Is there a medication specifcally for hot flashes?

[kanyeknievel]

Hey everyone, I am currently and have been on suboxone for a couple months and I always take my my dose, less as possible because I dont want to get too high of a dose.. anyways, for some reason.. idk if anyone else has these or experiences this as well but I frequent some mild hot flashes on most days. (correct me if i'm wrong, which i probably am, but i thought i read hot flashes are a result of a change in blood pressure or something like that?)

For example, lots of times when I was at work, back in classes now, I got hot flashes while working.. the office building was a little hot and humid, but I could tell that it wasn't just from being hot. Also while around the house, or if I am driving to my therapist, which my dad likes to drive me since he wants to do everything he can to help me, I get them and I always ask him " is it hot in here or is it just me" and he says he is cold while i have my window open from being hot or whatever.

So i was wondering if there is any specific medication for hot/cold flashes? I was planning on going to my GP and telling him I get hot flashes randomly, and he knows of my suboxone, and I was hoping to maybe get prescribed something for the hot flashes while im on suboxone. The way i can tell they are hot flashes and not just me being hot is I've gotten high on opiates probably.. 5 or 6 times since being on suboxone.( i was never an addict btw, i jsut got on it because i thought i was going to become one and its helped tremdously, the times i got high were at the end of summer and one or two other times, which in my mind is fine.. moderation is key and that is what it was) anyways when I was high i always was comfortable with the temperature, never getting hot/cold flashes. But with that being said, those times where I did take an opiate and I waited for withdrawal the hot flashes i experienced while waiting and going into withdrawal to take suboxone, as apposed to when i on suboxone normally, they are not nearly as bad but they are bothersome. So if there was a medication that really doesnt have that bad of side-effects, or none at all, and non-addictive and that i could take for them that would be great. But if there is only medications with a lot of side-effects and problems.. i think ill just deal with them. But i would like a medication if possible.

 

[jeckel]

Clonidine (Catapres-TTS, 0.1–mg patch applied once weekly) and Aldomet (250 mg twice daily) can lessen the severity and frequency of hot flashes. They modify how the blood vessels respond to the brain's command to give off heat quickly. These drugs must be prescribed and adjusted carefully by your doctor. No bad side effects/dependency that I can find.

Also try Tylenol, a lot of good reports in relation to hot flashes.

**With ALL new meds, do your research first to make sure they are safe to take with your other meds.**


Good luck

Most of this info was chucked together from menopause related sites but I have extracted the info relivent to all hot flash suffers.

EDIT: Formatting / more info

 

[aveoturbo]

You could also try vitamin E supplements.

 

[kanyeknievel]

Vitamin E supplements? Can you further elaborate on vitamin E and why it could help hot flashses?

Also, has anyone had similar experiences while on suboxone?

 

[aveoturbo]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17664882

Try 400-800IU of Vit. E

Its worth a shot, doesnt involve a trip to a doctors office and wont hurt you physically/mentally.

 

[kanyeknievel]

That is for menopause in women, I don't know if there is a difference with men and women.. since I'm not a woman and im not in menopause... will Vitamin E have the same effect?

"There is some concern that vitamin E might increase the chance of having a serious stroke called hemorrhagic stroke, which is bleeding into the brain. Some research shows that taking vitamin E in doses of 300-800 IU each day might increase the chance of this kind of stroke by 22%. However, in contrast, vitamin E might decrease the chance of having a less severe stroke called an ischemic stroke."
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-suppl...gredientId=954&activeIngredientName=VITAMIN E

 

[effie]

^ difficult to say as the abstract didn't expand on the possible mechanism.. depends on whether vitamin E mediates the oestrogen-defficiency-leading-to-hot-flash side of things or just tackles the symptoms. If it's the latter, it could work.

We call 'em hot flushes here, I was confused at first..

 

[aveoturbo]

Ultimately its up to you. I had the same thing when I was taking steroids for inflammation and I just dealt with it. Vitamin E more than likely wont hurt you or have any more side effects than a prescription medication. I would suggest that ultimately just talking to your gp or the doctor who is prescribing you the suboxone will be the best thing. All we can offer up is ideas. If you want to try them, its up to you. Take care!