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Geneva Poynter

Posted Monday, August 03, 2009 7:46 PM

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Three weeks ago my rheumy told me that my RA is in remission, but the OA is going big time.

Now - let me tell you my tale. I had to take ERT from age 50 to 60 for severe hot flashes. Then I had to go off that. The hot flashes came back for about 8 years. Then I was fine for a few years. After I was diagnosed with RA and began taking Methotrexate, I began to have mild hot flashes. Now at age 74 I am having them much more severely. I went to the gynocologist today and she said that I can't take ERT, but Estroven or Remifemin might help me. Have any of you had this problem and what did you do about it?

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starshine

Posted Saturday, August 08, 2009 2:45 AM

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I have been having hot flashes for about 10 years now. I had a little bit of a break a couple years ago but it didn't last long. I tend to bleed when ever I increase my circulating hormones with HRT, Soy, Black Kohosh. I also tried Prozac which didn't help at all. So, now, I wear layers so I can take off or put on clothing as needed. I also have a fan in every room in my house so I can sit in front of it until the flash passes. We also have central air conditioning which is a real life saver. Good luck. Crazy

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