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Posted 27 Oct 2020 at 12:23

- Sage tablets from Holland & Barrett or most large supermarkets

- Cotton, wool or linen clothing & bedding - avoid polyester and other manmade materials wherever possible

- In some areas, you can still get acupuncture on the NHS if your flushes are related to cancer treatment - if not available on the NHS, it may be worth paying for a couple of sessions as the CCGs would have been unlikely to pay for it out of their budgets if they didn't think it worked.

 

 

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 27 Oct 2020 at 18:52
I was lucky enough to have acupuncture sessions via a cancer therapy charity to deal with hot flushes, they really helped for me highly recommended, also help with relaxation etc I was really impressed with the acupuncture. My hot flushes were pretty intense, still get some now despite finishing Zoladex over 2yrs ago - seems like I'm going for the length of time on treatment, 3yrs, to get over all(?) side effects. If you have something like a Maggie's close by ask about acupuncture or GP may know. I needed a letter from GP for the charity to 'prove' cancer treatment, understandably.

Peter

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Posted 27 Oct 2020 at 22:00

Thank you LynEyre. I'll give that a try and I'll ask if I can get acupuncture.

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Posted 27 Oct 2020 at 22:02

Thank you Peterco. We have an organisation down here in Devon called Force so I'll check with them to see if I can get acupuncture.

 
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