Need Information, Help for Mood and Hot Flashes No Hormones

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enigmas2
enigmas2 Member Posts: 10
edited June 2014 in Alternative Medicine

I am going to have an oopherectomy after radiation therapy and I cannot take anything with hormones, not even plant based hormones that reside in things like Black Cohosh or English Primrose Oil.  Can anybody reccomend natural herbs that can help with hot flashes and mood that are safe?

Thank you all in advance! Smile

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  • wrsmith2x
    wrsmith2x Member Posts: 410
    edited July 2012

    I took, for a while, Amberen and Macafem (both found on the web) and they both worked well but my sister uses a product called MSM and she swears by it.  She is older than me and has never had a hot flash.  Good luck!

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited July 2012

    Enigma, as far as I know anything that might help is basically either a no-no or at best controversial for ER+ women.



    I have had an ooph and am on femara. I take acidophilus daily to keep away yeast and UTIs. I eat a decent diet low on carbs. I work out. So far it has been OK.

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  • HLB
    HLB Member Posts: 1,760
    edited July 2012

    I have been taking Effexor XR 75 mg for hot flashes ever since 2005. Doesn't get rid of them completely but helps A LOT. Like I could actually sleep! Its an antidepressant so maybe it will help mood too, although its a very low dose. Not natural but its not hormones and it really works. I have no side effects except my underarm sweat smells like chicken noodle soup. I just started Femara a few days ago and the hot flashes have increased a little bit so far. Not sure what to expect with that yet. I have also read that gabapentin is used to reduce hot flashes as well as improving the mood. I have some of that too but didn't like the dopic feeling I got so I stuck with the effexor.

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