2011-01/18 ANTI-DEPRESSANT MEDICATION ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCING MENOPAUSAL HOT FLASHES

Menopausal hot flashes are often treated with hormonal therapy but recent studies show these reproductive hormones are related to certain health risks. Right now there is no other F-D-A approved treatment for hot flashes, which affect millions of otherwise healthy menopausal women. A new study shows an anti-depressant medication may help reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes. Catherine Dolf explains in this week's JAMA Report.