Estroven

[hypnotode]

I've been taking Estroven for about a year. It's a blend of vitamins and herbs, including black cohosh, and has been documented to reduce menopausal symptoms. I noticed a dramatic decrease in hot flashes right away, and so have continued to take it, usually in the evening. I ran out on Sunday, and I haven't been able to make it to the store, but here's the kicker: my RLS has been MUCH better all week.

So at least for me, Estroven = BAD.

[ViewsAskew]

I've seen it advertised - I wonder if it in some ways increases hormones that make RLS worse. . . hmmm.

[georger]

That is interesting. Something that just don't understand is that - I take .05 Mirapex and since the very first day I started using it, I started having "warm flashes" in the middle of the night....usually sometime between 2 and 4pm. In general Mirapex makes me feel too warm at night. But, if I stop taking it, that symptom is gone completely. My neurologist said he had never heard of that before.

Anyway, I guess I think it's because the dopamine is triggering something hormonally.....hmmmmmm I just don't know.

Sherry

[ViewsAskew]

Sherry, it's got to be the Mirapex (because it screwed up my thermostat, too) - but I don't know what it's doing. For me it was slightly different. I would be freezing when I went to sleep - literally blankets piled on top of me. I would wake up in the night, and within seconds I would start to warm up. Within a minute or two I was sweating. I would take off everything, including clothing, and lay there feeling like I was in the desert. It would take from 10-30 minutes to cool off. I couldn't sleep until I was cool.

Bizarre

[ctravel12]

That is interesting as when I was taking Requip I would wake up in the middle of the night sweating something awful which I usually do not do. I am not taking requip anymore and the problem has stopped. It is really wierd how some meds effect your body.

[tazzer]

i do that now taking sinemet, i go to bed feeling like a popsicle and in about 5 or 10 minutes i am burning up, throwing off all the covers. that is bizarre

dee