EVISTA Reviews (RALOXIFENE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.9 (377 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare EVISTA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR EVISTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Breast cancer | I had heart palpitations and anxiety for 2 weeks . I stopped taking it for 2 weeks then tried it again . I've put on 20 lbs and can't lose weight. Very forgetful at times. No one mentions vaginal extra dryness front estrogen blocker so sex is difficult also. | With 5 breast cancer biopsies behind me I was willing to try evista to stop estrogen... So today I go off 5 years of taking Evista . | F | 58 | 5 years 60 1X day | 3/30/2016 | 5 | Bones | Night sweat | 62 | 1 days | 6/7/2015 | 5 | Breast cancer osteoporosis | None | I could not take tamoxifen,caused heart problems side effects. So thankful for Evista. I believe the reason several drugs for same condition is everyone reacts differently to drugs. What works for one doesn't work for another. Shouldn't pull a drug from the market cause it doesn't work for some people. Because it may be very effective for many others. | F | 63 | 1 months 60mg dly | 3/12/2015 | 5 | The doc said it would be good for me | On exists was fine when I stopped taking evista I have a lot of swelling in hands and wrists | F | 72 | 4 weeks 50mg | 3/9/2015 | 5 | breast cancer in family/osteopenia | No serious side effects | Have been taking Evista since 1999 after poor bone scan. Mother/sister with breast cancer. Recently stopped and in six months my skin has wrinkled from head to toes! Look much older in a very short time. Requested I continue with drug. Bone scans have been great and tho I have fallen several times, have never broken a bone. | F | 80 | 60 1X day | 11/27/2014 | 5 | osteopenea | none | F | 52 | 15 years 1X day | 8/28/2013 | 5 | Osteopenia | No side effects at all | F | 55 | 5 years 60 mg | 6/28/2013 | 5 | oteoporosis | No side effects whatsoever ! My bone density has increased! This is wonderful because I have been losing bone for the last 20 years and I cannot take estrogen because I have had breast cancer. | One time I stopped Evista for a week because I was traveling and sitting still much of the time. I had an unusual melancholy/depression that almost ruined my vacation. Next trip, I plan to continue taking it. | F | 56 | 3 years 60mg 1X day | 4/23/2012 | 5 | Osteoporosis in my spine. | hot flashes | Success! I no longer have diagnosed osteoporosis, have had significant increase in bone. Back to Osteopenia. Staying on Evista, will check in another year.Also am taking 2000mgs of VitMin D a day, and calcium supplements. Also exercise several days a week, walking, running, weight lifting. | F | 61 | 1 years 60 mg 1X day | 2/19/2012 | 5 | osteoporosis | I really don’t know how to get ahold of the Evista makers, maybe you can forward this to them, I believe in telling people when good things work, I started taking Evista 10 years ago because I had osteoporosis. I have taken it daily for 10 years. Well this year I had a scan done and my osteoporosis is GONE!!!! It has to be the Evista, and I am thrilled!!!!! Thank you for a medication that works so well. My Doctor said they were unsure about Evista, but I am living proof, and she will continue to keep me on it!!!. THANK YOU, Mary Mary Amyot 8177 Trolleys End Cicero, New York 13039 | WONDERFUL!!!!! | F | 62 | 10 years 1X day | 1/23/2012 | 5 | Osteopenia | At first would get rushes of anxiety occasionally at night while I was sitting watching TV. Went off it, but went back on a few months later. Attacks were much less and now hardly ever have them. Have now been on it for about 5 years. My gynocologist highly recommends it for bones and it's protection against breast cancer. My bones are staying about the same - no real improvement according to scans but not worse. I also am not as good as I should be about taking my calcium. | F | 62 | 5 years 1X day | 7/18/2011 | 5 | osteopenia | No ill side effects; no adverse events. | F | 59 | 7 years 60mg 1X day | 6/12/2011 | 5 | Osteoporosis | I have not had any side effects so far. | I was put on this medication for osteoporosis after being on Fosamax for 2 1/2 years and then no meds for a couple years and then Actonel for only 6 months when my osteopenia progressed to osteoporosis in both hips and spine - both of these biphosphonates terribly aggravated my GERD but only being 51 years old, I asked my endocrinologist if there were any other options left since I didn't want any of the complications associated with osteoporosis at such a relatively young age. She suggested Evista and also said it would have a secondary benefit of breast cancer risk reduction especially in estrogen positive cancers - which I am an almost 10 year survivor - that's how I ended up with osteo (chemo causing chemopause, then a hysterectomy, and then the Arimidex I took for 5 years); she said I'd probably have an easy time with Evista since I tolerated Arimidex well. Hoping I stay side effect free. | F | 51 | 23 days 60 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 5 | osteoporosis | None | I went through menopause at 45. My mother has severe osteoporosis and I had osteopenia. My doctor decided to try evista for the hormone-like properties and the osteopenia. I have been on evista for eight years. My bone density has improved significantly and I have no side effects. I have had no menopausal symptoms either. My mother was on actonel for twenty five years. Her bone density continually worsened. After several fractures she is on the IV medication which has improved her bone density. I am staying on Evista | F | 54 | 8 years | 1/31/2010 | 5 | osteopoenia | None | A much easier way of taking medication than my Mother had with her osteoporosis. Dexa scans have shown bone density in my spine has increased. | F | 67 | 7.5 years | 1/7/2010 | 5 | I went on Evista in 2002 after I had a breast nodule removed that was close to cancerous. I also had osteoporosis in one hip. A dexa scan of my bones 3 years later showed that the ostoporosis in that one hip was now osteopenia. I was thrilled with those results. I've never noticed any side effects whatsoever. | Recently I heard Evista could cause weight gain. I have gained about 25 lb since 2002, but I also had a total hysterectomy that same year so I attributed the weight gain from that. Now I am wondering if I would lose weight if I go off. However, the risk of getting breast cancer scares me since breast cancer rates in our geographical area is extremely high. | M | 59 | 8 years | 11/28/2009 | 5 | Osteoporosis | NO side effects! Contrary to postings here, I have plenty of energy and I am not hungry all the time. | I cried when I took the first pill because I had horrible side effects with Actonel. I have had no side effects with Evista so far. With Actonel, it was horrible the first day! Thank God! | F | 1 weeks | 10/1/2009 | 5 | osteopenia | None | I am very annoyed by Lilly's decision to package Evista in those stupid blister packs, which take five minutes to open (then the pill disappears on the floor) and hurt my thumbs. What in the world was wrong with the loose pills in a bottle? Why add to the rubbish heap another bunch of useless packaging? | F | 75 | 6 years | 11/24/2008 | 5 | bone strength ..have osteoporosis | none | One huge beneficial result of taking Evista... my cholesterol dropped from 244 to 195... with no changes in lifestyle or diet… | F | 70 | 5 years | 11/2/2008 | 5 | breast cancer prevention | I had my ovaries removed because I am at high risk for both ovarian and breast cancer - Evista was prescribed as a preventative for breast cancer with the added benefit of preventing osteoporosis. All of the symptoms I've had really relate to the instant menopause I experienced from surgery. I starting taking Evista 2 months after surgery, and I can't tell that it has added any side effects. Most of the things described here are menopause-like side effects which makes sense since this drug helps block estrogen. I've been able to lose weight on this drug (by watching my diet) - it has not caused me to gain any. | The only side effect I've had is the fear generated by reading other peoples' ratings! This drug has not caused me any problems that I can tell. I think rating drugs is a good idea - but take it all with a grain of salt - most of the people who post will post because they don't like a medication not because they think it is okay so you see truly horrific posts here while the majority of people don't have much of a problem so they don't post. I'm not saying that people don't have real problems but you have to put it into proportion. I read this board before taking Evista and it really scared me - I'm sorry I read it first and got all worked up. My doctor told me that this drug is out of your system after 24 hours so if you don't like it, you can go off of it pretty easily. | F | 44 | 2 months | 4/2/2008 |
EVISTA (RALOXIFENE HYDROCHLORIDE): Raloxifene is used by women to prevent and treat bone loss (osteoporosis) after menopause. It slows down bone loss and helps to keep bones strong, making them less likely to break. Raloxifene may also lower the chance of getting a certain type of breast cancer (invasive breast cancer) after menopause. Raloxifene is not an estrogen hormone, but it acts like estrogen in some parts of the body, like your bones. In other parts of the body (uterus and breasts), raloxifene acts like an estrogen blocker. It does not relieve menopause symptoms such as hot flashes. Raloxifene belongs to a class of drugs known as selective estrogen receptor modulators-SERMs. This medication should not be used before menopause. It should not be used to prevent heart disease. FDA Approval Date: 1997-12-09 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)