Sleep
Although hot flashes and night sweats can cause significant sleeping difficulties. Paradoxically, studies show that sleeping well can significantly improve those symptoms.
Strategies for helping with sleep include:
Effective sleep hygiene (download the PDF guidelines)
Magnesium oxide 400-800mg before bed
showed some improvement in hot flashes as well as sleep (Park 2011)
Valerian root 160-320 milligrams before bed
L-theanine 100-200 mg tid
Chamomile in supplement or tea form
Acupuncture
Yoga or other body-based therapies