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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 3  HRT due to full hysterectomy Only thing I notice is a headache in the morning that goes away once I get up from bed. Slight bloating F 56 3 days
0.0375 2X W
9/28/2012
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 5  peri-menopause none I feel like I've been padding around in the dark and someone finally turned on the light. I have been so depressed, fatigued, memory-impaired, exhausted, not able to sleep at night etc.. I finally feel so good and so normal after years of dealing with this. Nothing else has helped and I've tried everything. I'm just surprised my various doctors never thought to offer the patch to me. I had to ask to try it after reading about it. Perimenopause has been so hard for me and I finally found something that helps. F 47 1 months
.25 patch 2X W
11/12/2012
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 5  hot flashes, brain fog,night sweats None Love it! I was hesitant to use hormones because of a family history of breast cancer but this has changed my life! I wish I would have done it a year ago. F 51 30 days
.25 2X W
11/26/2012
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 3  Post menopause DO NOT TAKE GRAPEFRUIT PRODUCTS WITH ESTROGEN, A CYP3A4 SUBSTRATE! Levels of estrogen will become too high, and may cause side effects, blood clots leading to gangrene, strokes, and heart attacks! The CYP3A4 enzyme clears most of prescribed drugs (substrates) from your system. Check to see if any of your meds or supplements are CYP3A4 substrates and or if they are inhibitors of CYP3A4. Grapefruit stops the action of CYP3A4 gut enzymes completely in 30 minutes, permanently and irreversibly. You renew the enzyme in over 24 hours, so taking grapefruit products separately from your drugs does not help. When you can not clear substrates, levels of them get too high and side effects, even fatalities, may occur. Many herbal supplements are CYP3A4 inhibitors as well. Do not take them. Ginkgo, garlic, turmeric, for example. Research every substance for CYP3A4 interactions. Be well! F 57
1X day
1/27/2013
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 5  Complete hysterectomy at 48 After using the dot for 6 years, something showed up on my mamogram last year. The docs. could not identify it. I had it biopsied and it was nothing. Docs say your breast tissue gets more dense with hormone replacement therapy. I have felt fantastic on this med. all these years. You need to constantly monitor your health, do daily breast exams, etc. and go to doc. if you ever suspect a problem. I go to an endocrinologist every 3 - 6 months for check-ups. My gyno would not prescribe replacement at 48 when I had my surgery, but the endocrinologist did when I began to feel like an 80 year old woman. Thank goodness. F 56 7 years
0.05 2X W
3/1/2013
 4  Full Hysterectomy It caused me to perspire at my bikini area. ALOT. Sometimes, I still had night sweats. Didn't stick during hot weather months like the summer. Came off when I was sweaty which was embarrassing. Because one of my side effects was that it caused me to perspire in my bikini area, I moved the patch to my behind. Which was way more affective but often left slight rashes when removing. F 35 1 years
1X O
3/30/2013
 3  After Total Hysterectomy Headaches, Weight loss, leg pain, constipation. confusion, emotional. Asked my doc to reduce it to half the dose and feeling a bit better after a week. Not convinced this is the miracle though! F 45 2 months
0.05mg 2X W
5/2/2013
 2  Full hysterectomy Did not help with hot flashes or night sweats, made them worse F 37 1 months
0.1 mg
6/17/2013
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 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
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 4  Hormone replacement therapy Edema, night sweats after several years, possible mini strokes, memory loss, increased triglycerides, elevated cholesterol level, hypothyroidism interactions, hypertension, abnormal mammograms, fibro cystic breasts, depression, anxiety It has worked great as a replacement for the hormone loss due to complete hysterectomy. However, after several years on it, more and more side effects seem to be occurring. F 58 18 years
0.025 2X W
1/19/2014
 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
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 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
 1  Hysterectomy Severe Weight Gain. Bloating in Abdomen. It is wonderful in that it eliminate's the hot flashes, vaginal dryness, etc. Since on the patch though, I started having unexplained weight gain and I cannot lose weight no matter how hard I try. I have gained like 35 pounds in a year. F 64 1 years
.0375 2X W
5/20/2014
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 5  Complete Hysterectomy None It helps me feel better with energy. F 39
0.375 2X W
7/2/2014
 5  hysterectomy and ooproreatomy NONE Best out there! most balanced, to make you feel normal. no highs and lows, unless you forget to take. as a patch, it doesn't go thru your liver, a big plus. No overies, and you have a better chance to NOT get cancer, by 25%. I started out taking shots, 3 types of pills, + low dose birth control, all caused big problems, and was up and down, went on this, and I was ME!!! Started in my 30's, now 72. I will stay on this forever! No heart problems. no strokes, Yes, I am over weight, but don't blame this! I still find my husband sexy! This is a great product. F 72 36 years
1. 2X W
8/23/2014
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 5  hot flashes and menopausal issues None. Brief itching at patch site - but that was until I figured out that skin has to be totally dry before applying. I stopped this med and was switched to combipatch due to concerns that extended use of vivelle dot alone would cause uterine lining problems or uterine cancer. It is essential that your skin is 100% DRY before you put patch on, or it will be very itchy. Women often apply patch after shower, when skin is too moist. Wait 20 minutes after any water on skin and do not use cream or lotion. F 50 1.5 years
.025 2X H
9/10/2014
 3  partial hysterectomy still have ova Severe headaches Weight gain... F 54 2 years
.0375
9/28/2014
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 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
 4  Total hysterectomy in 2012. O.1mg/day. Change Mon & Thu. Tried BioIdenticals first then Premarin. Severe hot flashes, mood swings anxiety and just crazy! VivilleDot saved me But i had weight gain, itching and redness from adhesive was mild at first but got really Bad and made whelps almost immediately. Couldn't stand the itching!!! I wanted to claw my skin it itched sooo BAD. Switched to Miniville. No itching yet but feel bad. F 48 2 years
1.56 mg
10/8/2014
 4  Hot flashes, insomnia, anxiety I have been taking it for 2 days and already feeling relaxed. I slept 7 hours instead of 4. I have had hot flushes, slight headache and dizziness. Praying it will all pass so this will me feel normal again! I haven't be been the same since my hysterectomy 3 months ago. I want my life back! F 44 2 days
0.50
10/11/2014
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