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MabelBabel:
Hello Ladies,

Have any of you used Black Cohosh to help with night sweats and hot flushes etc? Did it work for you or not?

Many thanks,

Mabel

CLKD:
It is not advised for long-term use - if you put it into the 'search' button you will find previous threads

Hurdity:
You can also read the official page about alternatives to HRT on this website here, including Black Cohosh:
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/otherpreps.php

I used it for a while when I was peri-menopausal. At the time I thought it worked a bit but what was really happening is my own hormone levels were waxing and waning, as did my flushes accordingly - nothing to do with the Black Cohosh, and as I got further towards menopause and my own oestrogen levels dropped - of course they stopped "working". I had a half-empty jar of the capsules on the shelf for several years after that.... I then started HRT which did the job perfectly and still does.

If HRT is not medically possible, personally I would go for a prescribable alternative to HRT such as an SSRI, make sure my diet and lifestyle were as good as they could be, and perhaps also enrich my diet with phyto-oestrogens in case there is a small benefit. If I reached menopause aged under 50 - I would make sure my bone health was also regularly monitored too.

There is also a fact-sheet on a herbal and other alternatives here - from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists:
https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/patients/patient-information-leaflets/gynaecology/pi-alternatives-to-hormone-replacement-therapy-for-symptoms-of-the-menopause.pdf

The scientific ins and outs of them all is discussed in more detail here:
https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/scientific-impact-papers/sip_6.pdf

Hope this helps :)

Hurdity x

Cookie17:
Hi there! Am new to this forum. Wondering if anyone tried "Red Ginseng" and if it helped at all? Was reading about it, but it also gave some "side effects".

A little recommendations from myself: get yourself a (tiny) spray bottle (one that will fit in your purse), fill it up with
tap water and add some peppermint essential oil drops. When I get a hot flash I just spray on my chest and my back neck. Hot flash will go fast away. Also I tried the "Clary Calm" from DoTerra. Great success, but for whatever reason the hot flashes are back now. Can't sleep very good. Wake up at least three times during the night and throw my blankets just to grap them back in five minutes again. lol

CLKD:
 :welcomemm:  as the hormones over-take the alternatives less benefit may be felt?

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