The Emotional Rollercoaster of Menopause

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I had much more difficulty with PMS, which got worse in peri-menopause. Other than that, I had hot flashes for about 5 years. I never let it bother me and just kept a water bottle on my desk, drank a lot.
Some people say that using bio-identical hormones that are compounded from natural ingredients is a safer route to go than synthetic hormones. You could research that option, too.

I'll ditto this. Bio-identical progesterone works for me. NOT Estrogen. I'd recommend reading "what your doctor won't tell you about periminopause" by Dr John Lee.