I just learned something new!!! I went to the doctor and mentioned I seemed to be getting hot flashes AGAIN! I had a hysterectomy in 1989 and went thru menopause not long after that. I went off the HRT in 2003. WELL, it seems that was PREmenopausal symptoms and now I've got the real thing!!! WOW! Before I could even suggest anything "natural" he handed me a list and said what works for one may not work for another. I went out and bought some Black Cohosh and some Wild Yam. He said to take one for a month or so and then try the other. He also gave me a prescription of a mild med. because we'll be out of town and not able to talk to him again!