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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 600046" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I had my last period this past February. In late April - early May, the hot flashes started. Given that I'm in the middle of an RA flare and taking Prednisone and Methotrexate at the time, the flashes didn't help a bit. I have gone to an acupuncturist twice since late May. It's hard to tell if it's helping but I do feel a little better. She also recommended tart cherry juice, which I put into my diet iced tea or my smoothies, about a teaspoon at a time. Other things she suggested were giving up caffeine, which has been hard for me, giving up dairy, which I am also trying to do, giving up red meat, which I eat very rarely since I had my lapband put in. She also suggested black cohosh, which I haven't tried. I bought a special tea called Adirondack Woman Mountain Tea when I visited daughter but haven't used it yet. I am trying to walk every day as well. I saw a blurb for a new medicine for menopause today and I'm going to watch the news to see if they show the story. I don't want to do HRT and AD's make me gain weight, which will cause depression. She also suggested I give up sugar and artificial sweetener and use Stevia.</p><p></p><p>I get hot and it lasts for a minute or so. At night, I've been sleeping with a ceiling fan and an AC unit. I haven't gotten night sweats but if I do, I might buy an MS vest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 600046, member: 3493"] I had my last period this past February. In late April - early May, the hot flashes started. Given that I'm in the middle of an RA flare and taking Prednisone and Methotrexate at the time, the flashes didn't help a bit. I have gone to an acupuncturist twice since late May. It's hard to tell if it's helping but I do feel a little better. She also recommended tart cherry juice, which I put into my diet iced tea or my smoothies, about a teaspoon at a time. Other things she suggested were giving up caffeine, which has been hard for me, giving up dairy, which I am also trying to do, giving up red meat, which I eat very rarely since I had my lapband put in. She also suggested black cohosh, which I haven't tried. I bought a special tea called Adirondack Woman Mountain Tea when I visited daughter but haven't used it yet. I am trying to walk every day as well. I saw a blurb for a new medicine for menopause today and I'm going to watch the news to see if they show the story. I don't want to do HRT and AD's make me gain weight, which will cause depression. She also suggested I give up sugar and artificial sweetener and use Stevia. I get hot and it lasts for a minute or so. At night, I've been sleeping with a ceiling fan and an AC unit. I haven't gotten night sweats but if I do, I might buy an MS vest. [/QUOTE]
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