I had a partial hysterectomy shortly after my third child was born in 1992. This last year, I started having hot flashes and sweating. My doctor advised me try an herbal place as well. I refuse to take hormones due to severe reactions to any type of pills. My sister-in-law recommended Flaxseed oil in pill form. It helped me a great deal!

I'm on HRT. My progesterone is zilch. I stopped having a period for four months. Then I had a menses that nearly put me the hospital because I lost so much blood. I even blacked out in class for a few seconds while I was getting my insurance license. That cycle was 16 days and day ten almost put me in the hospital. Went to the doctor for the first time in 9 yrs and they found out I have PCOS, which then led to discovering the Thyroiditis diagnosis and eventually getting a fibromyalgia diagnosis too. I'm on 400 milligrams of progesterone and it does have side effects. Hormones are necessary for our bodies to function properly. Consult a doctor and if you aren't sure, get a second opinion.

My symptoms started right after I had my daughter when I was 36. I am now through menopause but I did not take anything at all for the symptoms, I kind of just let them run their course.

I had horrible night sweats at first, then the hot flashes started, and then I got the cramping problems before my period left for good. All of it felt horrible at the time but I am glad that I decided to do it without any help from the HRT.

Everyone I know who decided to go that route wound up having the worst mood swings. I mean the "fine one moment, and in the pits of despair the next, and then on cloud nine right after that" mood swings. I know that not everyone gets those kinds of swings but all the people I know (4 different women) that went that route had a really bad time. And one woman in particular, needed to go on antidepressants as she wound up having suicidal thoughts. I am not saying that HRT was the cause, I just thought it interesting that the women that seemed to have the hardest time with menopause were the ones that decided to take HRT.

I was lucky I mostly missed out on the mood swings and I believe genetics played a part in that as my Mum never had any of the mood swings at all. Overall my experience was relatively easy compared to a lot of people but having been a smoker, I decided the risks of heart disease and breast cancer were too high for me to consider HRT.

I will be honest and say that every now and then, even though I am now through menopause, I still get a hot flash or two.

Only you will know what is right for your body, listen to what it is telling you.

I had a hysterectomy when I was 28 I had cancer in my uterus I haven’t taken any kind of hormones I am 50 now. All I can say is you know your own body I can’t tell you if it’s good or not. I wish you all the best. Keep ya in my prayers

I went to my doctor about the hot flashes and sweating and she wouldn't even consider HRT. I have been usding supplemernts to get through the wonderful period of womenhood. I use Estroven. It helps me greatly. It has black cohosh in it.