dosage of effexor for hot flashes

I put my feet on an ice pack, it cools down my whole body much better that icing any part of the head or neck.

I am 51 and began taking Effexor XR 75 mg as prescribed by my physician to help reduce the hot flashes. I've taken this same level of Rx for 3 years. It has helped to reduce the hot flashes, however, I have other side effects that concern me. I am now trying to wean myself off the Effexor and the side effects are significant (vertigo, confusion...) and the hot flashes seem worse than ever! Is there anything I can do to reduce or eliminate these without antidepressants?

I was having mild menopausal symptoms of hot flashes about twice a week, prior to removal of my right ovary due to a large endometrioma 10cm. Since then I have had severe hot flashes whereby I'm soaking wet more than twenty a day and sleeplessness.because of night sweats. I am taking effexor and estroven over the counter with minimal effect. Its been 5weeks since the surgery.

says it works great on reducing hot flashes. If this is so maybe I will cut back on HRT for hot flashes. Thanks!

I took Effexor for a year and a half after starting Tamoxifen. It was a horrible drug to get on and even bigger bugger to get off. HOWEVER, it helped with the mood swings. Cannot say it did much for the flashing... a major side effect is SWEATING. So instead of flashing, it was a constant heat. I've been off for about a year, the hot flashes have subsided to rare occassions. One bad side-effect of Effexor is "lack of emotion".

Hi, My name is Lois (Groggyfroggy) I'm new here. My OBGYN also put me on Effexor for hot flashes and night sweats because I wasn't a candidate for hormone therapy and I'm going thru' menopause. I happen to have POTS, but wasn't put on the medication for the POTS. I became very sick after that with nausea, shakiness, and a most terrible moodiness. I had to be taken off the medication and it took quite a while to get out of my system.

Hi Grandma 1964, I’m surprised that the estrogen has not helped you with the hot flashes after all this time. It seems that helping hot flashes is the one thing that almost everyone agrees estrogen does do well. What particular medication are you taking? I took Premarin for four months last year, and while it did help with the flashes and night sweats, it did little to help with my anxiety, stress and mood swings. If anything, it seemed to make things worse.

After this and beginning the Tamoxifen ,I suffered severe depression, hot flashes, excessive sweating . I began Effexor and found it helped the depression but not the flashes. Now a year later, I have started having severe ups and downs and mood swings and the sweating still there among other things. I have been taking the B1 and E suggested. can not find the periden c. no help I finally am seeing an M.D.

If you can tolerate Effexor XR, it does help with the hot flashes and mood problems. However, it will give you a horrible headache/ill feeling for the first week. Once you are on the medicine, it works really well. Getting off the medicine is equally horrible. I'm 2 years into tamoxifen, just weaned off Effexor in early March after a year and a half on it.

My problem is not only do I feel like I'm on fire constantly, my cloth are on and off, on and off. I sleep with a fam or airconditioner and I also get so cold with shills that I sleep with 3 blankets. I can only compare menapause to HELL. Advise: Keep off the caffeen (Coffee, coke, tea), it will make the hot flashes more intense.

I had been on HRT for four months, and had to quit because of the side effects. When I did, the hot flashes and night sweats came roaring back – I was having vicious hot flashes all day every day, and waking up soaked 3-4 times at night. It was turning me into a wreck physically and emotionally.

My primary care doctor also recommends Remifemen, which combines some of these and has worked for some of her patients. I can certainly empathize with you---my hot flashes are so bad that my onc is holding off on the tamoxifen until they hopefully decrease some. I had surgical menopause at 56 and 5 years later, the symptoms are still pretty bad---YUCK! Hope this information is helpful to you and please let us know if something works. Wishing you all thes best!

However as the oral HRT does not suit you, other medicines are available for dealing with hot flushes like clonidine. Consult your Doctor regarding the same. Hope this helps. Take care.

There are several antidepressants that can reduce hot flashes. Accupuncture was rated equal to Effexor in one study for reducing hot flahes. Regular exercise had been shown to both increase bone mass and decrease hot flashes. If you are concerned about BC, it makes sense to try some of the (probably) safer alternatives...

You may want to ask your doctor about Neurotin (gabapentin). It is supposed to be as effective as HRT for hot flashes, but is a very strong narcotic, so will need to consult your physician and oncologist about possible side effects etc. Good luck.

During the peri-menopausal years (the 10 to 15 years before menopause) and menopause (menopause means one year with no periods), it is common for women to suffer a multitude of hormonal complaints. Hot flashes, night sweats and sleep disturbances are common complaints during this time in a woman's life. Most would think these symptoms are associated with a decline in estrogen, but they are also hallmark symptoms of low thyroid, especially night sweats and insomnia.

i feel closterfobic with allot of people around me, i can stand to be in a hot room or i will start to panick and get heat flashes. allong with the shocks. does anyone know whats up with that? im desprat, im going on 6 years of this.

I am now on Soy Isoflavones - 40 mg daily and it has minimized to making the hot flashes disappear. Most people take more than that dosage but I seem to do very well on low doses.

I have been having terrible hot flashes and I don't want to go on hormone therapy so my Dr prescribed Prozac and that didn't help. We tried Effexor which I have been taking for 6 weeks and it helps tremendously but it is ruining my sex life. I took Wellbutrin years ago and it didn't affect my sex life so I'm wondering if this could be a help with my hot flashes.

I have not had any surgery as of yet. Since about two months ago, a month before diagnosis I have been having extreme hot flashes every 5 minutes, not sweating, just so hot. Sometimes its followed by extreme cold sometimes not. I get very cold at any given time as well. In the morning with nightgown, heavy an slippers, I cant seem to warm up either. I know I am at the age where menopause symptoms begin but something is just not right. Im sure of it.

Regular exercise has been shown to reduce the frequency/severity of hot flashes, but that would probably be difficult for you right now with the aother issues you mentioned. Certain antidepressants can also help with hot flashes, and one study found that accupunctue brought about the same level of relief as Effexor. Best wishes!

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