Hot Flashes
"I&#039;m a transwoman who after 2+ years on estradiol was taken off it &quot;cold turkey&quot; after having a mini-stroke. The hospital doctors figured that the estradiol had contributed to my mini-stroke and took me off it rather abruptly. Within a week of quitting the estradiol I started having terrible hot flashes that would last 15-20 minutes followed by icy cold spells that lasted  5-10 minutes , I was fairly certain I was dying ! My ob/gyn  prescribed Gabapentin 100 mg capsules once a day and within 2 weeks most of the hot flashes subsided. Now I get hot flashes once or twice a day rather than four to six times, I have to say my quality of life has improved considerably !"