What do you do to help relieve hot flashes?

I'm writing a paper in school about menopause and the experiences of women who have stopped taking hormones. Could you help me out and answer a short survey?What do you do to help relieve hot flashes?
Hot flashes can be relieved, by placing a cool towel over your stomach, and a cool cloth over your forehead. When I was pregnant, I experienced hot flashes, and this worked for me. Also, a cool eucalyptus bath is nice. If you are on the go, then you can take a bottle of cold water along with you as well as a cloth. When you have a hot flash, wet your cloth, and wipe your face, neck, chest, and also your arm pits.
This all may seem weird, but hot flashes are no fun, and anything that helps is a relief. It worked for me.
Drink ice-cold water when hot flash hits and use soy milk instead of milk on cereal.