“I had hot flushes and perspiration to the point where I looked as if someone was pouring water over me. I would get these normally at night and they'd last all night long. My husband got used to getting out of bed at all hours to help change the covers, since the bed would be totally drenched. He was amazed how many mornings my clothes would be hanging loosely from me due to the loss of fluids with these attacks.

These attacks would be accompanied by a tightness across the chest and a complete loss of energy. I would occasionally get the attacks during the day, but very rarely - to begin with.

At the same time I was having severe stress/panic attacks and had not had a complete night’s sleep for over eighteen months. Every night/morning I woke a minimum once, maybe twice, sometimes more. I had to stop myself running from the house, the sense of fear was so bad, but I would have to get up, go downstairs and sit for a while.

Even though by the end of 18 months I would hardly be able to lift my head from the pillows and would bounce off the walls getting myself downstairs because I was so tired. My husband always worried in case I fell down the stairs one night whilst in this state. But he also knew that if he tried to put his hand on me to guide or help or just to cuddle me and tell me I was safe I would feel trapped and the panic would increase, forcing me to lash out at anything in my path.

It sounds rather stupid, but the fear and tightness in my chest, the feeling of not being able to breathe, plus the overwhelming desire/need to get out and run away (from what I do not know) was totally overpowering; and together with the hot flushes/drenching perspiration attacks was making life almost unbearable.

The panic attacks and hot flushes got worse and worse as I kept going and going, all the time terrified that if I stopped I would breakdown completely never to stand again. … I was totally drained, becoming more tired and tearful at the slightest thing. The constant feeling of being unable to cope was getting worse. I got up each morning terrified I could not face or cope with the day.

When I first read your website I decided there was nothing to lose. I could certainly say yes to most of the symptoms list and a few of the letters from your customers seemed familiar in their symptoms/stories. I showed my husband and he agreed that as long as we knew what the cream contained, and my specialist had nothing against it, I should try.

I sent for the cream and could not wait for it to arrive. However, the first night I opened the jar, I thought ‘you're crazy, this cream is not going to work’ but I applied the cream and prayed that it would do something. The 2nd night I had my first sleep without any hot flushes/perspiration attacks.

I still had the panic attacks but ‘that was all’. Maybe I’m just so exhausted my body is too tired to have a hot flush I thought, I’ll wait and see. But two weeks later, no hot flushes and surprise, the panic attacks were almost every other night rather than every night and the urgency to get out of the house and run was getting less.

I still had to get up, but it was not sheer terror that now drove me. I felt better able to cope and would rise slowly, walk downstairs, sit for a few moments, let the chest tightness subside and go immediately back up to bed. After a few more weeks I would rise, go downstairs, walk around then return to my bedroom - no sitting for any length of time.

Six weeks later there were no panic attacks, no hot flushes/soaking perspiration sessions - no changing bedclothes. And sleep, blissful sleep. No tearful sessions and no fear when I rise to face each day.

My husband said he noticed the difference immediately I stopped getting the hot flushes and the attacks calmed down. He said I looked happier, and although the family all understood why I snapped at them (when I was getting the attacks) it had obviously made life difficult and upsetting for them at times; but now I hardly snapped at them at all - I hadn’t even noticed this side of things getting so bad, although I had noticed that I was staying calmer with everything these days. I could look at every problem calmly and as usually happens when one stays calm, a solution is either found or you cope with the situation easily.

I am sorry that this letter is so long but I felt that you should be aware of how your cream has helped me. A million and more thanks for your assistance. Please keep up the good work.”