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.

“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 ...

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 ...

Hot flashes can be associated with all of the above and can bring additional unwanted symptoms of their own. "Some 8 in 10 women will experience hot flashes during menopause or the menopause ...

Hot flashes cause a person to feel suddenly hot, sweaty, or flushed. Anxiety can also cause symptoms that resemble a hot flash. Other physical symptoms of anxiety include rapid or shallow ...

Most women are aware that menopause can bring hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and even affect bone density, but did you know ...

Hot flashes are uncomfortable enough, but add in scorching summer temperatures and they can become unbearable. In fact, research suggests that summer is the peak time for these unpleasantly sweaty ...

As I was taking a psyco-social medical history of a 43-year-old woman, I asked, “What is your problem?” She replied, “I can’t ...

and severity of hot flashes, although the reductions are not as great as those observed with estrogen therapy. These antidepressants were generally well tolerated, with the primary adverse events ...

Nonacs says that a medication known as gabapentin - though not originally intended for that specific purpose - "is effective ...