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Hot flashes driving me crazy!

I am 47 years old and my period stopped 5 months ago. My doctor said that I will enter menopause soon, though I am not 50 yet. About 3 years ago I started to miss periods on a regular basis. Sometimes I missed one month, sometimes I missed 2 consecutive months, sometimes I had it for one day only.

An old and respectable doctor here, said that a woman should have about 500 periods in her life time. I wonder if this makes any sense. 500 periods means about 42 years... I first got my period at 11 years old... that means that I should go into menopause at 53... not 47!

Since September, when I had my last period, I am getting severe hot flashes that drive me crazy. It happens almost every day, an intense hot feeling with sweating and shivering. I tried dressing in layers, it was fine during winter time, I could take sweaters off. Beautiful Summer is coming, I'm looking forward to those light summer dresses, but I'm worried about the nasty hot flashes. I am wondering how much longer should I experience the hot flashes? Should I start taking some pills or drinking herbal teas?

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by: Evan

I went through some pretty rough times while going through the change. I was bombarded with hot flashes and mood swings and was wondering what to do. Then I learned about an herbal supplement called Femestra( www.femestra.com) that contains natural Rice Bran Oil. Generally I'm pretty skeptical about supplements, but this one seemed to work. I think its the high level of phytoestrogens, which I've read does wonders for curing hot flashes and night sweats.
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by: nanbronson

Mary, I was in the same boat as you. I was going through horrible hot flashes and mood swings. Recently, while surfing the web I found a great review on an herbal supplement called Femestra that contains natural Rice Bran Oil. I ordered it, but I'm pretty skeptical about these supplements. Most of them don't work, and are garbage. For the past week I've noticed a small difference in how bad the hot flashes are. I'm really hoping this does the trick long term.

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