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.

serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and gabapentin to decrease menopausal hot flashes. Are these nonhormonal treatment options a viable alternative to hormone replacement therapy?

“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 ...

Out of nowhere, with no warning, your face flames with heat. Sweat starts beading up on your brow, above your lip, and under your arms. You have to take off your jacket or sweater RIGHT.

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 ...