The cardiovascular and respiratory divisions never spoke much to one another, but a scientist in the Canadian cardio group borrowed an experimental asthma drug that managed to eliminate the severe hot flashes caused by niacin.
Welty said she believes eating the soy nuts throughout the day helped reduce hot flashes because the level of soy in the women's bodies was kept even.
For Susie Hadas, it was pretty miserable, especially the dripping sweat of hot flashes.
In fact, 48% of the women who took soy experienced hot flashes, compared with just 31% percent of those in the placebo group.
Depomed also has a phase III product that is aiming to become the first FDA approved product for hot flashes.
Likewise, the soy supplements did nothing to ward off hot flashes.
As for hot flashes and night sweats, the anti-seizure drug gabapentin or certain antidepressants in the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class may help some women, says Deborah Grady, M.
But a large, NIH-sponsored, carefully controlled study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Monday reports that, unlike HRT, the supplement doesn't work to help hot flashes or other menopausal symptoms.
"Women taking soy isoflavone tablets to alleviate hot flashes and prevent bone loss at the time of menopause might want to reconsider, " she adds.
Welty told CNN the women in the study also experienced an average 54 percent reduction in hot flashes.
The Mayo Clinic reports that 75 to 85 percent of women experience hot flashes during perimenopause.
The foul water, released, went gurgling down the pipe, and at that moment Shelley was washed through with one of her hot flashes.
If that doesn't work--and it won't for many people--try an ancient HDL-raiser, the B vitamin niacin, if you can live with its annoying side effect (hot flashes).
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