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With BC being hormone receptive what do you do/take for menopause symptoms
Hi ladies, I have been searching through old posts trying to see if there is any products that help with surgical menopause symptoms (aches and joint pains are my worst) that does not fight with yo...
Hi @SamL890,
So Sorry to hear about the aches & pains, they are a pain! .... Do you have Hot Flushes as well? Apparently, an incontinence med (called Oxybutynin) also works on mitigating Hot Flushes! It is on PBS. Ask your Onc/Gp about that one? Another hot flush med is Veoza - chat to your Onc about them?
Re your aches & pains - when my hands didn't want to work, I went onto a short course of Steroids and they really helped - but you can't stay on them longterm, or it can reduce your bone strength & lead to breakages. Talk to your Onc about accessing legal Medicinal Cannabis Oil - it can help with both pain AND sleep issues and is a natural pain killer, unlike Opioids, which are synthetic.
There are some online Doctors who are running trials on the use of it - where you only have to pay for the Oil & postage (and not the Dr's fee) so you can try it for 4 months and decide if it works for you.
Sleeping tablets aren't recommended to be used long-term, either .... maybe discuss with your GP about alternatives. Or maybe look to change your bedtime routine - don't read in bed or watch TV - just go to bed & turn off the light.
take care & all the best
So Sorry to hear about the aches & pains, they are a pain! .... Do you have Hot Flushes as well? Apparently, an incontinence med (called Oxybutynin) also works on mitigating Hot Flushes! It is on PBS. Ask your Onc/Gp about that one? Another hot flush med is Veoza - chat to your Onc about them?
Re your aches & pains - when my hands didn't want to work, I went onto a short course of Steroids and they really helped - but you can't stay on them longterm, or it can reduce your bone strength & lead to breakages. Talk to your Onc about accessing legal Medicinal Cannabis Oil - it can help with both pain AND sleep issues and is a natural pain killer, unlike Opioids, which are synthetic.
There are some online Doctors who are running trials on the use of it - where you only have to pay for the Oil & postage (and not the Dr's fee) so you can try it for 4 months and decide if it works for you.
Sleeping tablets aren't recommended to be used long-term, either .... maybe discuss with your GP about alternatives. Or maybe look to change your bedtime routine - don't read in bed or watch TV - just go to bed & turn off the light.
take care & all the best