Severe Menopausal Symptoms Post Breast Cancer

queendiva

Hello everyone,

I am new to the group and have so many questions. I have been in remission from cancer for 5 years and I am trying to get some relief from these horrible menopause symptoms. I have been doing a lot of research and I just don't know what to take. I purchased a bottle of phytoestrogens, but I just saw online that if your cancer was driven by estrogen, you shouldn't take it. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can take to help with my issues?

orangeflower

Hi QueenDiva. What are some of the symptoms you're having, and what caused them? Are they from chemopause, hormone therapy, or natural menopause?

I have found that gabapentin helps some with hot flashes, and turmeric helps some with joints.

I would recommend that you update your profile with details of your cancer and treatment, like I have below. It will help us understand your situation and help you better.

Rah2464

QueenDiva (great name!) my MO is very rigorous on approving any supplement in order to reduce my exposure to phytoestrogens. So yes, if your cancer is estrogen fueled, the thought is that phytoestrogens shouldn't be taken.

To add to orange flower's post, there are medications that can help with hot flashes or you can try acupuncture which works very well for me personally. Have you had any discussions with your MO?

Moderators

queendiva, we just wanted to welcome you to Breastcancer.org, and let you know that we're so glad you've found our Community. As you can already see, there's a lot of support and information here, so please stay connected and keep us posted on how you're doing.

As orange flower said, filling your Profile and make it "public" will help others see your diagnostic and treatment information, which will help them answer your questions too. You can fill out your profile by clicking the person icon at the top right of your screen, selecting My Profile, and following the prompts to enter your information in the My Diagnoses and My Treatment tabs.

We hope this helps! Please let us know if there's anything at all we can do to help!

The Mods

LivinLife

My menopausal challenges have been few. I deal with so much in the way of medical challenges I also had little tolerance for such challenges so tried some natural over the counter stuff soon after noticing initial "symptoms." I finally ordered Herbal Hormone Complex" from www.vitacost.com and it has been so wonderful I think I'd be afraid to ever discontinue them. $11.80 per 180 capsules - take 2 per day... Please check with one of your docs before taking anything tho to make sure it's ok for you....

MinusTwo

Yes - PLEASE do not take anything you buy "over the counter" without checking with your doctor. It may undo everything you're trying to accomplish.