Search for: [Abstract = "Vasomotor symptoms can constitute serious problems which affect a great number of women in menopausal age. More than 80% of women complain about such problems existing for the period of more than one year. 25% of them assessed the problems as severe and therefore began looking for treatment. Hormonal therapy \(HT\) is usually applied in such cases. HT alleviates vasomotor symptoms up to 80%. Some women who are weary of HT or have contraindications against using it are looking for non\-hormonal treatment. Women who have a history of breast cancer or are in a high risk population are the main group of patients in need of other options. Many alternative treatments have been investigated. The data have demonstrated that SSRI therapy can be effective and relieves vasomotor symptoms more effectively than placebo. Weight gain constitutes another problem of women in menopausal age. Obesity is a growing worldwide problem. There are a lot of health consequences of obesity. Pharmacologic therapy is recommended to obese patients who have failed to achieve their weight loss goals through diet and exercises alone. Menopausal women try to find successful therapy, which would help them decrease weight and maintain the effects. In our study we try to find out whether fluoxetine constitutes efficient treatment of both vasomotor symptoms and obesity. These problems have not been analyzed as end p"]

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