Hi Carolann, I've no experience of HRT but loads of ladies on here can offer good up to date advice about risks etc, which aren't as bad as they used to be made out to be but I have taken Sertraline and to be honest, would never take it for hot flushes! Obviously, I'm not medically qualified, your GP is, but to give somebody them for mainly hot flushes seems odd. Not to put you off, as everybody is different, I couldn't tolerate them but plenty of people swear by them.