VIVELLE-DOT Reviews (ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 4.2 (80 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VIVELLE-DOT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VIVELLE-DOT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Hystertomy | No side effects of vivedelle dot.. at all..went to get a refill and boom.no more they are on backorder from the manufacturer..ive tried mylan from wal mart brand which sucks doesnt help at all .and so then tried dotti which sucks big big time dont bother with them...so im at the mercy of whatever or who ever im so sick of this..i just want to be back normal i miss my vivedelle dot...help symptons getting worst and on top of that i have anxiety not good | 52 | 20 years 2 weekly 1X day | 10/10/2020 | 5 | Hot Flashes menopause symptoms | none | amazing just amazing. I can sleep, no hot flashes, sex life again and less pain in my body. I will say that I got a refill once at Walmart that did not work. Their Generic caused me breast pain and moodiness. Went back to Meijer to get their generic and back to awesome. | F | 53 | 6 months 0.0375 2X W | 1/22/2018 | 5 | No side effects - I feel great and have lots of engery. | F | 64 | 14 years 1.0mg | 5/16/2019 | 5 | Post hysterectomy mood swings hot flashes | A little dizziness in the mornings, possible weight gain, but have been over eating since Thanksgiving | This patch gave me my life back! After 4 hours I felt calm and happy, in love with husband. I've had low or no libido for 10 years. Had hysterectomy 6 months ago. Decreases asthma. Hot flashes which started 2 years ago are gone. I love this patch. .05 mg on a 130 pound, 5 foot 2 woman is the right dose for me. Lower dose made me irritable, bloated and brought on asthma. Careful with coffee or chocolate, it seems to over stimulate me, more than before. | F | 54 | 3 months .05 | 1/8/2020 | 5 | HRT | None | After using the brand name for many years, I recently started using the generics. Three months of the Mylan brand and for a month now on Sandoz. Both generic brands have worked just as well as Vivelle-Dot. Only reason I like the Mylan brand more is because they made the rigid protective liner larger than the patch. Makes it easier to remove from the patch from the liner. | F | 57 | 7 years .0375 2X W | 7/31/2016 | 5 | HRT | If you experience itching and irritation where the patch is, squirt a little Flonase (or similar nasal allergy spray) on the area and let dry prior to putting on the patch. I had terrible itching from the patch and this solved the problem for me. | F | 57 | 6 years .0375 2X W | 7/25/2016 | 5 | Post menopaus | I really and truly loved the Vivelle Dot...it has helped me so very much...had a complete hysterectomy and I have never felt so good in my life. The only side effects I have are hormone migraines but not all the time. When I change the patch I get a sever migraine with in an hour..this does not happen with every patch which makes me believe that the dosage is not very consistent. I also have been loosing hair on my head and getting much more on my face. All of that being said...I wish with all my heart they have not changed the Vivelle Dot to the Minivelle...I HATE the new Minevelle. I am seriously considering changing to pills. This patch is stated to be about the size of a Dime! There is NO WAY! This patch is as big as a Quarter! It doe NOT stick, it slides and where it slides...it leaves a trail of the adhesive and where it has slid and not sticking, it folds up and sticks to my cloths. It doesn't even last a day on me before it starts to come unstuck and slides! This is the | It doesn't stick! Slides and leaves trails of adhesive. Folds up where the adhesive has come off and will sometimes stick to cloths. The glue is difficult to get off your skin. I need to use oils to get it all off and it irritates my skin where as the old Vivelle Dot did not...I hate the roundness of the new Minevelle patch...it is NOT as big as a dime...if it were it would be great but it IS as big as a quarter and there is a difference in those sizes! | F | 60 | 6 years 0.01 1X W | 9/29/2014 | 5 | Hot flashes | some stomach bloating | Had to take a progesterone with it | F | 59 | 6 months .025 1X day | 10/25/2014 | 5 | had a hysterectomy | None except the larger patches were making the area sore so went to dot. No issues. | I would recommend this to anyone for hot flashes or early hysterctomy . | F | 68 | 10 years 1MG 2 wk. | 1/25/2015 | 5 | had a hysterectomy | None except the larger patches were making the area sore so went to dot. No issues. | I would recommend this to anyone for hot flashes or early hysterctomy . | F | 68 | 10 years 1MG 2 wk. | 1/25/2015 | 5 | hysterectomy | No side effects that I am aware of. | Have tried about everything since I was 26 years old and had a hysterectomy. I feel the best on this. Highly recommend it over pills. I have learned that estrogen is needed to deal with every day stress. Without it, I would even cry at sad commercials -- which is so not like me. | F | 58 | 5 years | 7/12/2005 | 5 | Hysterectomy/BSO | Minor skin irritation. Glue difficult to remove. | Worked very well stopping menopause symptoms. Lost some weight which caused need for a higher dose. I've had better results with the dot than with various pill forms of estrogen. | F | 55 | 12 months | 12/24/2008 | 5 | Peri-menopause | Follow-up from 8-2008: Was having breast tenderness and bloating for several months, but it went away completely. | If you are thinking about stopping because of side-effects, stick it out. I really feel great now and it was worth waiting it out. Took about 6 months to really settle down. Now I have no perimenopausal symptoms, no period (Mirena IUD) and am very happy with this combination! | F | 48 | 1 years | 6/1/2009 | 5 | hysterectomy | None other than occasional skin irritation. | Vivelle dot helped more than any of the other hormone replacement. Much better than Climara. I also use RX progesterone and testosterone creams. | F | 51 | 4 years | 6/15/2009 | 5 | hormone replacement | None- it's great. | It's small and has the best adhesive- it's the only patch that I've tried that stays on with sweating from exercise, swimming, etc. | F | 50 | 3 years | 9/13/2009 | 5 | Peri-Menopausal Hormone Replacement | Some headache, bloating and breast tenderness at first, but that's gone now. | This little .0375 mg. patch in combination with 100mg. daily Prometrium has quite simply given me my life back. Good-bye drastic mood changes, uncontrollable crying, crippling anxiety, brain fog, insomnia, constant daily headache, agonizing 6-9 day migraines, blast furnace hot flashes, dizziness, hair loss, and probably a few other things I've blissfully now forgotten. It took me two years of trial and error to arrive at this particular combination of hormone replacement. I tried a variety of estrogen/progestin formulations, including creams, gels, pills, even Yasmin, but Vivelle Dot (paired with Prometrium) is by far the best. I feel better now that I have in many years. | F | 47 | 6 months | 11/15/2009 | 5 | total hysterectomy 2 years ago | After my hysterectomy I went 2 years with no hormones. Couldnt take the weight gain hot flashes sore joints, insomnia, and depression any longer. Started vivelle dot 3 weeks ago. Wow!! I have a life again. I sleep like a teenager and Im happy again. I have already lost some belly fat and 5pounds and my joints are less painful. Probably because I can sleep again. Went from about 8 hot flashes a day to about 1 per week. Thank you thank you thank you vivelle dot. | F | 48 | 3 weeks 025 | 9/25/2013 | 5 | Perimenopausal symptoms | Breast tenderness and fullness, very minor weight gain which feels more like bloating. | I was having troublesome hot-flashes at night, sleeping problems, very low sex drive and generally feeling angry at the world. After a week on Vivelle-Dot (0.025 mg) I started feeling much better. I hope the breast tenderness goes away! It seems to ebb and flow which makes me wonder if my body is still cycling. No periods, but I do have a Mirena IUD as well. | F | 47 | 2 months | 8/25/2008 | 5 | Total hysterectomy -ovaries removed | Very mild nausea the first week. | Give this medication about a month for it to start fully working. I had a total hysterectomy and my doctor made me wait a month before going on hormone replacement because I had severe endometriosis. I thought the medication wasn't really working for me because I was still extremely fatigued to the point of barely functioning. It started to kick in at about 3 weeks and my energy level came back to where it was before all the health problems started. I actually feel like doing things again! | F | 45 | 3 weeks 0.05 2X W | 3/7/2014 | 5 | Total hysterectomy & oophorectomy | Breast tenderness. Slight rash when removed | I was reluctant to start on any type of HRT following my hysterectomy at the age of 34. Knowing that I would be on it long term, was daunting, and hearing all the stories about breast cancer, made it even more scary. I have had very little side effects from the patch. Lately, I have noticed some breast tenderness (almost feels like my milk is coming in). If I forget to change the patch, then I do get night sweats. So far, I have been very happy. Having a hysterectomy changed my life. I didn't realize how incredibly sick I was, until I had it done. I do recommend continuing to have yearly exams, which is just a good practice anyway. | F | 36 | 19 months .5 2X W | 4/1/2014 |
VIVELLE-DOT (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: 1999-01-08 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)