answer:Every woman is different, so no two will have the exact same combo plate of symptoms, good or bad. lol I am 3 years out of the last cycle as of this October and I have opted out on any HRT therapy. My experience was one of increased sexuality for several years, ( natures way of hoping to squeeze one last offspring out of the old ovaries. lol ) Irregular cycles going from a period every 2 weeks to every other month, to intervals of 3–4 months for about a year, then….done! I still have hot flashes but not as frequently as during the peri-menopausal phases that lasted about 6 years for me. I have not experienced depression which my doc tried to tell me I would without HRT. (I resented that! Really, and you KNOW this for SURE! haha ) Actually just this year I have felt my age creeping up more with body aches and more random and bizarre little physical anomalies, like my elbow hurting for no reason and some short term memory loss. haha So far, so good, and I have no regrets about letting things unfold naturally.