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I've found that removing caffeine is a great help and as much as I loved spicy foods, I have to remove them at all costs. This has greatly helped my menopause walk.

Do your research but then trust your instincts - my doctor acts like she is on commission for HRT but I'm not convinced

Eat healthily and drink loads of water.

Keeping a little battery fan in my handbag has been my lifesaver at times and moisturiser for my dry skin

Don't suffer in silence, use a menopause magnet x

Layering clothes... ditto...

I keep a water sprayer on my bedside table so I can spritz if I get too hot. It saves getting up, and I tend to get back to sleep pretty quickly too! I also have an electric fan I can put on which helps cool me down

A hand held fan is a must and a wet facecloth kept in the freezer for very hot flushes

Keeping cool! Buy clothes that have the cool down feel . I had early hysterectomy and her was brill. But as soon as I came off five years ago wow I got those delayed hot flushes!!! Keep cool and soldier on!!!

HRT sorry!?

Have to hand a cooling spritz to spray on when the need arises, eat lots of fruit and veg and yoga helped me

I suffer with really bad anxiety at night and have difficulty sleeping. I have recently joined a ‘clubbersize’ exercise class which I really enjoy and hope this will help...doesn’t help with the sweating though!!

To take a deep breathe and know that others are going through the same thing so you are not alone.

decaf coffee and herbal teas are a great help

Layers, yoga and gratitiude - so much to be thankful for even when life's a bit stressful.

Go with it, relax. It’s a natural process, eat healthily, minimal alcohol, plenty of water. Go see your GP if symptoms are too much to bear. At the end of it NO MORE PERIODS. Freedom!.

For me i only feel better when i eat well and exercise 4 times a week...as soon as i start eating unhealthy my symptoms seem to get worse.And time out every week which for me is a massage or facial...if i feel im treating myself my moods dont seem as bad!

tend to keep up with the exercising for sure

I find that magnesium helps to keep me calm as sometimes I'm emotional and like a coiled spring

Top tip for hot flushes during the night hot-flush proof pyjamas/nightwear yes ladies there is such a thing and they do work www.cucumberclothing.com these also have clothing

Wearing layers that can be removed, exercise and a healthy diet avoiding caffeine.

I'm going to sound very smug here, but don't mean to. The only symptom I had was that my periods stopped (at 55). I kept bracing myself for all the nasties that my friends were going through and nothing happened. I think at 63 I can safely say I'm out of the danger zone now!

I've always been a healthy eater, not much red meat, lots of fruit, veg and nuts, but also plenty of red wine and spicy food. And I've always walked a lot, and did some running and yogalates in my fifties. Whether any of this helped, I couldn't say. I remember my mum and auntie suffering the hot sweats and mood swings, so I've been lucky.

portable fan

Wear layers and buy a desk fan

Drinking Lots of water, some gentle exercise or short walk every day. A multivitamin supplement such as Menopace. All helped keep things under control for me.