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v-ness · 03-25-2010, 11:12 AM

i can't afford to shell $50 out of pocket every time i need to go for acupuncture and i've settled with a $10 co-pay for a month's worth of neurontin for hot flashes instead. i want to kiss the person here (i forget who) that said it works. i researched and found that it was considered as effective as estrogen, which i can't take. because my night sweats have been ferocious, and the daytime hot flashes creeping up in frequency, i needed something. currently i am taking a total of 600 mg a day, 200 mg 3x a day, and practically have zero day-time flashes now YAY. i've also been getting better night's sleep because those too have decreased in frequency and intensity. last night i had 3 instead of 6-8. a little more time or dosage should have them at a bearable level. so whoever you are who said neurontin works, you have my eternal gratitude cuz this girl is sick of nightly saunas! valerie

03-25-2010, 11:12 AM	#2
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: Acupuncture vs Venlafaxine for Hormone-Therapy−Induced Hot Flashes i can't afford to shell $50 out of pocket every time i need to go for acupuncture and i've settled with a $10 co-pay for a month's worth of neurontin for hot flashes instead. i want to kiss the person here (i forget who) that said it works. i researched and found that it was considered as effective as estrogen, which i can't take. because my night sweats have been ferocious, and the daytime hot flashes creeping up in frequency, i needed something. currently i am taking a total of 600 mg a day, 200 mg 3x a day, and practically have zero day-time flashes now YAY. i've also been getting better night's sleep because those too have decreased in frequency and intensity. last night i had 3 instead of 6-8. a little more time or dosage should have them at a bearable level. so whoever you are who said neurontin works, you have my eternal gratitude cuz this girl is sick of nightly saunas! valerie __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!