From antidepressants relieve hot flashes

American scientists have found that some antidepressants reduce the number of hot flashes in women going through menopause. Obviously, this is due to the influence of the blood vessels.

Researchers from the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that taking antidepressants   postmenopausal women severity and number tides   It is reduced by about half. These data were obtained in clinical trials of a new drug Cipralex when comparing its effect with the effect of a placebo.

Scientists believe that in the case of tides   Work medicine is provided not by the action Antidepressant   the mood of patients, but due to the slow reaction of the blood vessels, which in turn affects the heat transfer. The results can be used to develop new medical recommendations for women who have to deal with menopause symptoms.

At the present time against tides   recommended to use hormone replacement therapy. But it is quite possible that in the future antidepressants   will be one of the most effective treatments for the effects of menopause.

The drug Cipralex belong to a class Antidepressants It works by affecting the process of using the brain serotonin. It is believed that the substance in the body plays an important role in the regulation of heat transfer.

Scientists require new studies. In particular, it is necessary to find out what the consequences would entail the reception Antidepressants   Women who are not depressed.

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