Re: Help enclosed! Re: Help for HOT FLASHES?... Grrrr. SLASH. Strangled hair-raising scream... IT'SNOTFUNNY

Here's a big, thick, handmade quilt of love and understanding to wrap yourself in (and a fluffy pillow of 'peacefulness' for your weary head & brain).

Thank you for the blanket, Uny! I teared up just reading that; and one of the weird things lately is that I haven't been able to cry.  This is very off-topic but i'll summarize: Although Mpm doesn't have alzheimers, she is slipping away physically and mentally and emotionally/psychologically, due to an undetermined neurological problem. It is the slow agonizing process of losing the person i have been closest to in the world. (plus of course seeing her suffer)... And I'm out of town trying to help manage her care needs.

The 'aging parent' thing is something very few of us are prepared to handle (it bashed me to smithereens a couple of years ago).

I'm sorry to hear that, Uny. Yes, it has been devastating. I lost my father a few years ago to pancreatic cancer. It was horrible -- though fast. This has been sooo much worse.... I'm telling you if I didn't have my faith, and wonderful brothers, I would not have made it this far.

Are ya psychic, Uny?!... You are so right about my adrenals. I've been a serious coffee drinker most of my adult life, but lately have been an addict; and my New Year plan is to wean myself off of it. It has gotten to the point that I drink it all day long, just to function. Obviously a huge 'duh'  factor w/ my fatigue problem. I'm talking several cups in the morning, a 5-shot drink at Starbucks in the afternoon, followed by one or two more cups.

I was wondering how to wean myself off the caffeine, but it sounds like these herbs will be a big help... Plan is to switch to half caff for a few days (using teeccino. it's a delicious herbal coffee substitute), then maybe just teeccino for a few days, then switch to just teas. Maybe it will be much easier w/ the FF and the ashwagandha.

i'm off to place the order with you and then to order the Ashwagandha ... Big, huge, tearful, warm, fluffy hug and thanks, Uny. 8^)