Venlafaxine (Effexor) for Postmenopausal Hot Flushes. During the menopausal transition, up to 85% of women experience vasomotor symptoms of hot flushes and night sweats. For many women, hot flushes may be severe; they can interfere with work and other daily activities and affect sleep quality. Hot flushes may be associated with fatigue, poor concentration, and depression.
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WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant venlafaxine is nearly as effective as estrogen therapy in reducing menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats, a new study shows.
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Has venlafaxine been studied for management of hot flashes associated with menopause? Menopause is associated with a variety of symptoms in women including sleep disturbances, mood changes, vaginal dryness, and cognitive disturbances. Vasomotor symptoms, commonly known as hot flashes, are also prevalent. A hot flash is a spontaneous sensation of heat lasting from 2-4 minutes.
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Ask Your Own Question! My wife was prescribed Effexor 37.5 mg for her pre-menopause symptoms. Her doctor told her that it would be safe, and she should not experience any significant side effects. The first few months were fine, however the next few months things began to change.
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In women taking venlafaxine, those symptoms dropped by nearly 48 percent. Almost 29 percent of those taking a placebo also had improvement in their symptoms. Compared to the placebo, estrogen therapy reduced the number of hot flashes or night sweats by an average of 2.3 per day.
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By week 12, patients in the 100 mg group had a 64% reduction in the average number of daily hot flashes and a 31% reduction in severity. The authors concluded that desvenlafaxine 100 mg may be an effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/741998
In this study, 80 postmenopausal women with hot flushes (more than 14 per week) were randomized to receive either treatment with venlafaxine XR (n=40) or placebo (n=40). Venlafaxine was initiated at 37.5 mg daily for 1 week and then increased to 75 mg daily for the remainder of the study period. Subjects kept daily hot flush diaries indicating frequency and severity of their hot flushes.
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Desvenlafaxine has also been investigated for the treatment of hot flashes, though not as extensively as venlafaxine. Speroff and colleagues conducted a randomized, double-blind trial comparing the efficacy and safety of desvenlafaxine with placebo for the treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/741998
Reader’s Question. My wife was prescribed Effexor 37.5 mg for her pre-menopause symptoms. Her doctor told her that it would be safe, and she should not experience any significant side effects. The first few months were fine, however the next few months things began to change.
https://askthepsych.com/atp/2008/04/15/change-in-personality/
Antidepressant Eases Menopause-Related Symptoms, Study Finds. Effexor nearly as good as estrogen therapy for reducing hot flashes, night sweats, researchers report. Please note: This article was published more than one year ago. The facts and conclusions presented may have since changed and may no longer be accurate.
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effexor for menopause symptoms
Effexor can be taken for menopause symptoms like hot flushes and night sweats.   The symptoms of Effexor for menopause are hot flushes and night sweats.