HRT alternatives

aeagles2 · Oct 2, 2001

When I started having hotflashes, I used homeopathy and it worked. I don't remember what the remedy was, but I was very surprised how well it worked as I didn't know much about homeopathy at the time.

Personally, I have never used HRT as it seems too extreme and has too many side effects for my liking.

I would consult a homeopath or read one of the many books available at the health food stores that suggest remedies.

:)

Janet Barclay · Oct 2, 2001

Try Black Cohosh root. It was recommended to me and I had uneven results, but anything's better than "your own personal summer":p

aeagles2 · Oct 2, 2001

Yes, I take Black Cohosh myself now, but I didn't know about it when I was having the :mad: hotflashes every 2 minutes. I'm postmenopausal now and haven't really had them for a while.:)

panda_181 · Oct 2, 2001

My mom had a hysterectomy when she was 30, and was on HRT for a long time. Then she started gaining a lot of weight because of them and was not liking it. She stopped taking Premarin and started on some kind of Soy Product pill. Now she takes Estroven, which can be bought over the counter. She is having no problems with it at all.

Amanda :)

LoisJean · Oct 2, 2001

I took Boron--it worked just fine.

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Oct 2, 2001

Thanx for all the info. Giving homeopathy a try. Thanks for the recommendations about soy, Estroven, and Black Cohash. There are many, many herbal products on the internet, don't know which ones work. Can anyone recommend specific herbal products by name brand? BTW, LoisJean, how much Boron do you take? Never heard of this tx before. Thank you all so much for all your help. It is greatly appreciated :)

LoisJean · Oct 3, 2001

Healingtouch...that's the lowest dose Boron. I think 3mgs/ I took one a day. It has been a couple of years since I took it and it relieved my hotflashes and I think it may have helped the joint pain I was having, too.