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★★★★☆
Cons: has side effects - nausea for about 1 hour after drinking it
Been experiencing hot flashes for a few months now. Its especially bad at night with intense warmth then chills about 5-10 times a night. I suffer from insomnia and with these hot flashes I got even less sleep than usual.
Yesterday I drank 2 tblspns Apple Cider Vinegar in half glass of water in the morning. For the rest of the day, I had only a few very weak hot flashes. More importantly the night time hot flashes were significantly reduced in number and severity to the point where I was finally able to get some decent sleep.
I plan to continue with it for a while. I will try taking it with food rather than on empty stomach to avoid side effects.
Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Wow! Our stories are similar.... I was going into my 12th year of night sweats when I found all of you on Earthclinic. I was having 4+ night sweats per night. (This is nothing compared to what other ladies are going through but I was pretty miserable.) Each time I was so drenched in sweat that I had to get up, change my nightgown and put a fresh towel on the bed. I also tried HRT and lost hair. I was pretty sad and desperate for relief.
I've been taking the ACV for about six weeks, two tablespoons three times a day. I believe that equates to 2/500mg pills 3 times a day, spaced out morning, noon and night. I've only had two night sweats in the beginning while I was trying to find the dose that would work for me. I still suffer from terrible insomnia but at least I'm dry now! ACV has been a miracle and a blessing!! I really hope our reviews will help others. May God continue to bless you, thank you for sharing!
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★☆
I'm 51 and for the past 4 years I have been experiencing 20-30 hot flashes a day and 3-4 night sweats a night. Life has been - difficult. I've tried many different supplements and some would help, briefly. Never, I mean never did I expect ACV to completely stop all hot flashes and night sweats. I'm almost afraid to exhale (smile). AMAZING
Apple Cider Vinegar
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Apple Cider Vinegar
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Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Sage did nothing for me. I took 2 500mg sage pills every day for 10 weeks. No relief from hot flashes at all.
I also tried Black Cohosh, magnesium supplements and several other things. I finally started drinking ACV twice a day -- 2 tablespoons morning and night -- and after only 5 days my hot flashes are greatly reduced to a point where I rarely get them either throughout the day or at night. Wish I had tried ACV before. It's an excellent remedy for hot flashes.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
(Marina Del Rey, Ca)
05/11/2017
★★★★★
Thank you to Earth Clinic. I'm 52 and after a year of solid hot flashes ("flushes" for you Brits) when I was 48, they subsided suddenly. I was in a fairly dull relationship then which eventually ended. My periods are more erratic than ever, but that's to be expected. After a long "dry spell" I am now in a vigorous new relationship. To my shock and embarrassment, my hormones must be being stimulated because for these three weeks, I'm having almost endless hot flashes - all day and frequently (6-8 times at least) per night! Desperate for relief! Took black cohosh at night for a week - felt no difference. Today, I just gagged down my first 1 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar in 8 oz of room temp water. Boy, I sure hope it works! It's an awful taste, but perhaps like wheat grass juice, that depends on one's body chemistry. I'm going to take another 1 T on an empty stomach right before bed. Here's hoping! Thanks for posting your article and to everyone who commented. I am inspired by your stories.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
For the past 4 days I have not had one daytime hot flash. For the past 4 nights I'm down to 1 to 3 night sweats. I'm fairly amazed at how simple this is. I should not be... God gave us everything we need. But I do wonder... how long do I need to keep using the ACV? Does it do it's thing then we stop taking it? Or does it only work while on it? Also - do I need to worry about a high acidic environment in me? Is it necessary to use baking soda as well??
(Ten Mile, Tn)
09/29/2016
HI U JILLG,,,,,,,, when my tractor driver got into this phase of life, she was crazy and was driving me crazy. In our youth boys and girls go through puberty about the same time and length of time. As we age we lose our hormones, but not on the same time schedule. Men lose them over a 15 to 20 year period, but wemmins lose them over a few years. They don't know whether to sheet or go blind when this happens.
She first went to a regular doctor and the MD prescribed synthetic hormones by Kentucky windage. That was a hit or miss and we both finally went to an Anti-aging doctor that measured our blood and spit and prescribed natural hormones to suit our situation . She sleeps and I sleep and she does not have sweats and sex is bettern ever, only not as often. Also, we get along. Our bodies are at peace.
My suggestion to you is to find an Anti-aging doctor that will get you on natural hormone modulation. This will cure most of your ails and slow down your aging. Most MD's hate Suzane Somers because she is smarter than they are in this area. Read her books.
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Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
(Vancouver Island, Canada)
05/01/2015
Hello! I have been having intermittent hot flashes for approximately five years but, for the past eight weeks, they have been brutal. I believe this newest change coincides with a complete lack of menses. I realize that eight weeks without a cycle does not mean I am finished menopause, but I think there has been at least a major shift in my hormones. Nonetheless, whatever the menopausal stage I am in, I am finding it difficult to cope with sleepless nights and uncomfortable and embarrassing flashes during the day. I have asked my husband to buy some apple cider vinegar and I going to try it tonight!! I think I will start with four tablespoons. Bottoms up and wish me luck!
(Toronto, Canada)
05/02/2015
For your symptoms I recommend you take sage. I just read on this topic yesterday. Here is what I found.
"In 1997, the National Institute of Medical Herbalists in the United Kingdom sent out a questionnaire to its member practitioners on the clinical use and experience of sage. Of 49 respondents, 47 used sage in their practice and 45 used it particularly in prescriptions for menopause. Almost all references were to sage's application for hot flashes, night sweats, and its estrogenic effect. The age range of the menopause patients was 40 to 64, with an average of 49.76. Three-quarters were aged 47 to 52. (...) Sage was prescribed as tea (aqueous infusion) by 37 practitioners, alcoholic tincture by 30, fresh tincture by 14, alcoholic fluidextract by 2, fresh juice by 2, and fresh leaf by 1 (Beatty and Denham, 1998).
It is well documented that Sage leaf helps to reduce menopausal sweats. (...) Sage has a strong anti-hydrotic action, and was a traditional treatment for night sweats in tuberculosis sufferers. Its oestrogenic effects may be used to treat some cases of dysmenorrhoea and menstrual irregularity or amenorrhoea and can reduce breast-milk production."
Quoted from http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-sage.html
(Colorado)
01/11/2016
I have been having serious issues with this for about a year. I have a week or two of them and then none for a couple of months. Mine happen mostly during sleep, although not always, and within seconds I completely soak the bed with sweat. Night after night this is disrupting both my sleep and my poor understanding husband who always welcomes me onto his dry side....until I soak that too. I have ACV on hand and will start back on it tonight. I am an RN and this thing is beyond me. I wake somedays wondering how I have any fluid left in my body after these nights. I am 50 so I am fairly sure this is menopause though I have no uterus to confirm this with the absence of periods. THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS! Will report back! Here's hoping and praying something works soon....
(Maine)
05/06/2016
★☆☆☆☆
Well I expect miracles however I must be honest...I forgot that I need an empty stomach. I did the 3 times with one tablespoon...I slept until 1 and after that it was downhill. I saw one comment on another website that to had 1/2 tsp baking soda.
My question is this: after several try-outs with it working, is this necessary to continue?
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
So for a couple years, as long as I took about a tablespoon (maybe a bit less - I never measured) per day, I'd have zero hot flashes. Lately, it seemed to stop working. I've had hot flashes I can only describe as debilitating - so bad I haven't wanted to leave the house.
After trying various things, I decided to increase the ACV by a lot. I must be taking about 4 tablespoons (still not measuring) either in water (always with a straw to protect my teeth) or in salad dressings that are heavy on the ACV.
This has worked. I have my life back. I've slept through the last 3 nights, which makes a HUGE difference to my quality of life.
So my advice is, pay attention to dose. Some people may need more than others, and the necessary dosage may change over time.
(Molalla)
06/29/2017
(Nebraska, Usa)
12/02/2017
Thank you so much for this post! I started ACV in January 2017. It was a miracle cure. I was taking 2 tbs twice a day. The flashes completely disappeared after using the first bottle. I got my life back. But then I house sat for a friend for three weeks and didn't use the ACV. The flashes resumed, although they were not as bad as they had been. I resumed taking ACV at my normal dosage but to my dismay -- nothing! It's simply does not work for me anymore. From reading here I've learned that it is safe to increase my dosage. I will be doing that, promptly. Thank you for the hope your post provided.
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
I stumbled across this website while searching a natural cure for hot flashes. I am 64 and have been on HRT (Activella) for 15 years. I wanted to try to get off so last September I started "weaning" myself down a little at a time. I got down to every other day and began having hot flashes all day and night. I then stumbled across this web site. I can't stand the taste of vinegar so I bought some ACV pills. The pills are 250 mg and equivalent to 1 1/2 tsp. of vinegar. I took 2 pills the first night and they didn't help much. I came back to check what amount others were taking and noticed a lot of women taking 2 Tablespoons of vinegar day and night so I started taking 4 pills in the morning and 4 again at night. This is the equivalent to 2 T. liquid vinegar. I have been taking the ACV pills for a couple of weeks and have no hot flashes and can sleep at night. Ironically the day after I take my HRT pill ( I am down to one every third day) I do get some mild hot flashes. the other two days that I do not take the HRT pill I am HF free!! I am tempted to just stop the HRT pills altogether and take the ACV pills only but don't want to throw my body back into severe hot flashes again. Is anyone else out there trying to wean off of HRT and taking the ACV pills at the same time and how are you doing?
Laura
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
I was thrilled when the ACV helped my hot flashes. but it really only helped me for a week or so. I continue talking ACV for other health benefits-- maybe in the future it will work again for me. (i take 2T with a bit of water before bedtime)
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
Apple Cider Vinegar
★★★★★
