Surgical induced menopause and hot flushes

OMG @RIM24. I So hear you!!! Chemo slammed me into menopause at 47 and this has been the hardest thing for me to deal with since my BC diagnosis. There have been lots and lots of posts about this. Just type in 'hot flushes' in the search field across from the new discussion button and next to the page index on the online network home page. I am 18 months since chemo finished and 9 months since Herceptin finished and while I have had a couple of good weeks here and there (including a short time when I cut out coffee) I still get them on average every 20 minutes sometimes every five minutes. I have tried effexor, magnesium, acupuncture and Clonidine. I live with a glass of ice and a fan beside my bed and had to get a doctor's certificate to allow me a fan on my desk at work. Both are off/on, off/on all day and night long. Like @primek I wear layers. I find it more uncomfortable in winter. My hair has grown back but it gets so sweaty at night that I end up freezing cold once the flush finishes. I get very sleep deprived after a few nights and so my GP prescribed Endep which is a mild antidepressant but is also used as a sleeping pill. I take them once or twice a week just so I can catch up on sleep. So far this is the only thing that gives me a few hours rest from them. I know how debilitating these can be so I really wish you luck with them!