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  • MotherNature
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    • Jan 24, 2004
    • 546
    #1

    HRT question....

    I asked this in the Women's Forum, but I am posting it here, too. My doctor recently stopped my HRT after 24 years. Since then, I have been having some hot flashes and night sweats. Not severe, mainly very irritating. What I wanted to know is if they will gradually diminish or if I am stuck with them from now on. I am 60 years old. Because of my low thyroid I am usually freezing. Now I go from freezing to burning up in the wink of an eye. It is driving my husband crazy. LOL

    Cathy



    female/ Age 60/5'3" Start Date: 1/12/04
    SW283/CW194/GW150/ 89 pounds and 75-1/2 inches gone/ 44 pounds to goal!
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    • iwritedocs
      ADBB Admirer
      • Dec 21, 2004
      • 80
      #2
      This happened to me too after I stopped HRT after 14 years. I started taking Estroven (over the counter natural product) and it has helped the hot flashes/night sweats.





      SW 191.5(2005)/CW 184.5/GW 155
      F 58 5'7" Grandmother of two

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        • MotherNature
          ADBB Advocate
          • Jan 24, 2004
          • 546
          #3
          Thanks, iwritedocs. I will certainly try Estroven. I appreciate your help.

          Cathy



          female/ Age 60/5'3" Start Date: 1/12/04
          SW283/CW194/GW150/ 89 pounds and 75-1/2 inches gone/ 44 pounds to goal!

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            • iwritedocs
              ADBB Admirer
              • Dec 21, 2004
              • 80
              #4
              No problem. My hot flashes were mild too, mostly just annoying. I noticed the Estroven kick in after a couple weeks of taking it. I can't pin point it better because I all of a sudden realized I hadn't notice any.

              Let me know if it works for you.

              Karen





              SW 191.5(2005)/CW 184.5/GW 155
              F 58 5'7" Grandmother of two

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                • DebbietheHugBug
                  • Apr 15, 2004
                  • 1052
                  #5
                  Kathy,

                  Karen pointed me in the right direction, too. I felt that Premarin was making me retain fat in my tummy area, plus slowing my weight loss. I was afraid to stop taking it because my night sweats were so bad. I started taking Estroven and taking 1/2 pill/day of Premarin. I am off Premarin now and am doing fine. Sometimes I feel a little "flushed" at night but nothing like the sweats. I love it! :icondance
                  51/F 5' 152.5/150/110







                  Fitday: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ebbietheHugBug

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                    • iwritedocs
                      ADBB Admirer
                      • Dec 21, 2004
                      • 80
                      #6
                      I'm glad the Estroven worked for you. I figure the less drugs I'm taking the better. I used to panic if I didn't get my little purple pill every morning, but now on the rare occasions I forget to take my Estroven, Oh well, the world won't end.

                      I do find that overall I generally feel warmer than most people around me, but it is nothing like hot flashes and night sweats.

                      Karen





                      SW 191.5(2005)/CW 184.5/GW 155
                      F 58 5'7" Grandmother of two

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                        • Desertthorn

                          Administrator Emeritus
                          • Mar 06, 2003
                          • 7053
                          #7
                          When I started Atkins, my hot flashes started back. Drives my hubby nuts, as I either steal the blankets from him or throw them all on him. Why should I be the only one to suffer. LOL



                          41 pounds down and counting

                          If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else. - Yogi Berra

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                            • MotherNature
                              ADBB Advocate
                              • Jan 24, 2004
                              • 546
                              #8
                              Thanks for all the good advice. I have low thyroid function so I was always cold when everyone around me was fine. I used to make my husband crazy with always wanting the AC turned lower and the ceiling fans turned off and complaining that everywhere we went I was cold. Now, since going off the Premarin, I am either freezing or broiling and go from one to the other in the wink of an eye. Now I am REALLY driving my husband crazy. LOL

                              Cathy



                              female/ Age 60/5'3" Start Date: 1/12/04
                              SW283/CW194/GW150/ 89 pounds and 75-1/2 inches gone/ 44 pounds to goal!

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                                • DianeD
                                  ADBB Amateur
                                  • Nov 15, 2004
                                  • 1
                                  #9
                                  Is Estroven available over the counter in UK?

                                  Diane
                                  Female

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                                    • iwritedocs
                                      ADBB Admirer
                                      • Dec 21, 2004
                                      • 80
                                      #10
                                      Not sure, but check out their web site at www.estroven.com. You should be able to find out there.





                                      SW 191.5(2005)/CW 184.5/GW 155
                                      F 58 5'7" Grandmother of two

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