Natural ways for the menopause

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Any ideas of natural ways to manage hot flushes and the anxiety that goes with them? Nutritional tips? Diet?

Following. I’m currently taking omega 6 and 3 (not sure they’ve had any effect) and just started magnesium in the last 2 weeks which may I think had helped with insomnia.

I was going to ask the same, so I will bump yours!

Magnesium for sleep.
Drinking less alcohol. Anything more than 2 units at a time can disturb my sleep now.
Evening primrose oil for hot flushes.
I met a gym instructor who claimed she got through it on exercise alone but not tried it myself.

minniemountain how much magnesium? I take well woman every day so keen not to OD

chickadeeeeeee the Boots tablets I take are 375mg which it says is 100% of the RDA.

Thanks minniemountain have they helped?

Yes. I can see the difference when I forget to take them.

Thanks 😊

Regular exercise really helps me. Just a 30 minute HIIT workout or weights plus walking.

Following. I'm in surgical menopause after endometrial cancer so no HRT for me. I've heard that sage tablets can help for hot flushes but they have natural oestrogen in them so I can't take them either. Alcohol definitely makes my hot flushes worse. Will give magnesium a go.

Also (magnesium gives me tummy trouble) - Epsom Salts bath soak for 20 m. Magnesium is absorbed through the skin. Honestly helps- has to be 20m though.

Thanks for epsom salts tip, how much do you use?

mistakenagain thanks

Everything seems to be reactive @Emlemily
I’m on Tamoxifen for breast cancer.

NHS (who aren't trying to sell you anything) say that RDA for magnesium is 300mg so Boots aren't to be trusted on this. (Remember they also sell diet pills and homeopathic 'remedies') NHS say that under 400mg of magnesium is unlikely to be harmful, that's what the lawyers will have checked.

NHS also say to watch 'natural' hormones as not checked for safety.

remember the name for 'natural' or 'alternative' medicine that works - 'medicine'.

I highly recommend getting divorced and meeting an amazing new dp . All the symptoms seemed to melt away once I was happy. I mentioned it to my gp when she asked if I wanted to pursue hrt (I had been in precovid then moved in with dp, the new dr had been reading my notes) and she said she has had several patients over the the years be similar and she thinks it's more sex!

@chickadeeeeeeeee
I use quite a bit. I buy the large bags on amazon (£14?) and put about a cup and a half in. I haven't experimented yet but I think a smaller amount would be effective.

Thanks mistakenagain I will give it a try

The RDA for magnesium seems to vary depending on the website. Anyway, it seems to work and I’ve not noticed any side effects.

I’ve also found magnesium helps my sleep.