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 ...

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

Forest plots of hot flash reduction in newer antidepressant studies ... The percentages of patients with at least a 50% reduction of hot flashes are listed in Table 2. Table 2. Patients With at Least ...

Hot flashes can be a side effect of some medications taken for high blood pressure or other conditions. These drugs can include antidepressants, steroids, and calcium channel blockers used for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...