Supplements?

hi all-my hysterectomy was 5-11-10, and did very well recovery wise- did the first 6 weeks post op with no vitamins, no hormones, just ibuprofen for pain. Was having maybe one hot flash per day during the night- tried 1 mg estridiol and had some yuck side effects, dropped it down to .5 and had some general hotness-back up to the 1mg and yuck side effects reappeared and now my face is breaking out. Think about taking some of the advice here and going the supplement route. Any thoughts?

Maybe you were on the wrong type and dose of HRT. There are a wide selection of hormones your doctor can prescribe.

Supplements help sometimes if the symptoms are not too severe.

Estroven, Remefemin and other supplements that have black cohosh help some women.

Here is a link on alternatives to HRT:

http://www.project-aware.org/Managin...hotflash.shtml

Plant estrogens don't work as fast as HRT and are very weak , so it may take weeks to see significant results.