⦁Antidepressant: Paroxetine (Paxil and others)—a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) also used to treat depression—is the only nonhormonal medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for managing hot flashes. However, other related antidepressants, including SSRIs like fluoxetine (Prozac) as well as norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors like venlafaxine (Effexor), have also shown to be defective in treating hot flashes.
⦁ Weight loss: Women who are overweight or obese tend to report greater discomfort from hot flashes, compared with women of normal weights. A few studies have shown that losing weight helps lower the intensity of hot flashes.
⦁ Gabapentin: an anticonvulsant drug used to control seizures. Gabapentin may also lower the number of hot flashes each day and the intensity of the hot flashes, although how it works is not fully understood.
⦁ Clonidine: a blood pressure medication available in pill or patch form that reduces the pressure of blood flow through the artery. Clonidine may relieve or reduce hot flashes for some women.
⦁ Minerals and Nutrients
⦁ Thyroid Hormone Replacement (if needed)
⦁ Exercise and Healthy lifestyle