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 |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | Hot flashes | Diarrhea, bloating, headaches, leg edema. It is huge size and very ugly. Adhesive turns dark after a day & will not stay on after bathing. I am forced to endure this by my insurance co since they refuse to pay for the good stuff. | I absolutely hate it. It has caused explosive diarrhea, bloating and leg swelling. I am taking it because my ins co refused to use it anymore, now charging $600/mo. They will only pay for generic Climara. I took Vivelle patch over 5 years & it was great. Climara comes off after 1-2 days. It's 5x size of Vivelle. | F | 73 | 9 months 0.05 1X W | 8/12/2013 | 4 | hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood | Some trouble with patch staying on in hot showers, tried cleaning skin with alcohol 1st for next patch and that worked. My main complaint is vaginal bleeding for 7 days first cycle of four patches, and now again some only 2 weeks later. Will see if bleeding frequency lessens over time. Very annoying. But I will try the patch for at least 6 months. Most people seem to tolerate it well. It has completely eliminated my hot flashes and my mood has improved so I am very happy about that ! | F | 53 | 5 weeks Pro | 7/30/2013 | 4 | Severe Hot Flashes | Decreased libido. Weight gain, makes me hungry all the time. | It has decreased the hot flashes tremendously but not sure if I can handle the weight gain. (6 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks). Considering discontinuing this product. | F | 44 | 3 weeks 1X W | 2/16/2013 | 5 | Complete hysterectomy | Weight gain | Suffered from migraines for about 20 years and no one would listen when I told them I thought they we're hormone related. Imitrex was a life saver but since I've been on climara NO MIGRAINES! If I don't change the patch when I'm supposed to, I can feel the migraine start to come back, I've tried to wean myself off but I refuse to go back to having migraines again. Climara is like a miracle, no hot flashes or sweats | F | 55 | 10 years .05 1X W | 1/9/2013 | 5 | extreme hot flashes couldn't sleep | none | Very happy with the Climara Patch. It's great better then taking a pill evey day. No more hot flashes I use to wake up every half hour now I sleep all night. | F | 60 | 5 years .05 1X W | 10/1/2012 | 4 | Menopause | Very happy help to control My hot fls and My mood how ever I'm I having pain and my legs neck and my arms I don't know if is because of climara I need to check w my dr. | F | 50 | 3 months 0.25 | 8/15/2012 | 5 | total hysterectomy | just to let you know i to had trouble keeping patch on, now before i put it on i clean the area with alcohol wait for it to dry completely then put patch on and have had no trouble since | F | 53 | 14 days 1.0 1X W | 8/11/2012 | 5 | total hysterectomy | Was really effective and easy to use. Didn't have any side effects until recently. Not sure if it is due to Climara patch. | Doesn't stick very well. I usually end up running out of patches before my script is due. Went without it recently for two weeks and lost weight and body and joint aches seemed to disappear. Just put one back on this week and I have a burning sensation in my hip like nerve endings and the pain in my feet started again. Also my legs and feet swell. Thinking about talking to my doctor about what would happen if I stopped it altogether and just put up with the hot flashes and night sweats. | F | 56 | 9 years 0.1 1X W | 8/8/2012 | 5 | Total Hysterectomy | Slight weight gain but had to quit smoking in order to go on it. | I feel younger, stronger and healthier than before. I had total hysterectomy prior to ever experiencing any menopausal symptoms. I refer to it as my happy patch. I have more energy. My skin looks great. I deal with stress with ease which was an issue for me prior to usage. | F | 50 | 3 years .05 1X day | 7/18/2012 | 3 | Menopause Symptoms | Hard time losing weight. | I think the drug benefits for my hot flashes and sleep interruption are very good. The problem I have is the patch doesn't stay on. In less than 24 hours there are large air bubbles in the middle and the edges are peeling off. Prior to using Climara, I used the Vivelle dot patch and it always stayed on. It is somewhat smaller, but thicker. It stayed on even when I sat in a hot jacuzzi for pretty lengthy periods of time. | F | 52 | 5 weeks .75 patch 1X W | 7/11/2012 | 4 | mood swings, hot flashes, bones | light skin reaction | Dr. wants me to "wean" off, but husband can tell when I am about 3 days out - I can tell by hot flashes, irritability and hands ache, so side with husband on this one at least for now. I had hysterectomy at 30, no problems until early 50's - tried herbals, helped but not as well as the Climara (not the generic, that was awful). | F | 66 | 10 years .05 1X W | 7/10/2012 | 4 | Surgical Menopause | I've been pleased with Climara as I deperately wanted to stop taking Premarin and this seemed like the answer. I have had thinning of my hair, breast tenderness and developed tinnitus within a few years of using Climara and had no idea it was related. I've also experienced difficulty with my contacts and again due to my lack of research and not mentioning it to my gyn,,, I had no idea the relation between that and Climara. I tried the 0.375 and the hot flashes and not sleeping sent me right back to the 0.05. I'm now 65 and have done the research and realize it's time to start weaning. My next upcoming appt is in Sept, so today I cut about a third off my patch and will see how I do. I've also put on some weight since my surgery and being on hrt....although in recent years Lexapro has been added to my medications and that has added more weight. At the time of my surgery I weighed 120, I'm 5' 6" and was 45....within two to three years I gained about 10-15 lbs and maintained th | F | 65 | 8 months 0.05 1X W | 7/9/2012 | 4 | Menopause | Patch dosen't stay on well | F | 52 | 5 months 50 1X W | 6/16/2012 | 2 | post surgical radical hysterectomy | Migraines, swollen feet, feeling of illness, asthma symptoms. Tried reducing strength of patch down to .025 and continued to experience swelling, migraine and ill feeling. Stopped patch and will deal with hot flashes and other symptoms. | F | 53 | 8 months .0375 1X W | 5/29/2012 | 5 | hot flashes after hysterectomy | No side effects; only gained some weight in the last couple years since I retired--got to get that off! | My doctor said that I should wean myself by cutting the patch in half, and then when my supply runs out, to try getting along without it. He mentioned that the possibility of heart attack and stroke goes up with long-term usage. | F | 68 | 15 years .025 1X W | 5/26/2012 | 5 | Total Hysterectomy in 1986 | Patches sometimes don't stay on very well. | Hysterectomy due to Endometriosis. Started with Estradiol patch 10/1986 - 10/2006 Dosage from 0.05 to 0.025mg. 2X W. Climara patch since 10/2006 0.025mg 1X W Healthy & skin looks great but thinking about weaning off all together as I get older. No cancer in family but starting to worry about it. I exercise 5 times a week. I cook & eat healthy. Curious to see how my body will react after all these years. | F | 58 | 25 years 0.025mg 1X W | 5/24/2012 | 5 | hot flashes mood swings no sleep me | this was a life changer for me...no more hot flashes, great mood, good sleep, and could actualy remember what I did the day before....I stopped using them about a year ago because of something I saw that said it was causing heart disease and breast cancer. My Dr. said it was low dose and as long as I came for my regular check ups once a year it would be fine....My question for you that have been on it for years...have you had any heart problems or cancers??? | F | 52 | .045 1X W | 5/23/2012 | 4 | Hot Flashes, anxiety | Breast swelling and tenderness. Weight gain. but less with this Climara Pro. Was on Activilla for 2 years previously. I am going to try cutting the patch down to reduce some of the side effects. | Could not keep patches on. Use a large tegraderm to keep on the skin. My insurance does not pay for all of the medication and I cant waste money on doubling up on the patches because they wont stick. Controls hot flashes and anxiety well. | F | 48 | 6 months .045/.015 1X W | 5/21/2012 |