I have been taking Pristiq for 7 months and have hot flashes as well. When I asked my doctor about it, he stated that the medication contains nor-ephenephren (sp) and that it's similar to adrenalin...it can cause you to feel "hot". I have not been sleeping well as a result of the constant hot and cold feeling. I am finally starting to attribute it to the medication because I have tried several other things to help with my sleeping...cooler temperature at night, lighter linens, no alcohol, etc. I would like to know if more women are having this issue. It def effects me throughtout the day...not just at night. But it is troublesome at night because it interfers dramatically with my sleep and I'm alot more tired as a result of the hot flashes.
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I have been taking Pristiq for 7 months and have hot flashes as well. When I asked my doctor about it, he stated that the medication contains nor-ephenephren (sp) and that it's similar to adrenalin...it can cause you to feel "hot". I have not been sleeping well as a result of the constant hot and cold feeling. I am finally starting to attribute it to the medication because I have tried several other things to help with my sleeping...cooler temperature at night, lighter linens, no alcohol, etc. I would like to know if more women are having this issue. It def effects me throughtout the day...not just at night. But it is troublesome at night because it interfers dramatically with my sleep and I'm alot more tired as a result of the hot flashes.
November 4, 2009 - 8:50pmThis Comment
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