Use of antidepressant associated with reduction in menopausal hot flashes

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

Women who were either in the transition to menopause or postmenopausal experienced a reduction in the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes with the use of the antidepressant medication escitalopram, compared to women who received placebo, according to a study in the January 19 issue of JAMA.

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