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  • AngelaSaxon
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    March 30, 2010 at 5:34 pm
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    in reply to: Night Sweats #6797

    Gabrielle,
    Yes, I think you’re right about moderation!
    I don’t currently take any supplements other than lots of Vitaman C, but I am a vegetarian, don’t drink coffee, and eat a primarily organic diet. I’ll take a look at the other suggestions in your post for sure. I’ve wondered specifically about Vitamin D for a long time.

    Angela

    AngelaSaxon
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    March 29, 2010 at 3:45 pm
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    in reply to: Night Sweats #6784

    Gabrielle,
    Wow, thanks for all that information. Lots to consider.

    My situation has amazingly resolved itself…i was waiting a couple of weeks to see if it was really better before posting. I has been really working hard in my bikram classes. I tend to push myself in exercise and I suppose in life too. So first I took 5 days off from class. During that time I noticed a steady decrease in my hot flashes. I started back up but now only practice every 3 days, and I take it just a little bit easier in class. I can’t believe that it’s just a coincidence….I really think that bikram does regulate hormones in the body (and probably in the right dose really helps menopause symptoms), but that I also had to pay more attention to how I was practicing.

    As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had also started taking a Chinese herbal remedy from my doctor for about 3 weeks before the bikram break, and I continue to take that. No hormones in it, just herbs. Still, I honestly believe that I was just pushing my body too hard and not respecting the reaction I was getting.

    We’ll see as time goes on if it is all just part of a cycle and I really have no control over it. But for now, no sweating except during class 😉

    Thanks,

    Angela

    AngelaSaxon
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    March 13, 2010 at 12:02 am
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    in reply to: Night Sweats #6668

    So I haven’t done Bikram since Sunday night and it’s now Friday evening. While i still have some hot flashes (day or night seem the same to me), I’m having way less of them. And they are much less in intensity. I’m going to try to practice every third day instead of every other day and see how that goes.

    I mostly just wonder if the Bikram practice is doing any harm in the sense that it so increases the hot flashes….

    AngelaSaxon
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    March 9, 2010 at 6:50 pm
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    in reply to: Night Sweats #6629

    What about day sweats as well? I started Bikram in Nov 09 and it seems that my hot flashes are more intense as I continue to practice (I take a class every other evening usually). Is anyone else noticing this? I’m not sure whether or not to continue this style of yoga, though I love doing it. I don’t notice a relationship to how hydrated I am either.

    I’m 49, definitely starting menopause, no period for 3 months or so now. Not much body fat, in pretty good physical shape.

    Thanks for any feedback…

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