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 ...

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.

"Newer antidepressants decrease hot flashes more than placebo, and are reasonable options," says Charles Loprinzi, M.D., Regis Professor of Breast Cancer Research at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

The analysis by Loprinzi and co-workers supports the notion that antidepressants and gabapentin decrease menopausal hot flashes. In addition, the study showed that venlafaxine and paroxetine were ...

“As the definitive physiology of hot flashes is not known, I believe it cannot be assumed that the efficacy of the new antidepressants for hot flashes is a class effect,” says lead researcher ...

Another of the most common symptoms associated with this time is hot flashes, as "approximately 70% of women will experience them at some point during the menopause transition," says Rebecca ...

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 ...

Non-hormonal medications: Certain medications, such as antidepressants or anticonvulsants, may be effective in managing hot ...

Hot flashes and night sweats are just the tip of the iceberg, experts say — here's what else to expect, and what to do about ...

Low-dose antidepressants are another treatment option for hot flashes. They are a class of drugs called selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). For example, the FDA has approved ...

In 1987, the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) was introduced. It had been tested by the FDA and found to be an effective antidepressant with fewer than usual side effects. Doctors began to ...

The effectiveness of antidepressants on under-18s is not fully known and in the UK only one kind of drug - Fluoxetine, also called Prozac - is commonly prescribed to this group. But, when you turn ...