The Cancer Survivors Network (CSN) is a peer support community for cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, families, and friends! CSN is a safe place to connect with others who share your interests and experiences.

Thank you for being a part of the Cancer Survivor Network community. Survivors and caregivers like you have played a unique role in fostering an online environment that encourages connection among those needing support, community, and education. On May 28, the Network will be discontinued. More details are available here . If you have any questions, contact CSNSupportTeam@cancer.org. Thanks again for the support you’ve provided each other over the years. We remain committed to supporting you in other ways throughout your cancer journey.

Effexor for hot flashes

ferg
ferg CSN Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Yes, I have been taking Effexor for about a year now and I am down to a few mild hot flashes a day. I started out at 12.5 mg twice a day for one week; then 25 twice a day for some months. When I told my oncologist that the Effexor was helping but did not completely stop the flashes, he increased the dose to 75 a day, and that is the dose I take now. I experience no side effects whatever, and consider the flashes I do have usually tolerable. By the way, I have been taking Tamoxifen for 3 1/2 years now. It will be interesting to see when I stop after 5 years if the hot flashes go away completely or if I'll still need the Effexor.
Like Care

Comments

  • ritaann
    ritaann CSN Member Posts: 11
    #2
    My Dr. prescribed Effexor, too. I did not fill the prescription. I asked him if I could try a Soy product instead. He said, hesitantly, that it would be OK to do that,too. I started taking Estroven(1 in the a.m. and 1 in the p.m.) I haven't had a hot flash or night sweats since the day after I started them. The recommended dosage is 1 per day(only 50 mg of soy) I tried 1/day and that was not much help. A friend of mine has taken soy for several years and told me that 100 mg/day is what was recommended to her.
    Like Care

Discussion Boards