Editing Hot flash (section)

=== Clonidine ===
[[Clonidine]] is a blood pressure-lowering medication that can be used to relieve menopausal hot flashes when hormone replacement therapy is not needed or not desired. For hot flashes, clonidine works by helping reduce the response of the blood vessels to stimuli that cause them to narrow and widen.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Apo-Clonidine - Uses, Side Effects, Interactions - Drug Factsheets - C-Health|url = http://chealth.canoe.com/drug_info_details.asp?brand_name_id=701|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164827/http://chealth.canoe.com/drug_info_details.asp?brand_name_id=701|url-status = dead|archive-date = 22 December 2015|website = chealth.canoe.com|access-date = 2015-12-21}}</ref> While not all women respond to clonidine as a hot flash medication, it can reduce hot flashes by 40% in some peri-menopausal women.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/570671|title = What Patients Need to Know About Hot Flashes|website = Medscape}} {{subscription required|date=October 2016}}</ref>