I had almost stopped having any symptoms, then I did a parasite cleanse and WHAM! I have not been a functional human being in all the time since I started cleansing. I didn't do the cleanse to help with menopause, because to be honest, I was pretty much thinking it was over...all the hot flashes, etc. were gone. I had pretty good energy for someone with lupus, but I was having some lymph swelling and something strange going on in one eyes, so I thought "Why not?"
Now I'm truly ill. I have no energy, can't think, am spaced out worse and worse every day, and my temperature regulation is shot. I don't have "hot flashes". I start heating up around 7 p.m. and it gets worse until at bedtime, I have the AC on and am lying naked on the bed under a fan thinking I'm going to die! Most nights I can't get comfortable. Covers on, too hot...covers off, too cold. I haven't had a good night's sleep without some sort of herbal sleep aid for weeks. Then I wake up in a house in the low 70's, still hot. Coffee, believe it or not, seems to cool me down. I sit under a fan all day with the air on.
To add insult to injury, I'm GAINING weight, despite being on a diet where I only eat one meal a day and drink two protein shakes. I'm so desperate, I'm thinking of going on a 30-day Master Cleanse just to lose weight. None of my clothes fit. If I can't lose 10 lbs. quick I'll have to go out and buy size 14's, and I'm 5'4" with a small frame.
I finished the parasite cleanse, and I'm now on a candida cleanse, but after this, unless I'm doing the Master Cleanse, I'm done.
Why is this happening? I'm ready to go to the doctor and get HRT!
I have done some cleansing in the past. From what you sadi, I think I have had an easy time of it.
I did quite a bit of research and a lot of woemen do gain weight in menopause. From what I have read, it is mainly a change in hormone levels and things should slowly revert back to normal. Provided you don't over eat!
I found a lot of useful advice on the Change of Life website at
I have been where you are. Get to a qualified NP or Doc specializing in bio-identical hormone replacement. Have your hormones including thyroid, tested with saliva tests, as this checks the tissue levels, not the blood levels, and give a more accurate reading. You sound hypothyroid, possibly Iodine deficient, and hormonally unbalanced, possibly the adrenals.
I was miserable and never slept, no herbal remedies helped and the docs wanted to put me on sleeping pills and Zoloft. nope. I felt so depressed and so low sometimes as if I was in a hole. Not like me at all. I got lucky and found a brilliant NP specializing in anti-aging and hormone replacement. She discovered my imbalances and I am now slowly recovering. It is not a quick fix, but a healthy one. DO NOT take prescription HRT from a GYN. you must take only bio-identicals and you better check to make sure what you are taking. True bio identicals are done through a compounding pharmacy. Strictly for YOU and YOUR levels. Beware of tablets and one-size fits- all remedies given out by some doctors from Big Pharma.
Read about hormones: google Dr Brownstein and read Suzanne Sommers books. She has alot of info in her books, even though she may be a bit over the top for some people, she still has great info and you can check it all out yourself from the index and bibliographies.
I am still fighting some things, but I am better. Keep at it. You can do it.
Sorry for your discomfort. I agree with the previous poster. It sounds like you have a low thyroid problem. Also, if you have "silver" fillings aka mercury fillings they can wreak havoc on your hormones because mercury is a endocrine disruptor. Mercury intoxication goes hand and hand with parasites infestation and candida.
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I'm going crazy! Cleansing making menopause so much worse! 
