day and night for the last 9 years, had no sleep in 9 years either as the hot flushes wake me up. I have spent hundreds of pounds on herbal remedies but none work. I cannot have hrt as my dad died of breast cancer at the age of 58 so doctor won't put me on it.
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I'm going nuts with these hot flashes,flushes! anxiety something crazy but have panic disorder,snapping,no desire for sex at all,and dizzy like all throughout the day!!i feel i'm going nuts! more symptoms but jeez im tired! !ive had all these tests to no avail.! all i can think is its perimeno or meno,as i had a hysto at 32 , started feeling crappy about 3 years now!
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I am 56 years old and have had hot flashes for about a year but for the past months they have been intense every 20-30 minutes and am going crazy. I am soaking wet and cannot sleep due to these episodes. I took I-Cool and it worked for awhile then just stopped working. I tried it again for 3+ months and it just didn't work again for me. I have been prescribed Gabapentin which doesn't help. So now I am trying Extra Strength Estroven (1 per day) and Black Cohosh (2 per day) and have been taking them for 5 days now with no relief yet. This is so debilitating as I don't go out much and cannot wear much in the way of clothing or even shoes as I get sooooo hot and sweaty.
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Is there a vitamin that will help with the nighttime hot flashes?
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