VITAMIN C AND HOT FLASHES by E Cheraskin, M.D., D.M.D. (University of Alabama Medical Center):
 
"We congratulate the increasing number of articles which have appeared on the multiple methods of management of menopause. In the interest of completion, we should like to report the use of vitamin C in the menopausal syndrome.

"A total of 94 menopausal patients were studied for four months. Each subject received 1200 mg of bioflavonoids and ascorbic acid daily in divided doses for one month. For comparision, controlled drugs including calcium carbonate, the antipyretic salicylamide and even estrogens were given for one month each. The results: the bioflavonoid/vitamin C capsules beat outthe rest. Actually, 88 % of the participants had partial to complete relief of hot flashes. And so, who should take vitamin C? Obviously, those with menopausal problems would be well-served." (Reprinted with permission from the author and the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine 11: #1, 51, First Quarter 1996)--Dr Saul