hlc,
The two symptoms you have mentioned are hot flashes and depression. You might talk to your doctor about
some sort of a SSRI antidepressant to help with both. Here's an article from Consumer's Reports that talks about
SSRIs and hot flashes:
consumerreports.org/cro/2012/04/should-you-take-antidepressants-for-hot-flashes/index.htm