What can be done for those of us who suffer extreme side effects from HRT? I've had a complete hysterectomy, and the gastro-intestinal side effects from the HRT was horrible so had to stop the HRT.
Talk to your doctor about alternative routes of administration -- estrogen patches or injections may be tolerable where oral adminstrations is problematic.
If no estrogen is tolerable, or is contraindicated for other reasons such as venous thrombosis, breast malignancy etc other meds to combat the symptoms can be tried, including SSRI's such as prozac, or such meds as bellaspas, catapres in pill/patch form. Some woman try herbal remedies, the most frequently used one is black cohosh, but I don't have much luck with the herbal remedies.