Herbal remedies for Menopause?

The trouble with HRT is that you only want to take it if you have to, and then most doctors only want to do it for no more than six months. While it can help with a real nightmare menopause, most ladies can adapt to the changes in other ways. Hot flashes can be dealt with during the day by dressing in layers, and keeping a fashionable oriental folding fan at hand. At night you just keep a spare dry nightie on the end of the bed. If she wants to try some of the herbal remedies, that's fine. Just tell her to be sure she chooses one from an old reliable company and not some off the wall place out of China. Some research has suggested the isoflavinoides in soy products can help, since they can act in place of the estrogen she is decreasing production of. Oriental women don't tend to have a hard time with menopause, and they believe that is part of the explanation. Tofu isn't a miracle, though, because those chemicals are about 1000 times less potent than the estrogen you make naturally. And honestly, a lot of the trouble with menopause is related to how we feel about the process and ourselves. If she is dreading the changes to come, she will tend to have more trouble as well. She should certainly consider visiting the gynecologist and at least doing a blood test to see how far along in the process she is, if that is what is going on, and see what options she has to choose from. It's not all HRT, you know. They have lots of other suggestions that can help as well. She may be helped as well if she hears from you and other ladies "of age" that menopause can actually be a positive in life. Yeah, it means you won't be getting pregnant anymore. But then again, it does mean you are free of that worry. You don't have to worry about going swimming, wearing white pants, cramps or any of that period related inconvenience. For some ladies, that is actually pretty liberating. And it definitely isn't the end of the old sex life either. Without the worry of pregnancy, a lot of ladies find things actually improve in that arena. All they need is a willing partner, and that is not usually a problem. Help her find the positives, and she may find the process isn't so bad after all.

All she can do is try them. I wasn't supposed to have HRT because of medical history, but I finally flipped out and insisted on it after months of evening primrose oil and wild Mexican yam and DHEA did absolutely nothing for the hot flashes, which were almost constant.

Well, the hormones didn't fix the hot flashes either. Menopause sucks. But I am apparently a hard case. Everyone else I know who tried any of the three supplements I was taking had better results than I did. Some people also swear by soy.

By the way, she's probably going to have to go to a gyno if she wants HRT. My GP wouldn't give them to me.

Hi Kaydee,

Your work colleague could try 'Menolife'

Optima Menolife Original

This herbal complex combines a specially selected blend of herbs including Chaste Tree (Agnus castus), Dong Quai, Black Cohosh, Passoin Flower and Sage. The inclusion of standardised herbs ensures consistency, providing a guarantee of quality in each capsule.

OR

Red Clover

Kordel’s Red Clover Plus

Red Clover Plus is a high strength blend of non-genetically modified standardised Soya and Red Clover extracts plus Chaste Tree (agnus castus), Dong Quai and Wild yam.

Red Clover is used by many women to assist in the treatment of the menopause.

I hope this helps.

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