Please take heed. HRT delays the symptoms. They come back, even after many years. I think people think that they go through the menopause whilst on HRT but they don't. My MIL was on it for 30 years or more (having paid for it privately in the early years) and started suffering hot flushes and night sweats when she stopped - at 79! She is 84 now and still has bouts. It is very odd to talk about menopausal symptoms with someone in their 80's when it finished for me many years ago. I don't have dry or wrinkly skin and feel normal every day without taking any tablets. It really is worth exploring natural remedies first.

Eventually you should go back to normal, very slowly. I think the worst effects last a year or two although it may be vastly different in other people. Once it's over you can forget about it. By the way, I know some men who have hot flushes but do not realise that is what they are!