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Below are Estrace (Estradiol Vaginal) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 8 ratings/reviews, Estrace has an overall score of 8.38. The effectiveness score is 9 and the side effect score is 7.75. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Estrace review by 53 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | menapause |
Dosage & duration: | | 1mg taken once daily for the period of 3years |
Other conditions: | | night sweats |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | no hot flashes and decrease in night sweats |
Side effects: | | none |
Comments: | | one tablet in the AM |
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| Estrace review by 57 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | menopause |
Dosage & duration: | | .05mg taken once daily for the period of three years |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | no mood swings or hot flsshes |
Side effects: | | moderate weight gain |
Comments: | | take one pill daily |
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| Estrace review by 43 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | surgical menopause |
Dosage & duration: | | 1mg taken once a day for the period of 5years |
Other conditions: | | nil |
Other drugs taken: | | nil | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | The treatment benefits were huge - all hot flashes stopped within 1 week, skin dryness subsided, irritability was greatly reduced and energy levels are much higher. |
Side effects: | | No seen side effects at this time, although I do worry about the side effects on the liver and long term use with breast cancer increases. |
Comments: | | Post surgical hysterectomy, started into immediate menopause with all above symptoms, felt drained, tired, hot flashes. Was put on 1mg estrace once a day. The doctor says I will be on for approx. 10 years. |
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| Estrace review by 45 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | surgical menopause |
Dosage & duration: | | 2mg taken once per day for the period of 17 years |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | reduction in mood swings;night sweats;wt. gain |
Side effects: | | gallbladder disease;reflux |
Comments: | | This medication was working well until it changed from round tablet to oblong tablet. Now need to take higher dose for similar effect. Has not worked as well since name brand was sold to different company and shape change. I wonder if there are women having same problem. Had surgical menopause for 19 years. |
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| Estrace review by 47 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | hysterectomy/menopause |
Dosage & duration: | | 0.5 mg taken 3x weekly for the period of 2 months |
Other conditions: | | digestive disorder/severe menopausal symptoms |
Other drugs taken: | | bioidentical estriol/testosterone | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | The application of estrace relieved vaginal dryness virtually overnight. It also caused reduction of pain during intercourse. Improved sex drive and response. |
Side effects: | | The application of estrace didn't appear to have side effects initially, however, upon continued use severe irritation of the vaginal lining occurred as well as a severe yeast infection. Yeast infection was so severe it required prescription medication to clear up. |
Comments: | | Estrace was applied vaginally 3x weekly. |
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| Estrace review by 53 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | vaginal dryness |
Dosage & duration: | | .5 mg cream, 3 nights a week, vaginally taken 3 nights per week for the period of ongoing |
Other conditions: | | menopausal |
Other drugs taken: | | prometrium for part of the month | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | reduction of hot flashes, and reduction of vaginal dryness. I'd already been trying a vaginal estrogen ring, but this wasn't enough of a dose for me, apparently. Since taking out the ring, which I'd had in for 6 months, and using the cream instead, things have been a lot better (i.e. less dryness, and less pain with intercourse. Yay! |
Side effects: | | none |
Comments: | | .5 mg cream into vagina, 3 nights per week |
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| Estrace review by 45 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | surgical menopause |
Dosage & duration: | | 2 mg taken once per day for the period of 19 years |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | hot flashes I still have the night sweats. |
Side effects: | | gallbladder disease, high cholesterol, (higher with the new Estrace). reflux |
Comments: | | I have tried all products available, but this product worked the best.However,once this product changed manufacturers, this product stopped giving the great benefits it once did. The name brand product does not work any better than the generic.
It only works about 1/2 as well the original Estrace. From my research on the web, I am not the only person with this problem. I really miss my old Estrace! I am sending this product and the generic product to an independent lab and have the ingredients analyzed. The generic and the name brand are manufactured by the same company. My money is on them being identical products!!! I sincerely believe this company is selling their generic form of Estrace as their name brand. The are cashing in all over the market. |
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| Estrace review by 52 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | replacement thearpy |
Dosage & duration: | | 2mg taken daily for the period of 5 years |
Other conditions: | | bi polar |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | no menopose benifits are loss off sytoms of menopose. improved mood leval. I have felt more energectic aand as stated a general mood elevation. I have started working out , less irratable and overall calmer. The hormone replacement has improved my lifestyle and relationships to others. I am know longer quick tempered or irritable. |
Side effects: | | I have had some tirdeness and general sleep problems. I dont know if this was due to estrace or not. I have been someonewhat confused about hoe my energy has increased but my tirdness usually is in the morning when I take estrace. Perhaps I should try evening. |
Comments: | | i started 5 years ago due to hystromectery I hve a mood disorder and it was felt that menopose would complicate that. Since then I have thought it was the right decision and have been grateful foe the doctors suggestion. |
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