From Woman's World · Cailey Griffin · · 1m 30s
Melissa Joan Hart on Menopause Hot Flashes
Melissa Joan Hart, 50, shares her severe hot flashes and Bayer’s new treatment for menopause.
In brief
Melissa Joan Hart, 50, shares her severe hot flashes and Bayer’s new treatment for menopause. Melissa Joan Hart, 50, experiences severe hot flashes that disrupt sleep and is promoting Bayer’s Lynkuet for moderate-to-severe menopause symptoms. Originally reported by Woman's World.
Hart’s hot flashes disrupt sleep
Melissa Joan Hart, 50, says her hot flashes cause night sweats that wake her from sleep.
“I like to sleep under a weighted blanket and have all my pillows around me and whatnot. And man, when those hot flashes hit, they hit with a vengeance.”
Hart partners with Bayer for menopause awareness
Hart is promoting Bayer’s ‘Life Doesn’t Stop for a Hot Flash’ campaign to raise menopause awareness.
“It’s the ‘Life Doesn’t Stop for a Hot Flash’ campaign, which I love the title of because life shouldn’t stop for a hot flash.”
Hot flashes explained by experts
Hot flashes are sudden feelings of intense heat starting in the chest, neck or face and can cause sweating and chills.
“Hot flashes are sudden feelings of intense heat, usually starting in the chest, neck or face and sometimes spreading throughout the body.”
Hot flash severity levels
Hot flashes are divided into mild, moderate, or severe based on disruption to daily activities.
“Severe hot flashes involve intense heat and sweating that interrupt her daily activities, interfere with her concentration or wake her from sleep.”
Lynkuet treatment for hot flashes
Lynkuet is a newer FDA-approved nonhormonal medication for moderate-to-severe hot flashes.
“Lynkuet (elinzanetant) is a newer, FDA-approved, nonhormonal prescription medication developed by Bayer to treat moderate-to-severe hot flashes associated with menopause.”
Lynkuet safety considerations
Lynkuet is not recommended for pregnant women or those with significant liver abnormalities.
“We also want women to know that if they’re pregnant, they can’t take Lynkuet [as] it could risk pregnancy loss.”
Hart’s next steps for treatment
Hart plans to discuss Lynkuet with her doctor at her next appointment.
“Hart shared she isn’t currently taking Lynkuet but plans to talk about it with her doctor at her next appointment.”
Expert tips for home relief
Identify hot flash triggers, keep things cool at night, and shed extra pounds to reduce hot flashes.
“Working to reduce body fat, particularly abdominal fat, is one way to help combat hot flashes at home.”
Menopause awareness message
Hart says menopause is a taboo topic that needs open discussion to reduce silence.
“I think this has been a taboo topic for so long, and generations before us didn’t talk about it because it was looked at as shameful or personal.”
In short
Melissa Joan Hart, 50, experiences severe hot flashes that disrupt sleep and is promoting Bayer’s Lynkuet for moderate-to-severe menopause symptoms.
