But they're also used off-label for the treatment of hot flashes, which occur when changing hormone levels throw off the part of the brain that controls body temperature. SSRIs and SNRIs are ...

Some people may also experience night sweats or hot flashes when they are taking SSRIs. Feeling like you are roasting in an ...

Primary and review articles published in English were identified by a MEDLINE (1966-June 2003) search using the MeSH terms "hot flashes," "hot flushes," "menopause," and "serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

Research suggests that antidepressants may help treat menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. Antidepressants are medications that help treat symptoms of depression. Most impact ...

The mean reduction in hot flash score in the combined placebo arms of all studies was 24%. The antidepressants paroxetine (10–25 mg per day), fluoxetine (20 mg per day), sertraline (50–100 mg ...

The effect of antidepressants on sleep has been widely documented, with different people experiencing varying side effects, ...

Researchers have found that SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) antidepressants have the potential to improve certain cognitive functions, such as verbal memory. They measured brain ...

Thousands of bottles of antidepressants have been recalled across the U.S. after they were found to contain levels of a potentially cancer-causing chemical above the acceptable limit as set out by ...

You have plenty of company. According to a recent study, when stock prices fall, the number of antidepressant prescriptions rises. The researchers examined the connection by first creating local ...

He would be physically sick. He would be unable to leave the house." Dylan, from Glasgow, was treated with the antidepressant Fluoxetine from the age of 16. But when he turned 18, his medication ...

The matchup: Two doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” against a six-week course of the popular antidepressant escitalopram, often sold as Lexapro or Cipralex.

Women taking other agents for hot flashes, hormonal therapy other than tamoxifen, or antidepressants were excluded. The primary endpoints, hot flash frequency and severity, were documented in ...