Acupuncture and Gabapentin for Hot Flashes Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Having metastatic breast cancer ( IV)
• •2. Currently on chemotherapy or radiation therapy as adjuvant treatment
• •3. Started hormonal therapies such as tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors within the last 4 weeks; or plan to change or terminate hormonal therapies in the next 14 weeks.
• •4. Started or changed with treatments for hot flashes, such as SSRIs or clonidine within the last 4 weeks; or plan to change or terminate these therapies in the next 14 weeks.
• •5. Current use of estrogen and/or progestin.
• •6. Pregnancy
• •7. Breast feeding
• •8. Bleeding disorder or current use of warfarin or heparin by patient history because of the use of needles.
• •9. Previous use of gabapentin for hot flashes.
• •10. Current use of any anti-convulsant.
• •11. Renal dysfunction defined as serum creatinine concentration above 1.25 times the upper limit of normal
• •12. Known allergy to gabapentin.