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 | Menapause, memory loss, moodiness | None I feel much better having this Option. | I love it, makes me feel so much better and I notice quickly if I miss a dose, symptoms come back within a few days. I am hoping it does not result in a blood clot since I hope to take it long term! Has anyone developed a bood clot as a result of taking this and Prometrium?? | F | 51 | 2 years 2X W | 8/7/2012 | 5 | menopausal symptoms | None, except for the residue left on my skin-- but even if it turned my skin blue, I'd still rate it a 5 (or higher)! | After taking Premarin for several months and still not feeling well, I started the Vivelle Dot and after two days I could tell a HUGE difference in my well-being. It has truly give me my life back! It is so much safer than oral estrogen, and I would recommend it to anyone, especially those hesitant about estrogen therapy! | F | 51 | 2 months | 5/30/2007 | 4 | Hysterectomy/HRT | Didn't seem to help libido as much as Climara, but sticks better | F | 51 | 8 months | 7/4/2004 | 4 | perimenopause | None, so far so good, I hope it stays this good. I had night sweats, up all night, I felt like I was going crazy. The sweating completely stopped on night 2 and I CAN SLEEP!!! | Girls, you don't have to suffer. This is the 21st century!!! | F | 51 | 1 weeks | 4/15/2007 | 4 | hot flashes | Weight gain, constipation, breast soreness in one breast with fibrous cyst. | No more hot flashes. I'm going to ask my doc about trying a lower dose to mitigate or eliminate side effects. | F | 51 | 2 weeks .05 2X W | 2/15/2012 | 4 | hot flashes | Weight gain, constipation, breast soreness in one breast with fibrous cyst. | No more hot flashes. I'm going to ask my doc about trying a lower dose to mitigate or eliminate side effects. | F | 51 | 2 weeks .05 2X W | 2/15/2012 | 4 | hot flashes | Weight gain, constipation, breast soreness in one breast with fibrous cyst. | No more hot flashes. I'm going to ask my doc about trying a lower dose to mitigate or eliminate side effects. | F | 51 | 2 weeks .05 2X W | 2/16/2012 | 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 | 2 | Hysterectomy | The side effects I experience with Vivelle are the same as the other patches, pills, and creams. On any form of Estradiol I experience EXTREME anxiety, with no external cause whatsoever, along with dizziness, insomnia, roaring and ringing in the ears, memory loss, confusion, cognitive difficulty, and more. Hysterectomy has indeed destroyed my life. The symptoms I experience are the same as with no hormone replacement, except at least I don't have hot flashes when using Estradiol. I wanted for nearly four years for the hit flashes and insomnia to stop, while taking no estrogen. It never got any better. If you have no ovaries, you cannot take estrogen without these horrific side effects, and you cannot get past menopause (meaning the symptoms never pass) what are we supposed to do? I've suffered from SEVERE anxiety, but not depression. However, after several years, it's wearing me down. Living this way is no life at all. No doctor has been able to help me. Also, it is important to note that I tried progesterone and it made me feel even WORSE. I seem to be having the polar opposite / a parodoxical reaction to any kind of hormone replacement therapy. Herbal and alternative therapies don't work for hot flashes at all. If anybody has any suggestions, or if anyone else has experience something similar, I'd love to hear about it. So far, I literally cannot find even one person who reported the same kind of experience. | This is barely better than the generic, in my experience. | F | 52 | 5 years .035 2X W | 10/18/2021 | 2 | Menopause Symptons, hot flashes | No side effects except leaving yucky glue that is hard to get off | Started out with 0.050 then moved up to 0.075. For menopause symptoms. Hot flashes, night sweats, moody, irritable, miserable. After nearly 2 years, find out I cannot absorb this patch. What a waste. Have now been switched to Estradiol pill under the tongue each day. Much cheaper. From $60 for patch to $9 for pills. Doc says I had 0 estrogen on patch. | F | 52 | 3 days 0.075 mg 2X W | 7/10/2011 | 2 | menopause symptoms | No side effects (except occasional sore breasts) | Didn't work for me at all. My body wouldn't absorb it. Even on the highest patch dose for 3 months, my estradiol was still less than 20. | F | 52 | 3 months | 4/17/2009 | 5 | perimenopause night sweats | Slight nausea days 2-4 that completely abated. No other side effects at all!! | Love it - gave me my nights back 'cause couldn't sleep with the 3X night being drenched in sweat, day hot flashes and moodiness/depression. Started feeling better on night 2; by night 4 sweats were gone and was able to sleep better. Concentration and mood is much better, too. Husband notices!! My only regret is that I didn't go on HRT sooner, particularly this one because oral estrogens make me really sick (nausea & headaches). This is a great medicine!! | F | 53 | 7 days .5 mg 2X W | 6/26/2012 | 5 | Hysterectomy | None | I love the Vivelle-dot! I was put on it after a full hysterectomy (for endometriosis/adenomyosis) in 2002. It's helped my mood, sex life, and I don't get the hot flashes and sleep problems that so many of my friends seem to be having. I started out at 1.1 mg and have slowly tapered down to .5 mg. I don't plan to be on it indefinitely, but it (and the hysterectomy) has been a godsend for me. After 35 years of period-associated pain, heavy bleeding, and mood swings, I feel like a new woman. | F | 53 | 4 years | 4/20/2007 | 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 | 4 | menapause symptoms | Non so far | I am a breast cancer survivor and had terrible hot flashes. I decided that maybe the shocks of my hot flashes may not be any better than replacement therapy so I decided to ask my doctor for the Dot and progesterone cream . I am on the lowest dose and it has helped tremendously. I have only been on for a month so I will update later. So far no weight gain or anything. Also my pimples seemed to get better too and sexual interest has some what returned. | F | 53 | 3.5 weeks | 9/23/2008 | 5 | hot flashes | It worked great for me. I didn't experience the side effects that I did with the pill form of estrogen. | F | 54 | 3 years | 10/30/2004 | 5 | hot flashes | none | It worked great for me. I didn't experience the side effects that I did with the pill form of estrogen. | F | 54 | 3 years | 10/30/2004 | 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 | 3 | partial hysterectomy still have ova | Severe headaches Weight gain... | F | 54 | 2 years .0375 | 9/28/2014 | 1 | Hysterectomy/Menopausal Symptoms | This drug cause gave me to get bilateral Pulmonary Embolism that cause me to go into Cardiac Arrest. | F | 54 | 2 years 5mg 2X W | 5/21/2015 Patient History |