Gabapentin for hot flushes
Appointment today at the womans menopause and cancer clinic to see if i can get these revolting hot flushes under control.
What a wonderful womans clinic. They have so many different medical speci...
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Hi Tonya and Sarah, some good news on gabapentin so far.
It has definitely reduced the intensity of the flushes. They feel as though they dont last as long and are a little bit less hot if that makes any sense. ( Mind you there has not been a real hot day since i started on them)
Every now and then i still get a few real distressing ones still that just about burn my head off but over all i think it is working so far. I find i get more flushes/sweats when im in doors rather than out doors.
My flushes use to happen in clusters, i would get several one after the other over a short period of time, then none for an hour, then it would start again. Gabapentin seem to be controlling this some what. I havent had to have a dripping wet towel wrapped around my neck all day.
I dont know how long i am suppose to wait to see if works, but i paid for three months supply at the hospital clinic. so i guess i need to trial it for that long. I will keep you up to date with the out come in a few weeks ok
Cheers Jo xx