Hi all,
I was prescribed HRT for many years, (I live in France where it is available as a stick-on patch) and did find that wonderful, as I had fought against the idea of HRT for a couple of years, - but at 60 was told I could no longer have this.
The hot flushes have returned though not as badly.
I take soya tablets, and black cohosh, though these would not have been sufficient when I was on HRT.
However, I found early on that a very strong mint was useful to nip the flush in the bud (not the little tubes of Extra Strong, a boiled sweet type mint, but a very strong one, or even a very minty humbug).
More recently I find licorice even more useful, just the ordinary black strips and coils, the soft ones are nicer, Pontefract cakes, or the white-coated ones.
Hope this helps someone!
Helen