I was lucky and know it...few flashes, stopped sugar and doubled the vitamins and "go away!" was my mantra while exercising. Don't believe in taking hormones. Unless you have some kind of abnormal hormone problem (according to my doc) hot flashes go away within two years once M is over. For me it all started about 51 and was done by 54. Truly that was my experience. Now my sister has been on hormones forever and still having hot flashes (she says) 15 years after M. But then I have a better attitude than she does..lol.