PREMARIN Reviews (ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED)

Average Rating: 3.4 (505 Ratings)

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PREMARIN  (ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED):  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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 2  Osteo. Hysterectomy w/ ovaries left I am scatterbrained with disorganized thought processes. Have had a low-grade perpetual headache for 2 months now. Bloating. Low (to no) libido. Vaginal dryness. Normally I have low blood pressure, now it spikes. Hair quality improved, and hardly have to shave my legs/armpits anymore. What hair there is, has changed to being very soft. Have been on .625 for 2 yrs now, and with my doctor's approval, I am weaning myself off. I have been on .300 for two weeks now. Nasty side effects from the weaning off process. Constipation. Low grade headache remains. F 51 2 years
10/8/2005
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 1  Total hysterectomy (everything out) Hair loss, weight gain, leg and arm cramps,breast pain and lumps,memory loss. After much searching for something safer, I found it. I found Natural Bio-Identical Compounding Hormones. Been on them for twwo years. You do need a Rx for them. They really work!! I lost all of my weight gain, memory coming back, cramps gone. No hot flashes. Let me know if you want more info. F 52 32 days
9/5/2005
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9/4/2005
 3  Had a hysterectomy The only side effects was gaining weight Premarin works good not that much hot flashes. But i gain 10pounds so far. Didn't change eating habits. F 44 8 days
8/10/2005
 5  Hysterectomy, Ovaries left in Hot flashes, moodiness, water retention. I have been on premarin for the last ten years and recently, like a lot of you went off because of reports of leg cramps, etc. I experienced such horrible sweats that I could not stand it. I feel young and very good when on the drug and was forced to return to it. I feel that I will probably take the drug as long as I live. F 58 10 years
8/7/2005
 3  Total hysterectomy and ovaries I do have some hot flashes. It helps most my woman problems, but I KNOW IT HAS MADE ME GAIN WEIGHT. I had hyst.Nov.04 and I have gained about 25lbs.since then. I have also been on Celexa for depression for 2 yrs. I am going to try to get off Celexa and get on Adipex diet pills and see what happens. It maybe I need my Celexa more. I am swollen and can't even wear my wedding ring. I don't like taking any meds, but I feel like at my age I need a hormone. I have 2 kids, and I didn't have to have any nerve pill until I had my second child. Hope I get this figured out soon before I blimp up to space. ha ha Good for getting the hormones you need, but make me GAIN TOO MUCH WEIGHT. It would great if they could put diet pill in with this to fight off the weight gain. F 34 9 months
7/28/2005
 3  total hysterectomy Hot Flashes really bad! I take it and have horrible memory loss and weight gain. F 49 3 years
7/18/2005
 3  Hysto. started taking after surgery, frist no side effects. then had burning in the bladder so the dosage was increased to help. Now in 6 weeks I have gained 8 more pounds. Went on water pills to help with that. No help there! I would rather just go off the meds but do not want all the side effects that go with it. Is there anythng else over the counter that helps in place of premarin? Many years ago before this medication was available women just tuffed it out. Maybe we should all do that, and if depression sets in, take a mild anti-depressant instead. I wish I could go back and never have taken it, but I feel I have become dependent on this drug now. F 46 15 months
6/23/2005
 4  total hysterectomy/ovaries removed Started taking immediately after surgery and have noticed no special side effects. Was so miserable with fibroid tumors being misdiagnoised for 2 years that I just feel great now. I am concerned with long term use and will be exploring alternate methods in the future, but for now sleeping well, hardly no night sweats and eagerly looking forward to a normal life again. F 49 33 days
6/22/2005
 2  menopause hot flashes Gained 26 pounds in 7 months. On a 125 lb frame. Bloated in abdomen. Edema ankles and lower legs. Stopped taking it cold turkey. Have lost 5 pounds in 11 days. I have an appointment next week to change hormones. It just dawned on me that the unexplainable weight gain started when I started taking Premarin. Just a pound here; two pounds there; but steadily climbing weight. F 56 7 months
6/5/2005
 3  radical hysterectomy (ovaries remov Very heavy hair loss, blurred vision, jumpy arms/legs,irritable feeling all over, difficulty achieving orgasm,weakness,tiredness,insomnia Hot flushes gone, mood swings much better,depression gone. I take 2.5mg/day and have been advised to cut back. Does anyone think this will reduce my hair loss? I also take Thyroxine. Does anyone have any symptoms that has had their thyroid out as well? F 47 14 years
5/31/2005
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 3  radical hysterectomy (ovaries remov Very heavy hair loss, blurred vision, jumpy arms/legs,irritable feeling all over, difficulty achieving orgasm,weakness,tiredness,insomnia Hot flushes gone, mood swings much better,depression gone. I take 2.5mg/day and have been advised to cut back. Does anyone think this will reduce my hair loss? I also take Thyroxine. Does anyone have any symptoms that has had their thyroid out as well? F 47 14 years
5/31/2005
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 5  TotalHysterectomy w/ovaries removed Premarin has been a life saver for me. I am on .625mg and have had no real side effects to complain about. The benefits outweigh the risks for me. Doctors like to perscibe this drug, especially for younger woman who have had a hysterectomy because they feel it keeps them youthful...which I agree...but I also agree that doctors are My sister has had breast cancer and is now terminal. Her doctor told her cancer is feeding off estrogen...which is strange because she has had a complete hysterectomy and does not take estrogen...so, that tells you right there that your body does make estrogen in other ways. THis scares me to death and I am so torn to take it or not...but I feel my quality of life would be severaly interupted if I stoped. I think the best route is the lowest dose/shortest time possible, and when deciding to stop...DO NOT go cold turkey!!! F 39 5 years
5/20/2005
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5/10/2005
 1  i wasnt If you older women actually knew where premarin came from and actually thought about it you probably would think twice about taking it.... PRE(pregnant) MAR(mare)IN(urine)... what do you think happens to all those babies that the mares have?! 99% of them get sent to slaughter houses!!! Thank you! have a nice day F 22
4/18/2005
 3  hysterectomy hotflashes, moody F 43 6 months
3/16/2005
 4  HRT weight gain F 46 6 months
3/9/2005
 5  radical hystorectomy don't seem to have any. unless I miss a dose? and Then I have the night sweats and hot flashes also was recently off for one month and have had terrible breast pain have been back on for one month it is still hurting but has eased some I really wish it didn't have so many concerns to be on this medication because I feel so much better when I am on it F 44 6 years
3/8/2005
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 4  hysterectomy at age 30 very concerned about being on this drug so long F 59 29 years
2/15/2005
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 1  post hysterectomy/oophrectomy chronic diarrhea, rashes, joint pain, fatigue--all disappeared 6 days after stopping the drug. F 42 2 months
2/11/2005

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