Hot Flashes & Night Sweats
What real women tried for hot flashes (hot flushes) and night sweats — and how it went.
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What women are saying about hot flashes & night sweats
Only been less than a week taking HRT - oral and spray my hot flushes have calmed down and gone from what felt like constantly throughout the day to just a few, also in the night only waking up once being hot rather than what felt like every hour, feeling better already
— CopperHazel, 50-54
Combined HRT · Hot Flashes & Night Sweats
Hot flashes (also called hot flushes in the UK) and night sweats are among the most recognised symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, though they vary enormously in frequency, severity, and duration. Women on Narrated share what they tried to manage vasomotor symptoms and what they observed.
Experience logs describe hot flashes ranging from mild warmth to intense episodes with flushing, sweating, and heart palpitations. Night sweats that disrupt sleep are frequently logged alongside daytime hot flashes. Some women report episodes lasting months; others describe years of recurrence.
Women have logged experiences with oestrogen-based HRT (patches, gel, tablets), black cohosh, evening primrose oil, sage supplements, soy isoflavones, and lifestyle approaches including layered clothing strategies, cooling products, reduced alcohol intake, and regular exercise. Some logs cover prescription alternatives to HRT.
Each log includes dosing details, duration, outcome scores at 4, 8, and 12 weeks, side effects with severity, and whether the woman would continue. This is self-reported data from women managing hot flashes — it is not clinical research or medical advice.
What Women Tried
Types of approaches logged for hot flashes & night sweats. Many logs include multiple approaches.
Established approaches for hot flashes & night sweats
Clinical guidelines reference several approaches for this goal:
- 1.HRT as documented in menopause clinical guidance
- 2.CBT and clinical hypnosis (evidence-based non-hormonal options)
- 3.Lifestyle modifications — layered clothing, cool environments, avoiding triggers
Below are community-reported experiences with approaches for this same goal.
NICE — Menopause: diagnosis and managementMost Reported Approaches
Ordered by number of community reports. Frequency does not imply clinical outcome.
| Approach | Reports |
|---|---|
| Combined HRT | 1 |
Ranked by number of community reports. Visit each approach page for detailed outcome data.
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Only been less than a week taking HRT - oral and spray my hot flushes have calmed down and gone from what felt like constantly throughout the day to just a few, also in the night only waking up once being hot rather than what felt like every hour, feeling better already
Outcome
5/10 at 4 wk
Continue
Yes
Timeline
1 weeks
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