Hot Flash Relief from Effexor XR

Can an Antidepressant Really Relieve Menopausal Symptoms?

I was beginning to get accustomed to hot flashes occurring in my life on a sporadic basis. I had been in the beginning stages of menopause known as perimenopause for a couple of years before my symptoms became unmanageable. I could actually go for several weeks and not have hot flashes. My moods were generally happy the majority of the time. ( I don’t know if you would get the same opinion from my husband!) I was beginning to accept my menopausal symptoms and was actually quite optimistic that they were not going to be overwhelming. I had a hysterectomy several years ago but thankfully still had one ovary. This fact meant that I would go through a menopause and would have the typical slow reduction in hormone levels. I believed I was prepared for the hot flashes that were to come. I did not obviously have the decline in menstruation to gage just how much or little my ovary was still functioning. Then my menopause symptoms became almost unbearable! I went from occasional hot flashes to feeling as if my body was on fire from the inside! I also found it difficult to be around my loved ones and I’m positive it was even more difficult to be around me! Everything and everyone began to annoy me. My brain felt fuzzy and I was beginning to think my memory could actually be dripping out through the skin on my head along with the gallons of constant perspiration!