This article reviews the published literature on the use of venlafaxine, fluoxetine, and paroxetine for the treatment of hot flashes.

Treatment with vitamin E was ... Women taking other agents for hot flashes, hormonal therapy other than tamoxifen, or antidepressants were excluded. The primary endpoints, hot flash frequency ...

Data from the fourth week of treatment were compared ... and co-workers supports the notion that antidepressants and gabapentin decrease menopausal hot flashes. In addition, the study showed ...

Many cancer survivors cannot or do not wish to receive estrogen-based treatment for menopausal ... that the efficacy of the new antidepressants for hot flashes is a class effect,” says lead ...

Hot flashes or menopausal flushes are one of the most common and disruptive symptoms associated with menopause, affecting up to 75% of women during this transitional phase. Characterized by sudden ...