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 ...
Women taking other agents for hot flashes, hormonal therapy other than tamoxifen, or antidepressants were ... to document secondary endpoints, menopausal symptoms, selected adverse effects of ...
search using the MeSH terms "hot flashes," "hot flushes," "menopause," and "serotonin reuptake inhibitor." References of identified articles were subsequently reviewed for additional data.
Until recently, menopausal hot flashes were routinely ... that are involved in temperature regulation. "Newer antidepressants decrease hot flashes more than placebo, and are reasonable options ...
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 ...
In menopause, up to 75% of women experience ... I believe it cannot be assumed that the efficacy of the new antidepressants for hot flashes is a class effect,” says lead researcher Debra L.
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 ...