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

Hot flashes are common menopause symptoms that ... which doctors usually prescribe for nerve-mediated pain or seizures antidepressants venlafaxine (Effexor), fluoxetine (Prozac), and paroxetine ...

Research suggests that antidepressants may help treat menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. Antidepressants are medications that help treat symptoms of depression. Most impact ...

Veozah (fezolinetant) was approved in 2023 by the FDA to treat moderate to severe hot flashes. A similar drug, elinzanetant, ...

Antidepressant medications can also be used to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, although they are not as effective as hormone therapy. However, they are a good option for women who cannot ...

antidepressants, weight loss and the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin, which is also prescribed for nerve pain, can help reduce hot flashes.An overactive bladder drug, oxybutynin, also “profoundly ...

The American Society of Clinical Oncology offers a number of medical and lifestyle remedies for the reduction and severity of hot flashes. Medical treatments include antidepressants and ...

Prior to the FDA's approval of fezolinetant, the main treatment options for hot flashes related to menopause were hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and some types of antidepressants. "Hot flashes ...

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 ...

Hot flashes — and the night sweats they produce ... approved nonhormonal medication has been a low-dose version of an antidepressant SSRI, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, designed ...