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Hot flashes Report
A hot flash (or hot flush) is a sudden, temporary sensation of heat predominantly experienced by women during menopause, and as a side effect of some hormone therapies.
What we've learned from patients who report Hot flashes
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
68 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
121 |  |
|
Mild
|
111 |  |
|
None
|
89 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Hot flashes
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Cohosh Root | 14 |  |
|
| Estradiol | 13 | |
|
| Estroven | 13 | |
|
| Prempro | 7 | |
|
| Clonidine | 5 | |
|
| Effexor XR | 4 | |
|
| Heat avoidance | 3 | |
|
| Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) | 2 | |
|
| Biest cream (estrogen) and testosterone cream | 2 | |
|
| Estratest H.S. | 2 | |
|
| Premarin | 2 | |
|
| Soy isoflavones | 1 | |
|
| Climara HRT patch | 1 | |
|
| Bioidentical hormone cream | 1 | |
|
| Omega 3 Fish Oil | 1 | |
|
| Effexor | 1 | |
|
| Citalopram | 1 | |
|
| Medroxyprogesterone Acetate | 1 | |
|
| Esterified estrogen-methyltestosterone | 1 | |
|
| Vitamin E | 1 | |
|
| Ambien | 1 | |
|
| Cenestin | 1 | |
|
| Femaren | 1 | |
|
| Venlafaxine | 1 | |
|
| Healthy Woman Soy Supplement | 1 | |
|
| Estrace | 1 | |
|
| Genistein | 1 | |
|
| Neurontin | 1 | |
|
| Eltroxin | 1 | |
|
| Lyrica | 1 | |
Report created on February 11, 2012.