Re:night sweats returned

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I went through a lot of menopausal stuff and what helped me most was reading Dr Vliet's books, especially "Screaming to be Heard". After a number of times taking it out of the library I broke down and bought it. Worth every penny. I have a lot of respect for her as she enabled me to go into the doc feeling knowledgeable. I found her hormone recommendations right on. I know she found, after first recommending saliva test for sex hormones, that they just weren't as accurate as blood. Also, a lot of issues I had ended up being underlying thyroid problems. She doesn't do much with that, but enough that I knew I needed to also have thyroid antibodies tested. Night sweats actually turned out to be adrenal for me, but you'll want to do the 4x/day test saliva cortisol test (Canary Club/ZRT) first. Have you been to StopTheThyroidMadness.com? Best info on thyroid and adrenals.im the one who wrote a few months back about feeling great after doing liver cleanse after stopping wiley. well then night sweats krept back in. im pretty sure i can get them to stop if i did cleanse again but thats a weird life. not sure which tactic i'll take next. have tried all the alternatives: soy, black cohosh, eat right, homeopathy, acupuncture, to no avail. sweats are worse if dont take daily 30 minute walk. i really know its from living city lifestyle. i lived in rural situation as a teen and crave it ever since, need pure nature to totally relax, commune with supreme being. like pms, when craved pure nature to relax, now menopause requires this pure nature ALL THE TIME. i read somewhere that menopause is pms all the time, the good part of pms, where one is psychic (i had that) so during menopause one is psychic all the time. i have noticed it some in menopause (period stopped a year ago), but not as much as when menstruating. anyway im certain the need for pure nature is real and nothing will beat it, no cure or drugs. but then and again i do other city things that satisfy problems (dentist, ipod, car, house, stores, etc) so i guess its ok to do city thing to help menopause symptoms. so debating appt with dr for bio hormones again, not wiley. but dont like the expense, hassle, confusion, risk, etc. tried so many drs, each one has such a high initial fee, like $300. then each has their own opinion, i usually find them rude and they add to my stress. but these night sweats suck! maybe ill try adrenal first on my own. how long does it take to notice improvement? need test for all the things you guys have mentioned? doesnt it make a difference on which day you test? i dont have periods, but what if test on day neighbor woke me and my sleep not good, changes result right? but it would be a false reading based on external stimuli. does test differentiate? or maybe i shouldnt test on day my sleep interrupted due to external stimuli. so many different parameters. its probably easier to move to country lifestyle. anyone had good experience with Amberen for menopause symptoms?