The first factor individuals ask is whether or not Amberen functions or not. The answer to this is a little complicated. In short it does work, but for a minority it may not. In my job I function with many women who have taken Amberen for their symptoms and I would say it functions in about 80 percent of the cases. In some women it just seems to have no effect at all but in others it completely gets rid of their uncomfortable symptoms. What I would recommend, therefore, is to get a trial of Amberen prior to you commit and then see if it begins working for you after a couple of weeks. My websites: Amberen Side Effects