Thank you for all your kind advise. I'm definatley going to be seeing a gyn that specializes in menopause, if my current GP does not provided a referral I'll find one that will.
After some reflection about my rather large hesitation of taking antidepressants, I came to the conclusion that my hesitation stems from the way my doctor presented them to me. I asked her what happens if antidepressants don't work, what's the next option? And she didn't have one. I don't like the fact that no other options were given. I have a history of my body reacting in a negative way to medications, so for me it's always been a last resort thing, and even though I'm pretty miserable right now, I'm not at the point where I would be willing to take antidepressants as my luck I'll end up getting severe negative side effects.
The other problem I need to correct is finding a new Dr closer to home. She moved her practice 2yrs ago, and its now a 3 hr drive round trip to her office.
About the only thing I've found helpful so far is drinking large amounts of ice water.
Again, thanks for all your responses there much appreciated.