Menopause question

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I'm 55 next month and have been having an irregular period for 5 years

now. When they first started, the hot flashes started too. I went the

soy route, including making my own soy milk and tofu because I didn't

want the carbs in the store stuff. Then I got too busy to do soy and

then I found the sites that are against soy. Besides, it didn't help

with the hot flashes. And it probably messed up my thyroid. (weight

prob) Nothing seems to help for more than just a short time (like maybe

a month or 3).

Tried Black Cohosh, Chaste tree berry, other stuff I can't remember

right now. I'm about 50 lbs + overweight and can't seem to lose. I also

have a mild case of fibromialgia, don't sleep well, wake up stiff and

achy, brain fog sometimes.

Last spring I found Kefir, coconut oil and NT and thru the summer was

feeling better than in a long time, but since the weather got cold, I've

been quite achy again.

Back to the Question. Last year around Christmas, I had my first period

in 13 months. Bummer. I had thought I was done. The Dr's blood tests

showed that the LH hormone was not high at all (it should be high if

you're menopausal). Double bummer. She put me on a low dose of

estrogen/progestroen. I took the pill for 9 days and quit because I

couldn't stand it. I had gone from hot to an ice cube. I couldn't keep

warm. I've only had 1 period this last year, in Oct.

About a week ago, because of some posts here I did some web research on

adrenal burnout. I have most of the symptoms so I checked out what to do

about it. Didn't have most of the stuff, but I do have Black Cohosh

around from before. I took 1 or 2 tabs for 3 or 4 days and the results

were awful. I was back to being the ice cube. The first 2 days I blamed

the weather, but when I realized I was trying to keep the house at

nearly 80* and was still cold, I knew something was wrong. Most of the

time I'm yelling at DH if it's over 70* (we burn wood and it's sometimes

hard to control the temp)

So what can I do for the hot flashes and maybe the adrenals. And don't

say live with them, since I can't put up with this and some days I feel

like a zombie from lack of sleep.

TIA,

Carol K