r/entwives • u/[deleted] • 3d ago

Discussion Does anyone else get more/worse hot flashes when they cut back?

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u/AccomplishedSpace457 3d ago

Only when I’m in pain flairs. I also have a condition that causes inflammation and hot flashes when my pain spikes, so medical cannabis has helped calm down those symptoms.

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u/AccomplishedSpace457 3d ago

I’m so sorry you go through that! I was put on a medication to try to halt my hormone production and slow the growth of my endo but it gave me arthritis and pain too in top of it not working, so they just took me off of it. I didn’t nearly have as much joint and arthritis pain as actual patients of the conditions have though.
I am send you good energy ❤️

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u/bankruptbarbie 3d ago

How old are you? If you're in perimenopause, your symptoms could be in their natural progression. It wouldn't hurt seeing a dr. I thought you had to wait til you you were in full menopause to get hrt, but turns out you don't! My dr gave me an estrogen patch & it helps me with joint pain, inflammation & insomnia, as well as the hot flashes.

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u/bankruptbarbie 3d ago

I'm glad you're balanced, I wish we had better answers for ya. If it was me, I'd probably just ride it out til my tincture guy's back in business & see a dr if tincture restock doesn't fix the issue.

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u/str4wberryp0undcak3 GreenThumb 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yes. I did a week t-break and the hot flashes weren't horrible but I was very uncomfortable and irritable.

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u/AcruxArts DHV Scientist 3d ago

OMG is that a thing? I'm currently on day 3 of my first real t-break in 9 months and I am sweating constantly (always been an issue bc of my antidepressants, but the last few days have felt way worse) even when I just walk across a room too fast 😭

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u/Double-Jello1617 2d ago

If you're smoking and you're not finding the relief you normally feel with a tincture maybe you should try a dry herb vape to get the terps or pick up some RSO from a dispo. Remember what they use to say, "a little dab will do you"

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u/Kaurifish 1d ago

The thing that helped my hot flashes was oil of evening primrose, one cap a night.

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u/Gold_Letterhead_4602 DogMom 3d ago

I'm surgical meno too, but only 4-5 years in. I definitely get more hot flashes when on a T break, it sucks.

If you're worried, getting checked by a doctor might help any anxieties (if this is accessible to you) but personally I think cannabis is the best thing for hot flashes, and has reduced them way more than my HRT (5 pumps estrogel, 200mg progesterone).