PREMARIN Reviews (ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED)Average Rating: 3.4 (505 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PREMARIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREMARIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | hysterectomy | took it since 1993 .. surgery for breast cancer 2002 | F | 59 | 8 years | 1/31/2003 | 4 | hysterectomy | none | without it i have headaches and extreme power surges ie sweats | F | 30 | 4 years | 1/30/2003 | 3 | Vaginal dryness | The most annoying and difficult side effect for me has been weight gain. I lost 75 pounds a year ago and have to struggle every day to maintain my weight. Since I have been on Premarin (about two months), I have gained over 10 pounds and I am miserable. I look totally pregnant and bloated, and the waistbands of my pants are so tight that I spend my work days counting the minutes until I can get home and put on a pair of sweats! | I have never had a hysterectomy and I'm not menopausal but I've been suffering with vaginal dryness so bad that I haven't been able to have intercourse for two years because of the pain, even with lubricant. Since I have been taking Premarin, my dryness problem has gotten better to a point where I can tolerate intercourse but I wonder how long it will take for me to be 100% better because I don't think I can deal with the weight gain much longer. | F | 30 | 2 months | 1/28/2003 | 1 | Partial Hysterectomy | Weight gain over the three years I have been on this medicine, especially this old lady stomach that looks like I am pregnant. I cannot lose weight no matter how hard or much I exercise. It is very frustrating. None of my clothes fit in the waist or stomach. | Helped with night sweats that is about it. I still have chronic insomnia. Is it worth taking this? That is my question. | F | 51 | 3 days | 1/24/2003 | 3 | To relieve hot flashes | Water retention, weight gain and blurred vision. Breast tenderness and swelling of feet and ankles. | I recently stopped taking Premarin after 18 years. My doctor did not advise me to stop the drug, but I felt at my age and length of time taking Premarin; it was time to wean off it. The last few years I have had an increase in swelling in my ankles and feet when traveling. Also more blurred vision. I have now been off Premarin for a month. I'm still having hot flashes, but my breasts are no longer swollen or tender. I feel a lot better. | F | 68 | 18 years | 1/17/2003 | 5 | Total hysterectomy w/ovaries | More energy, better skin, better sleep at night...I feel great | Went off Premarin for a month when preparing for breast biopsy to remove questionable tissue...once I found it was NOT cancer, went back on...last three weeks I was off were miserable... terrible hot flashes, sleepless nights, headaches and loss of appetite. I felt awful. W/i a week of going back on, felt great again. I have history of colon cancer and heart disease in my family--life's a gamble...premarin is a chance I'm glad to take. | F | 45 | 8 years | 1/9/2003 | 1 | total hysterectomy | Stroke,loss of much sight.Life ruined, job loss, what a nightmare. | F | 50 | 2 years | 12/17/2002 | 3 | NIGHT AND DAY SWEATS | HAIR LOSS, ITCHY RASH, BLURRED VISION | F | 53 | 5 years | 12/2/2002 | 3 | NIGHT AND DAY SWEATS | HAIR LOSS, ITCHY RASH, BLURRED VISION | would like to know if these side effects will diminish or get worse, anyone know? | F | 53 | 5 months | 12/2/2002 | 5 | Surgical Hysterectomy due to endo | Breast Tenderness | A real Lifesaver.. Recently weaned off for 9 weeks and suffered terribly. Hot Flashes, Sweats, Cold Chills, Moody, Crying Spells, etc.. The only benifit of stopping was no breast tenderness. | F | 39 | 11 years | 11/19/2002 | 2 | hysterectomy with ovary removal | The last few years I have been having unexplained rashes that have increased dramatically with intense itching, hair loss and weight gain | The rashes are really becoming a terrible problem and I have just lately begun to suspect it is the Premain | F | 55 | 18 years | 11/18/2002 | 5 | OOOOOPS!!!!! I FORGOT TO CHANGE THE GENDER MARKER. I AM A FEMALE | F | | 11/15/2002 | 5 | TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY | AFTER THE FIRST 4 MONTH OF TAKING PREMARIN.I FINALLY DECIDED THE REASON I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE MYSELF WASN'T BECAUSE I WAS STILL HEALING IT WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED MORE PREMARIN THAN I WAS GETTING. I CALLED MY OB/GYN AND HE DID A BLLOD TEST THAT TESTS FOR LEVELS AND SURE ENOUGH MINE WAS TO LOW.I AM GOING TO HAVE HIM CHECK IT EVERY YEAR EVEN IF I HAVE TO SUGGEST IT.IN THE 10 MONTHS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED I HAVEN'T HAD ONE SIDE EFFECT. | ITS SO NICE NOT TO WORRY ABOUT FEMALE PROBLEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 32 | 21 months | 11/15/2002 | 4 | Complete Hysterectomy | I experience tender/sore breasts all the time. Weight gain. | When I'm not taking it, I experience hot flashes, mood swings, and nervousness. I take .09. | F | 45 | 20 years | 10/22/2002 | 5 | osteoporosis | none | 51 | 6 months | 10/16/2002 | 5 | osteoporosis | none | F | 51 | 6 months | 10/16/2002 | 4 | TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY | WEIGHT GAIN AND INABILITY TO LOSE ANY , JUST KEEP ON GAINING EVEN WITH STICKING TO A BALANCE DIET. | STOPPED THE MOOD SWINGS, HOT FLASHES | F | 49 | 2 years | 10/4/2002 | 3 | total hysterectomy | weight gain w/inability to lose weight, lack of energy, lack of sexual desire, hair loss which is increasing monthly | has helped with night sweats and hot flashes. went 2 weeks without when I could not get prescrition refilled and I was a miserable, gripy, irritable insomniac. | F | 44 | 2 years | 9/23/2002 | 5 | total hysterectomy @ 26 due to endo | I think of side effects as a negative thing and have nothing negative to say about Premarin. It is my (and my family's) life saver! | I am taking 2.5 mg of Premarin daily and have been for the last 12 years. I have tried to decrease it to 1.25 several times because of the concern of possible side effects. However, I have always began to experience hot flashes and terrible mood-swings so I would go back to the higher dose! | F | 38 | 12 years | 9/17/2002 | 5 | surgical menopause | Hot flushes, ovary pain | F | 60 | 30 years | 9/8/2002 |