It is such a coincidence that quite a few of you mention that your hot-flashes feel like Power Surges! I belong to a message board that i believe is the biggest message board for anyone going through Menopause and Peri-menopause. There is a ton of information on that website and articles from doctors who state that there are more natural ways to help with the symptoms of menopause. There are a TON of wonderful women on that board all suffering from the same types of things. No matter what your symptoms are there is usually a topic board about it. It is just as wonderful a place to be as this quilting board is. If you are interested (I am a member there as well), the web address is...
http://www.power-surge.com/
I hope this helps as it helped me answer a lot of my own questions concerning meno and peri-menopause.