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Effexor Er For Hot Flashes
Drugmaker Wyeth is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for Pristiq to treat both major depression and hot flashes in women. But experts warn Pristiq may have unwanted side effects and should be used primarily to treat depression. Effexor, which is in the same class of antidepressants as Pristiq, is currently prescribed off label by some doctors to treat hot flashes.
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Managing Hot Flashes
It's one of those dreaded symptoms of mid-life change for women - hot flashes. Often accompanied by flushed skin and sweats, it is a... Read more »
Hot Flashes: A New Menopause Symptom Treatment on the Horizon?
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A Few Questions That Can Change Your Life: Take This Quiz
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Dealing with Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: Technology to the Rescue
My goal with my first few posts on this site is to go through the major symptoms of menopause and discuss strategies for coping with each... Read more »
Coping with Hot Flashes
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Antidepressant Celexa May Ease Hot Flashes
A new study has found that the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram) can reduce the severity of hot flashes, at least in the short term. Other studies... Read more »
All About Hot Flashes
Source: Breastcancer.org
If you've had one, there's no mistaking it: the sudden, intense, hot feeling on your face and upper body, perhaps preceded or accompanied by a rapid... Read more »
St. John's Wort May Ease Hot Flashes
A small study at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran has found that the herbal remedy St. John's wort may ease menopausal hot flashes.... Read more »
Fertility drug may ease hot flashes
The fertility drug Cetrotide appears to reduce hot flashes in postmenopausal women, researchers in the Netherlands say. Cetrorelix blocks the brain... Read more »
Study: Soy's Effect on Hot Flashes 'Inconclusive'
After reviewing 19 published studies, researchers say there is not enough evidence to prove that soy is effective at fighting hot flashes. Soy... Read more »
6 Tips for Managing Hot Flashes
Using Hormone Therapy If your hot flashes seem almost unbearable, then it may be worth it to discuss the pros and cons of hormone therapy (HT) with your doctor. Estrogen and progestin are taken in pill form to boost their diminshing presence in...
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