RE: SCD and night sweats

[Guest guest]

For a couple weeks now, I’ve been having a real problem. I am approaching menopause (will have it full blown within a year or so) and have developed night sweats. It keeps me awake for hours. I get sweaty and hot and then cool down and start it all over again several times a night. It rarely happens during the day. It happens anywhere between 11:00 pm and 3:00am. Is anyone going through this and what do you do to alleviate the effects? What can I take that is SCD legal? I already take a lot of GLA (black currant and evening primrose oil). I’m out of ideas. Apparently black cohosh is good but I don’t know if it’s SCD legal as it isn’t on the list.Marilyn said that evening primrose oil helped her transition to menopause go very smoothly.Mara

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mara but I already take a lot of

EPO. It did help me sleep…that was

before I started having night sweats.

GERDS and chronic C.

SCD 2 yrs

Re: SCD and

night sweats

For a couple weeks now,

I’ve been having a real problem. I

am approaching menopause (will have it full blown within a year or so) and have

developed night sweats. It

keeps me awake for hours. I

get sweaty and hot and then cool down and start it all over again several times

a night. It rarely happens

during the day. It happens

anywhere between 11:00 pm and 3:00am. Is anyone going through this and

what do you do to alleviate the effects? What

can I take that is SCD legal? I

already take a lot of GLA (black currant and evening primrose oil). I’m out of ideas. Apparently black cohosh is good but I don’t know if it’s SCD

legal as it isn’t on the list.

Marilyn said that evening primrose oil helped her

transition

to menopause go very smoothly.

Mara

[Guest guest]

I replied to your later post, sorry somehow I missed the original. I am no where

near menopause but maybe what I wrote makes sense for you.

Kat

>

> For a couple weeks now, I've been having a real problem. I am

> approaching menopause (will have it full blown within a year or so) and

> have developed night sweats. It keeps me awake for hours. I get sweaty

> and hot and then cool down and start it all over again several times a

> night. It rarely happens during the day. It happens anywhere between

> 11:00 pm and 3:00am. Is anyone going through this and what do you do to

> alleviate the effects? What can I take that is SCD legal? I already

> take a lot of GLA (black currant and evening primrose oil). I'm out of

> ideas. Apparently black cohosh is good but I don't know if it's SCD

> legal as it isn't on the list.

>

> Thanks to anyone who can help.

>

>

> GERDS and chronic C.

> SCD 2 yrs

>

[Guest guest]

At 09:00 AM 3/30/2010, you wrote:

Up

to now, I’ve been taking 4 x 1000mg EPO (which would make about 400mg of

GLA) plus 1 x 1000mg black currant oil (170mg GLA) per day. I’m

thinking of upping the black currant oil to 3/day. This should make

a difference. I”ll also alternate between black currant oil and

borage oil. Sound like a plan?

I confess that I've never used (long term) either borage or black current

oil, just the EPO (which is what most of the studies were done on.) I

reacted to both of them, but not the EPO.

Keeping in mind that I'm over 200 pounds, I was using 12-15 grams (1000

mg) EPO, split in 4-5 doses around the clock. I had no trouble with

hot flashes going through menopause -- my cycles had been gone for about

two years when I was diagnosed with the cancer, and had my hysterectomy.

They also removed the ovaries and Fallopian tubes at the same time.

Apparently, my ovaries had remained somewhat active, because I started

having hot flashes right after the surgery, even WITH my evening

primrose. And then I discovered that the Motrin I was prescribed for

pain, in addition to being formulated with lactose, cancelled out the

effectiveness of the EPO!

I would recommend keeping a diary of what you are taking on any given

day, and note your symptoms. Then you can see how effective your proposed

program is for you.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Okay, thanks Marilyn.

GERDS and chronic C.

SCD 2 yrs

RE: SCD and

night sweats

At 09:00 AM 3/30/2010, you wrote:

Up to now,

I’ve been taking 4 x 1000mg EPO (which would make about 400mg of GLA)

plus 1 x 1000mg black currant oil (170mg GLA) per day. I’m thinking

of upping the black currant oil to 3/day. This should make a

difference. I”ll also alternate between black currant oil and

borage oil. Sound like a plan?

I confess that I've never used (long term) either borage or black current oil,

just the EPO (which is what most of the studies were done on.) I reacted to

both of them, but not the EPO.

Keeping in mind that I'm over 200 pounds, I was using 12-15 grams (1000 mg)

EPO, split in 4-5 doses around the clock. I had no trouble with hot

flashes going through menopause -- my cycles had been gone for about two years

when I was diagnosed with the cancer, and had my hysterectomy. They also

removed the ovaries and Fallopian tubes at the same time. Apparently, my

ovaries had remained somewhat active, because I started having hot flashes

right after the surgery, even WITH my evening primrose. And then I discovered

that the Motrin I was prescribed for pain, in addition to being formulated with

lactose, cancelled out the effectiveness of the EPO!

I would recommend keeping a diary of what you are taking on any given day, and

note your symptoms. Then you can see how effective your proposed program is for

you.

— Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle