What do you do for the Big M?
08-16-2011, 06:15 PM
#71
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Rocky Mountains
Posts: 1,866
I am one of the lucky ones-- no symptons at all that you guys have described. No hormones either. The only thing I can say is I am warmer now than I used to be -- no electric blanket in the summer. My down fall is I have put weight on but I haven't been willing to exercise either. I justify it by having the worst monthly cycles growing up that I deserve an easy menopause.
08-16-2011, 06:25 PM
#72
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: California
Posts: 1,435
Originally Posted by Honchey
Hi, Surgical menopause 41 yrs ago and have been on Premarin since then. started with the highest dose ..currently on the lowest. I have tried to stop using the meds altogether but the nightsweats and mood swings are just too much for me at 71.
the right time yet....
08-16-2011, 07:18 PM
#74
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Ohio Wilderness
Posts: 136
I'm almost 59 so I've already dealt with much of this. I don;t take anything but calcium and just go with the hot flashes. I kick the covers off at night and during the day I just try to focus on something else until the heat passes. Since I'm on the far end of the whole process, the most irritating thing has been the intense itching from dryness. My GYN recommended Replens which I love! It's hard to find...sometimes Walgreens of CVS carries it but I order from Amazon.
It's certainly an interesting ride!
It's certainly an interesting ride!
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