CLIMARA Reviews (ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 3.6 (222 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLIMARA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CLIMARA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Hot flashes | I have noticed with gain, and I seem to be hungry and want to eat something all the time, swelling in my ankles, and mood swings. I get upset and mad at the drop of a hat. I think that I am going to go off this medication. I do not like the side affects. The sweats and hot flashes have gone away, but maybe they would be better than the weight gain. Do like this at all. I struggle enough myself without help from a medication. | 47 | 4 months | 1/8/2010 | 1 | Menopause symptoms and osteoporosis | The worse patch to stay on...it comes off and I have tried using tetegaderm waterproof patches to put on top, several at a time. They leave whelps on my butt and itch...still patch comes off. Have 5 big waterproof bandaids on one now...not wanting to stay. Extremely upset with this patch. Hello you have to bath daily. Bayer did a crap job. | And expensive | 50 | 3 days Patch | 10/4/2019 | 5 | Perimenopause/Panic/Hot Flashes | sore breasts, periods close together (was pretty much done with periods when starting climara. Had a period 2 weeks after starting and then another one 17 days later). No other side effects. | Started with .025. Since I'm perimenopause and not in full menopause, my own hormones shifted after 2 weeks and I got a period (hadn't had one in months). When my period started, my symptoms came back strong. Woke up with major anxiety, panic, hot flashes. Doctor told me to add another patch. Symptoms disappeared that night, so now I am on .05. The patch stays on great! I have dry skin, so that's probably why. I take a cotton ball with alcohol and wipe and dry the area before applying the patch. No problem with it coming off. Haven't had a panic attack since using this product. Sleep is actually something I get now. I hope I never have to stop this product and I hope it never closes business. It is saving my life. | F | 53 | 2 months .05 1X day | 7/15/2015 | 5 | surgery 2000 | Only side effect is breast pain which quit using but felt so horrible when off went back on feel great every other way!! | My Gyn plus the radiologist i saw with mammogram both said this low dose benefits very important no matter age | F | 66 | 10 years 0.025 mg | 6/12/2015 | 5 | menopause | some redness after patch is removed, but it goes away within a day or two | I had been on Vivelle-dot for two years but never felt completely back to normal. Yes, it was an improvement vs. no HRT, but even with the highest dosage of the vivelle-dot it seemed like I needed more. We switched to climara (brand name, not generic) and I noticed the patch is much bigger. For me, it has been a miracle patch! All the aches and pains that Vivelle dot reduced but never quite took away, Climara took away! And it gave me so much more energy and restful sleep. On vivelle-dot I was still waking up every hour or so. Even though both the vivelle-dot and the Climara are .1mg, for me at least, the Climara is stronger and I feel so much better! Amazing! Anxiety gone, eliminated hot flashes, skin and hair better. Mouth and nasal passages moister. Brain fog gone. However, I need to replace after 4 full days as I start to feel the low estrogen effects creep in and the headaches start. It doesn't last a full week for me. I wish I had switched to Climara sooner instead of wasting two years on the Vivelle-dot. | F | 2 months .1mg 1X W | 4/28/2015 | 5 | For hot flushes | Very happy with this product | Sleep better, moods are better and hot flushes are better | F | 53 | 4 months 100 mg 1X W | 8/15/2020 | 5 | Menopause mood swings | Slight rash under patch | F | 55 | 4 years 75 1X W | 10/18/2021 | 5 | Taken after total hysterectomy | I haven’t had any unpleasant side effects | I I started the dose @ .05 weekly. Reduced to .025 after a few years. I find if you open the patch and let it sit sticky side up for about 15 min before applying, the patch sticks better and doesn’t create any kind of irritation | F | 65 | 15 years 0.025 1X W | 1/2/2021 | 5 | total hysterectomy | Horrible hot flashes (day and night) and mood swings. | I have used Climara for about 19 years. After my hysterectomy, at age 43, the hormone replacement offered by my GYN basically drove me out of my mind. This patch was prescribed by a specialist GYN-endocrinologist. Almost immediately I experienced relief from horrible hot flashes and mood swings. Besides being bio-identical-I believe the only way to go-the patch makes the medications use very easy. I have recommended this product to many women over the years and will continue to do so. It's great! | F | 61 | 19 years | 1/20/2010 | 5 | Headaches, dryness, mood swings | None. Some weight gain over the years. Need to back off from the table. | Only HRT I feel comfortable about using. Read all the info on possible side effects but with info from my doctors decided to take the risk. I have had unrelated blood clots in my leg but after two years off I went back on and feel great. Somedays I scare myself reading about side effects but take myself back into continuing use. | F | 71 | 23 years .05 mg 1X day | 9/15/2013 | 5 | Hot flashes and night sweats | I'm having a few side effects but overall feeling better. I am getting breakthrough bleeding and soreness in the breast for the second time which I hate. I did not miss my period at all! It does not stick well but through blogs some people recommended tegaderm which is a a waterproof bandage protection layer. This really works! There is a smaller size the fits perfect so look for it in stores or on line. Went on vacation and swam for a week and it stayed on. I am not getting hot flashes or any night sweats and I sleep better so I'm working through the bleeding. | F | 53 | 3 months .45mg | 1/7/2014 | 5 | hot flashes, night sweats, | none | I have been on the patch for 1 month. Night sweats, hot flashes are gone. I also seem to be sleeping better - actually have been able to go back to sleep if awakened. This was not the case before the patch. Although, I was not affected by mood swings, I do seem to notice I feel calmer. Could be the sleep I am finally getting. I have not noticed hair loss and will continue to monitor. As far as the patch staying in place: I followed a gal's suggestion on this feedback page where she applied the patch at night, used a hairdryer to make sure skin was dry, hair dryed the area after applying rubbing alcohol. She also covered the patch with a transdermal bandage which I believe helps tremdendously. I work out 6 to 7 times a week, take lots of showers and the patch has held. I am taking the lowest dosage of .045 and am very happy with the results. | F | 52 | 1 months | 11/13/2009 | 5 | Menopause | None | I am 63 years old and I have loved my life with this patch. However, my doctor says I should quit and I don't know what to do. Some doctors say, "Don't worry about it." while others say the risks outweigh the positive effects. I just don't know who is right. Any ideas? | F | 63 | 12 years .0375 1X W | 5/4/2014 | 5 | Hotflashed, Night sweats | It works for me.I just want to no the comments go back to 2004 with complaints about not sticking. Why or is this company reading the comments minds doesn't hold either.Are you ? | F | 61 | 3 months 00.375 | 6/20/2014 | 5 | Hysterectomy due to Ovarian Cancer | I am so happy with my patch. I've had some weight gain and sometimes my patch comes off but hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, and sleepless nights are gone. I have to have my patch :). | F | 45 | 3 years .025mg | 7/18/2014 | 5 | Menopause,Hot flashes | Hot flashes, not sleeping at night, headaches | This started working within a week of putting the patch on.I rarely have hot flashes and headaches seem to be less. I had problems keeping patch on initially, but have put it down very low (to pubic hair line). I work out and shower a lot and it's the first thing I'll try to pat dry. Sometimes I need to use a blow dryer and gently lift up the patch to dry it off. | F | 51 | 3 months 1X day | 1/29/2014 | 5 | TAH | Never any side effects..... | Just reduced dosage to .025 and have some fatigue....normal? | F | 64 | 30 years .05 1X W | 4/8/2014 | 5 | Menopausal symptoms | None that I have noticed | Had my uterus removed 4 years ago, kept ovaries. Started to have really annoying hot flashes recently. Dr put me on .025 Climara (lowest dose) - I changed to generic. Took care of hot flashes. I take usually 2 showers a day due to exercise and the patch stays put all 7 days. Even swam in the ocean and no problem. So far, it's great. | F | 50 | 6 weeks | 9/16/2008 | 5 | doctor recomendation | none | I wish the package would include aditional clear protective patches to use over them or perhaps an intradermal device. | F | 53 | 2 years | 9/23/2008 | 5 | Interstitial cystitis | None | I experienced severe cystitis type symptoms every month for over a year and had tried many treatments including antibiotics (even though my urinary analyses came back clean) Valium, hydrocodone, uristat, azo, elavil and various homeopathic and home remedies and after a lot of research I found that it was likely that my estrogen levels were dropping drastically during certain times of my cycle. The first month I tried climara I was cured. It was a miracle drug for me! | F | 33 | 8 months | 4/10/2009 |
CLIMARA (ESTRADIOL): This medication is a female hormone (estrogen). It is used by women to help reduce symptoms of menopause (such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness). These symptoms are caused by the body making less estrogen. If you are using this medication to treat symptoms only in and around the vagina, products applied directly inside the vagina should be considered before medications that are taken by mouth, absorbed through the skin, or injected. This medication may also be used by women who are not able to produce enough estrogen (for example, due to hypogonadism, primary ovarian failure). Certain estrogen products may also be used by women after menopause to prevent bone loss (osteoporosis). However, there are other medications (such as raloxifene, bisphosphonates including alendronate) that are also effective in preventing bone loss and may be safer. These medications should be considered for use before estrogen treatment. FDA Approval Date: 1994-12-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)