From medications you should ask your doctor about to the best neck fans for hot flashes and the bedding to keep you cool at night.
The road to menopause isn’t for the faint of heart. Those we spoke with in perimenopause — the stretch of about four to seven years, on average, before a person officially stops menstruating — reported hot flashes that kept them awake at night, periods that became heavier and more erratic, and brain fog so severe they forgot common words. Some said their ear canals itched, they smelled smoke when there was none, or their shoulder joints suddenly locked up and became extremely painful.
We asked doctors specializing in menopause what helps their patients, and we canvassed everyday women for the products and hacks that made them feel better — even just a little. Everyone’s body is different, and what helps some people might not work for others. These suggestions don’t constitute medical advice or substitute for speaking to your doctor. We present this trove of information in the hope that you might find something that helps.
told me she’s learned she feels best overall when she limits both, as well as chocolate. Caggiano went into artificial menopause when she was 37 during treatment for breast cancer. Because the cancer was responsive to hormones, she underwent ovarian suppression with Lupron, a medication that stops the ovaries from making estrogen. As a result, she experienced symptoms like hot flashes and joint pain. Chocolate and spicy foods were off the table, as they made her hot flashes worse.
“This is a quality-of-life issue for women,” said Dr. Sharon Malone, chief medical adviser of Alloy Women’s Health. Sometimes, even patients whose symptoms have torpedoed their sex life are afraid to fill their prescriptions for the cream because of the warning, she said. “Even for women who have had breast cancer,” Dr. Malone said, “the amount of estrogen in vaginal estrogen is so low that even they can safely use it.
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