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Premature menopause: Hot flushes and night sweats
Please share your tips, tricks, and most effective methods for managing persistent hot flushes and night sweats? I've taken to rinsing my (thankfully bald) head under cold water, fanning myself for...
Hi Inkpetal, I too cannot take effexor due to headaches and blurred vision. I've tried clonodine since the flushes started in February but that didn't help. My oncologist told me to keep a diary of when I got them to see if there were any triggers. I get them every 20 minutes and on a good night wake 6 times a night in a sweat. I haven't recognised any obvious triggers. My doctor told me to take phenergan to help with sleep for a few days. This does help me sleep but doesn't stop the flushes.