If lifestyle changes and strategies don’t work, or if your case is severe, your doctor may prescribe medication to help you manage your hot flashes. Hot flashes can also be a side effect of ...

Overconsumption of caffeine, spicy foods, and heart and blood pressure medications have also been shown to trigger hot flashes in some people. When triggered by such medical conditions or ...

GABA analog drugs work differently, although scientists are not sure exactly how. The FDA has not approved the use of gabapentin for hot flashes, but doctors can prescribe it off-label.

"Medications that affect hormone levels may also cause hot flashes," adds Nonacs. She lists inhibitors that are taken for breast cancer and some medications that are prescribed to treat ...

Related: 3 Weird Menopause Signs No One's Talking About. Why Are They Worse When It’s Hot Out? Hot flashes are worse in the ...

The traditional treatment for vasomotor symptoms related to menopause -- like hot flashes -- has been hormone replacement therapy (HRT). HRT consists of estrogen given as a pill, patch ...

Hot flashes are caused by decreased estrogen levels during menopause, and for some women, for years after. While there are existing treatment options, such as hormone therapy, some women cannot ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has placed its most serious warning – a so-called black-box warning – on a drug used to relieve menopausal hot flashes. The FDA says women who are taking ...

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 ...

Hot flashes are most commonly caused by hormone changes related to menopause, Thurston explains. Specifically, the rapid drops of reproductive hormones such as estrogen and progesterone impact the ...