MENEST Reviews (ESTROGENS, ESTERIFIED)

Average Rating: 4.0 (4 Ratings)

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MENEST  (ESTROGENS, ESTERIFIED):  This medication is a female hormone. 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. 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. Certain estrogen products may also be used by men and women to treat cancers (certain types of prostate cancer, breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body) and by women who are not able to produce enough estrogen (for example, due to hypogonadism, primary ovarian failure).    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR MENESTCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 2  Hrt Liver enzymes high High cholesterol Can't eat anything or drink alcohol not even a glass of wine once in a month F 49 90 days
30mg 1X day
2/13/2021
 5  insomnia, hot flashes severe headache the first few days- then they subsided. This drug was prescribed at the lowest dosage. My doctor monitored my blood and my reaction to the drug closely during the first month of taking it. I was wary of HRT. But this drug has really helped me. I get a decent night 's sleep now. The flashes and night sweats have all but ended. I even think I don't have those memory F 57 4 months
7/11/2005
 4  vaginal atrophy due to hysterectomy None Helped a great deal. When I went back for exam, everything was back to normal. F 46 2 years
2/11/2009
 5  HRT No bad side effects. Although this drug is horribly expensive, it has been very good for me. I had a terrible time with the usual and cheaper drugs. They made me have terrible depression. This one worked great so I've stayed on it all these years. My GYN says that at my age, everything is working great and I shouldn't change a thing. F 63 30 years
.625 MG 1X day
5/30/2019
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MENEST  (ESTROGENS, ESTERIFIED):  This medication is a female hormone. 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. 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. Certain estrogen products may also be used by men and women to treat cancers (certain types of prostate cancer, breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body) and by women who are not able to produce enough estrogen (for example, due to hypogonadism, primary ovarian failure).    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

     

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