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progressoid

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9. I know of two people who were also prescribed anti-depressants for hotflashes.

Reply to JNelson6563 (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 08:20 AM

Aug 2013

It's not because they were depressed but to treat the hot flashes. It worked for them. YMMV.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) affect the brain's use of a neurotransmitter chemical called serotonin, which is thought to have a role in regulating body heat...Antidepressant therapy helps many men and women who have hot flashes from cancer treatment...http://www.webmd.com/menopause/antidepressants-for-hot-flashes

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