General Chat

Sometimes when my son is away at Uni and I can't sleep I will go to his bed and maybe watch some TV.Although it often is rubbish,but I do tend to drop off again.I also have one of those stick on LED lights on my side on the headboard so i can turn it on and not disturb OH and read.

aah,so there you all are lol
still having hot flushes every half hour and night sweats still leaving me wringing. How I envy those ladies who say they hardly ever had any symptoms .I think we must have had an overload of hormones to start with lol.
Got my memory foam pillow.It seems quite hard.Still must try something to ease my neck/shoulder pain.It is definitely hotter than my feather pillow too.I am forever turning the pillow to get the cool side too.
You would think we would be dehydrated.I keep a bottle of water by my bedside and its becoming routine with each night sweat to throw the quilt off,sit up,have a few sips of water,turn the pillow,straighten the sheet and my nightie and decide whether or not to visit the loo before settling down to try and get back to sleep.
Sometimes sleep eludes me and I say prayers for everyone,then I play alphabet games etc until I drift off.Funnily enough I can get off to sleep better with the tv on but that isn't fair on my other half when he goes out to work at 6-30am.

I'm still here ! lol.Having very warm nights at the moment.Poor OH gets a kick if his leg or any part of him touches me .Duvet gets flung off many times during the night and my legs spend most of the time hanging out the side of the bed.Pillow gets turned over as it gets too hot.Nightie ends up on the floor.
I wake up exhausted and just want to go back to sleep lol.....Happy Days/Nights lol

Hi Easter Bunny,I'm still here,maybe I'm the only one left with the change! I've had a bad few weeks health wise with one infection after another,and the night sweats still go on.I've been taking the HRT now for 3 months and absolutely no change,thats not strictly true ,the pills make me very queasy so I've lost a few pounds in weight.Then of course we've had snow ...and more snow ...and more snow and yet more snow,so exercise is a distant memory,you can't push a pram and have a toddler by the hand and get any distance at all.Roll on the spring.Maybe everyone else is hibernating,I might try that myself next winter.Hope you are well and not confinned to 4 walls like a lot of us

wheres everyone?

thanks for the info girls xxx

i read in magazine yesterday about cinnamon in cereals for weight loss,

i do drink twinnings fruit tea, mango orange and cinnamon are lovely

I would try the honey but being diabetic its prob not a good idea.I do put half a teaspoon of cinnamon on my porridge to which I add blueberries or banana.
I read somewhere ages ago about the benefits of cinnamon but it was so long ago I can't remember why I started using it lol.
Paula x

Hi Christine,i got some Honeygar delivered this week and started taking it day before yesterday,I've lost track of which day it is.Its supposed to help with joint pain as well as cholesterol.I had my blood tests done at the beginning of the week so I wont know if this is working 'til my next test in 3 months.I've also ordered a Chillow a pillow thats filled with cold water and thats supposed to give relief from the night sweats and promote better sleep.Will let you know how it goes

Hi patricia, I had mixed feelings when my period stopped for good, no more inconvenience but no more babes. The heralding of a brand new era good and not so good but well out out of comfort zone just the same. The flushes I got were a sensation of a dry burning up and suffocation. At night in the wee small hours accompanied by fear of the future.

I have slowed down a bit and I can be much more objective and can handle myself better with others. I expect much less than I ever did before and if I dont like something I either solve quick or not worry.

carole

Hi Carole.glad to hear you can see the light at the end of the tunnel.How long did your "flushes" go on for.Some people on here have had them for years and I'm not sure I could cope with that.I'm 56 almost and just started the change about 18months ago.My sister was 58 when her periods stopped so I expect to be about the same.

Easter Bunny, I take 150micrograms of thyroxine daily and I am always freezing. Its OH who is getting the hot flushes!

My first time on this . I am pleased to discover it ,as I want to say I wish that I had been well prepared for the change, and change it is. I am still trying to adjust to the different me and I rarely get hot flushes anymore.

Carole

Just got a couple of bottles of Honeygar delivered ,a mix of cider vinegar and manuka honey supposed to be good for joint pain.Will keep you updated on results.DOESN'T TASTE GREAT

funny you should say that Patricia because I take thyroxine for an underactive thyroid and side effects of tabs when I looked can be hot flushes,sweating and unable to stand heat.

Hope you feel better soon Patricia......good idea to get the thrush treatment.Those antibiotics can cause havoc can't they !!

The flu has diverted itself to become a chest infection,so anti-biotics,inhalers and ....a thrush remedy for afters.Hopefully this will knock it out.Doctor also did blood tests for thyroid problems,as apparently menopause and thyroid have a lot of the same symptoms.Who'd come back as a man ,? ME lol

sorry to hear you still aren't feeling too well Patricia,hope you pick up soon and that having your ma in law isn't too much for you.
xxx Paula

still got this blasted flu,can't seem to get it eased at all.Doctor has now given me inhalers,which I'm not sure I'm using properly I was used to my mum having puffers as she called them .and I've been using mine the same way BUT my O.H.'s friend said I'm doing it wrong.So I'll need to go back to the doc for advice.Night sweats are particularly bad ,am having to change the bedding every day.AND my ma-in-law is coming to stay for a few days ,so no chance of a bit of peace.I just want to put my head under the covers and stay there 'til I feel better!

hello
thanks for your message Jean,you must give me some of your recipes.
Jane, hope you enjoyed your lunch.As to using the menu as a fan I have done that too.I also use my hymn book in church lol and when my little grand daughter who was 3 today opened her cards she came over with one of them and said ,"here grandma this will be good to waft the flushes" ,bless her.
Paula xx