I am only 27, but am experiencing severe hot flashes, mood swings, and basicly all the symptoms of menopause. I am in the process of trying to figure out what' wrong with me. I suspect a may have Permimenopause which comes before menopause. With all my frustration, I have been doing tons of research for things that will help with my symptoms.

I found that everyone recommends Evening Primrose Oil, Fish or Flaxseed Oil, and Soy Isoflavone. Both of those ingredients are in those Estroven menopause pills. I by the suppliments in their individual pill form because you can experiment with the dosage. The premade combo pills have very small amounts of the helpful stuff. They are very small portions in comparison to what I read you should take. I was just at the store a couple days ago and spent about an hour in WalMart reading the backs of all the packages. The suggested amount of Primrose Oil is 1,000 mg and I think the Estrovan had only 50 mg or something like that.

Here is what each of those things is supposed to do for you...

Fish (best) or Flaxseed Oil: Lessen hot flashes, sweating, depression, and fatigue

Evening Primrose Oil: Lesson breast tenderness, mood swings, anxiety, irritabillity, headaches, and water retention

Soy and Soy Isoflavone: Lessons hot flashes

Also, cortisol in your body increases the symptoms of menopause. Cortisol can be reduced by regular exercize.

And then there is the obvious... try to do things to relax yourself, avoid excessive amounts of sugar and you should avoid caffeine completely.