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Hot Flashes	2 review(s)	3 medications	8.0

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Sunny-side-up (unregistered) said:		User Rating:	8.0
This drug decreased my hot flushes by 2/3. I figured it would be 100% but that was probably an unreasonable expectation. I've gone from 8-12 a day to 2-3. I've suffered hot flushes since 1998 and the past 6 months they have only gotten more frequent and very annoying. My husband says I'm nicer to live with after taking Effexor, so now I realize I really was irritable from the lack of sleep and night sweats this past year. I tend to forget names or words more frequently but am not sure if the foggy brain has another cause. 1 user(s) found this comment helpful. Did you? Yes No Report as inappropriate
August 13, 2008 3:45 PM

nannygoat (unregistered) said:		User Rating:	not submitted
I have been suffering with hot flushes and insomnia since I entered menopause. I have been miserable until a friend who suffers the same told me she was on Effexor with great success. I am on the lowest dose (37.5) and my hot flashes have decreased by at least 80% and I am sleeping at least 5 hours a night now. I have just started taking it so I hope this isn't just a honeymoon period. I recommend any menopausal woman suffering with symptoms to give it a try. I had no idea this was a cure. 7 user(s) found this comment helpful. Did you? Yes No Report as inappropriate
June 19, 2008 8:03 PM