Remifemin – Good for What Ails Ya!

I’ve told you all of my own personal struggles with perimenopause and the desperate measures that I sometimes resorted to.  Not to mention the hundreds, nay, the thousands of dollars I spent, trying to get relief.  Some things worked for me.  Some things didn’t.

One of the products that I’ve used that actually did work is Remifemin, an herbal, over-the-counter treatment for menopause that can be found online and in health food stores everywhere.

By the time I had heard of Remifemin I was pretty much past the worst of my menopause symptoms.  Though, I continued to wrestle with some brief periods of irritability, mild depression and that wretched insomnia.  It was during one of my more difficult bouts with insomnia that someone recommended Remifemin.

Having already done my stint with prescription sleep aids during the worst of my symptoms, I certainly wasn’t too thrilled with the prospect of using them again.  Nor did I want to get back on the merry-go-round of trying this and trying that, in hopes that something would work.

But, they say old habits die hard and when you’re a middle aged broad seeking relief from menopause symptoms, no truer words can be spoken.  Though I had thrown everything I could think of at the perimenopause insomnia situation and felt I had pretty much exhausted all possibilities;  hope sprang eternal in my heart once again when I heard of Remifemin and I beat cleats, as we say in the South,  straight to the nearest Whole Foods store in search of that magic pill.

According to their official website:

Remifemin claims to be the the number one obstetrician and gynecologist recommended over-the-counter menopausal therapy.

In addition:

Backed by 50 years of clinical studies, Remifemin claims to be safe, effective, well tolerated and proven to reduce hot flashes, night sweats, related occasional sleeplessness, irritability, and mood swings associated with menopause.

So, that’s the “official” take on Remifemin, ladies.  What’s my take on it?  It actually works.

The main ingredient in the product is black cohosh.  The good news about black cohosh is that it has no estrogenic activity.  Which means that it is safe for use by women who have had breast cancer and don’t wish to wrangle with it again and also for those of us who aren’t too thrilled about getting it in the first place. You know, silly women that we are.

So, if you’ve been considering  Remifemin lately and wondering  if it’s all it’s cracked up to be, I think the answer could be said, yes.  Yes, it is.

Is it the perfect cure-all?  No.  But, it can certainly provide some measure of relief when you just might be feeling desperate.

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