VIVELLE-DOT Reviews (ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 4.2 (80 Ratings)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR VIVELLE-DOTCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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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  perimenopause ( hot flashes ) so far, no unwanted side effects! easy to apply, very small and discreet, and stays put until time to replace!...also, the patch is transparent and no one will ever notice it! F 44 1 weeks
0.1 mg 2X W
7/5/2012
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 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
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 4  peri menopause making me unable to I feel fabulous! F 47 3 days
,05
6/1/2012
 5  night sweats, insomnia No side effects So far I love this medication, feel like my old self and motivated and even have lost 12 pounds. Sleep issues still not completely solved but getting better. Need to discuss with dr thou on taking progesterone too since I do still have my uterus. F 51 30 days
1.0 2X W
5/10/2012
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 5  Menopause None I was mis-diagnosed 10 years ago with an anxiety disorder; for years was taking Paxil (don't get me started on how horrible this drug is). Finally, I went to new Dr to get a second opinion on my situation. Turns out that 10 years ago I should have probably been put on HRT as I didn't have anxiety disorder per se but was in early perimenopause. My Dr put me on the patch and Progesterone and it has made a night and day difference. My sleep is much much better and anxiety has been kicked to the curb. Words cannot express how I wish would have been 1-diagnosed correctly to begin with 2-started these meds years ago as it has made that much of a difference in my quality of life! F 44 3 weeks
0.05 2X W
4/21/2012
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 5  slightly low estrogen & hot flashes None, has been a lifesaver post hysterectomy F 44 2 weeks
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4/12/2012
 4  Partial in oct an now have hot fash Spotting an yeast infecation . F 49
0.1 mg 1X day
3/2/2012
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
 5  Complete hysterectomy, oophorectomy Glue is very sticky! ( good thing!) zero side effects, that I notice at least. Perhaps a tiny bit of insomnia. Nothing major. I love the Dot, though I wish it was a weekly dose as opposed to 2x/week which is very awkward and hard to remember. It really stays on until you take it off but I have outlines of glue that I have to remove every 4 days. My skin is dry but that could be because I frequent the beach! Highly recommended! F 38 7 weeks
.5 mpatch 2X W
7/19/2010
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 5  Symptoms of Menopause None Saying Vivelle-Dot is WONDERFUL is an understatement! I had a hysterectomy about 8 years ago when I was 40, removing my uterus and cervix, but leaving my ovaries. I began suffering with hot flashes and night sweats about 2 years ago and then about 6 months ago, I started feeling completely 'out-of-sorts' and edgy. I became very moody--extremely sad and/or bitchy at the drop of a hat; I was absolutely miserable and so was my sweetheart, poor guy. I feel so much better now--I am much more calm and 'even-keeled' and I feel like I'm in touch with reality again! I no longer have drastic mood swings and my hot flashes and night sweats happen much less often now. I highly recommend Vivelle-Dot to anyone who's suffering with menopausal symptoms!! I feel great after using it for just one month! Vivelle-Dot = RELIEF!!! :) F 47 30 days
.05 mg 2X W
6/16/2010
 5  peri- menopause - hot flashes minor constipation This patch works wonders for me. My hot flashes and night sweats had gotten so bad that I was not sleeping at night and was staying damp through the day because of severe hot flashes that were accompanied by dizzy spells. After one week I was sleeping better and at one month everything was gone. I was my self again. My only regret is that I didnt start this sooner. F 49 3 months
1 patch 2X W
3/8/2010
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Patient History
 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
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 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  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  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
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 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

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