Warm flashes

Hot flashes have arrived! I was hoping to avoid them, since I have had no problem even though the menses have become irregular, and my sister had no problem. It may be possible that Tamoxifen speeds up the natural process of entering menopause.
They started mild, just like blushing, so it took two weeks to recognize for what they are. At first they were few and far in between, e.g once during the day, twice at night, but now they are visiting regularly, at least hourly, and during every kind of situation, including while talking with others. Sigh....    At this point they could be described as warm flashes.
It is said that they stop when hormonal therapy stops. FOUR YEARS of this???
What may help:

• acupuncture (already doing it, it didn't prevent it)
• diet without alcohol or spicy foods (already doing it)
• relaxation (stressful situations/thoughts can bring this on, so be sure to have  regular meditation practice)
• drugs (treat side effects of drugs with more drugs, possibly on the WADA list)

Update from the future: The warm flashes only lasted about 6-7 weeks. 😊