Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was really excited to get one of these, as I've been suffering through the never ending menopause. The Chillow works, in that, it has a nice, cool surface. It very much cools me down when I first lie down on it. However, these are the negatives. -It's bulky and heavy and very hard to get situated. It's so heavy, in fact, that it squishes my pillows down too flat. - If you put it inside a pillow case (atop a pillow) it won't stay in place. If you use it outside the pillow, well, you're lying on plastic -- which just made me sweat. - it got very very warm during the night. Not just "no longer cool", but nearly what I'd call HOT. I awoke with the sensation of lying on a heating pad. -the pad bunches up inside the plastic case. I've only had it 1 1/2 weeks. -the smell has faded some, but there is still a strong plastic smell. Heck, I smell like plastic after I wake up!! So really, I found it useful to help get to sleep, but when I woke up during the night, (sometimes after only 2 hours) I was lying on a hot, wrinkly, heavy lump of soggy plastic. I'll take the hot flashes, thanks anyway.