HELP!! my wife has hot flashes

[janis]

my wife is at the age when the change has started.
hot flashes,the emotional roller coaster. one minute i'm the best guy in the world.the next i can the worst SOB that ever walked on two legs.
it seems like there's no rhyme or reason to the mood swings.
she a great women but is there a way to speed this process up?

 

[FeatherDaemon1]

my wife is at the age when the change has started.
hot flashes,the emotional roller coaster. one minute i'm the best guy in the world.the next i can the worst SOB that ever walked on two legs.
it seems like there's no rhyme or reason to the mood swings.
she a great women but is there a way to speed this process up?

This sounds like a job for... :laughing:

 

[melanie2]

She can go on a hormone patch...there are also natural supplements she can use...flax seed is a good way to go...i'm doing it the unnatural way..no meds..no flax no nothing..ain't it a bitch? :ggrin:

 

[Cbarton]

The estrogen supplements work, but they bring a risk of increased blood clotting (i.e. heart attacks, strokes, pulmonary embolus, deep vein thrombosis). Foods with phytoestrogens (naturally occuring estrogens) include flax seed, yams, soy, tofu. etc.

There are some non-hormonal drugs that may help, such as venlafaxine (Effexor), fluoxetine (Prozac), paraoxetine (Paxil), and gabapentin have all been used with some success.

Otherwise, you just grit your teeth and love her all the more...

 

[kopfhorer1]

The estrogen supplements work, but they bring a risk of increased blood clotting (i.e. heart attacks, strokes, pulmonary embolus, deep vein thrombosis). Foods with phytoestrogens (naturally occuring estrogens) include flax seed, yams, soy, tofu. etc.
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Oh, swell! I’m going to end up undergoing sex-reassignment just from some of the things I eat! 😀

Another possible contraindication to hormone replacement therapy is if there has been cancer present.

Things to watch out for with antidepressants include inability to climax (the most egregious side-effect IMHO), depression of libido or as is sometimes the case with Wellbutrin, Zyban or buproprion (same thing), elevation of libido.

 

[melanie2]

paxil actually increased my libido...:redface:

 

[kopfhorer1]

I wonder if that was an effect of the antidepressant or if you felt hornier because you felt better? In any case, you and your man must have enjoyed that particular side effect!