Hi Kim

I agree with upsadaisy and would recommend leaving your body alone to start with. You don't have to take HRT and all it does is delay the onset of symptoms. With a cynical hat on, I feel that the generation who were guinea pigs for the pill are now the guinea pigs for HRT. I personally have taken no products or HRT, but have done the following which may help you:

Only buy clothes in breathable fabrics and wear layers so you can strip off or add a layer as needed.

Don't drink really, really hot cups of tea or coffee. Let hot drinks cool a little.

Overhaul your diet, eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink lots of water.

Accept that your metabolic rate will slow a little, so rev it up by building more exercise into your life.

Realise that the menopause is just a stage of life and not the end of life.

Keep doing everything you enjoy and add a few more things too!

This may sound a slightly "kookie" approach and I'm sure there will be lots of alternative views.

Good luck
Foxie x.