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Below are Prempro reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Prempro review by 46 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
| Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | menopausal symptoms |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.625/5 mg later increased to 10 mg taken daily for the period of 18 months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Reduction of hot flashes and night sweats. |
| Side effects: | | Constant heavy bleeding that was not controlled on lower dose of progestins. When the progestins were increased, the bleeding tapered off but insomnia became a major issue. Some increased fluid retention in the hands and feet. Breast tenderness. |
| Comments: | | Patient began to experience menopausal symptoms in early 40s. Prempro was prescribed by physician to treat hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and signs of early vaginal atrophy. When heavy vaginal bleeding continued to be problematic, hgher doses of progestins were tried. The result was increasing severity of the sleep disturbances although the vaginal bleeding subsided. After the patient developed FMS, Prempro was discontinued by another physician and the patient placed on bioidentical hormones. Breast tenderness subsided and sleep patterns improved. Patient later developed bladder cancer, although no familial or behavioral risk factors were present. |
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| | Prempro review by 51 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Menopausal symptoms, especially night sweats |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.3 mg taken daily for the period of 1 month |
| Other conditions: | | cramping, bloating, tiredness |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Night sweats greatly reduced within a week, from 3-5 strong episodes a night (and associated sleep disturbance) to 0-1 a night (mostly in the early a.m.) and less severe and shorter duration. |
| Side effects: | | Increase in bloating, increased feeling of needing to urinate (every hour or so, but often very little urine production) and quite frequent discomfort, mostly at the end of urination. Tiredness persists, which is odd as I have been sleeping quite a lot better. |
| Comments: | | My ob-gyn recommended I try this for 3 months, but if the negative effects still persist by the end of the current month I will probably stop taking it. |
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| | Prempro review by 55 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | menopause |
| Dosage & duration: | | 3 months (dosage frequency: once) for the period of 3 months |
| Other conditions: | | hot flashes |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | hot flashes were less frequent. Libido was improved. Uninterrupted sleep was more common. Emotional balance was obtained |
| Side effects: | | I put on a lot of weight right away and frequently had tourinate and itching in the genital area and high blood pressure was noted |
| Comments: | | Upon visiting my doctor for my annual ob/gyn she recommended hormone replacement therapy to begin immediately. |
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| | Prempro review by 48 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | MENOPAUSE |
| Dosage & duration: | | 5MG taken 1 x day for the period of 3 MONTHS STILL USING |
| Other conditions: | | MENOPAUSE, NIGHTS SWEATS HOT FLASHES |
| Other drugs taken: | | NO | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I AM GOING THROUGH MENOPAUSE, UP EVERY 20 MIN. HOT FASHES/COLD FASHES, NO SLEEP AT ALL. MOODY. ( MAY BE FROM LACK OF SLEEP). ALL DAY WORKING ONE MIN HOT NEXT MINUTE COLD. I STARTED THE PREMPRO IT TOOK ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS BUT NOW I SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT NO HOT FLASH, NO COLDNESS AND NOT NIGHT/DAY SWEATING. MY MOOD HAS IMPORVED. I DID GO OFF IT FOR 3 MONTHS AND ALL THE SYSTEMS CAME BACK. I WENT ON IT AND I WILL NOT GO OFF IT AGAIN. IT REALLY DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ME. |
| Side effects: | | NO SIDE EFFECTS |
| Comments: | | 1 PILL EVERY DAY. |
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| | Prempro review by 54 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | menopause problems |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.3 mg/1.5 mg taken every day for the period of one month |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | this is an HRT product that was given in order to alleviate hot flashes and night sweats. The first two days there was no any effect, but after three days the hot flashes started to fade out and then eventually gone. At the same the problem with night sweats also was alleviated. |
| Side effects: | | long-term bleeding |
| Comments: | | One tablet was used every evening with meals. After three days hot flashes were gone. On the 10th day vaginal bleeding started, which did not stop for 2 weeks until OC were used. |
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| | Prempro review by 54 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | hot flashes, depression |
| Dosage & duration: | | .625 mg taken daily for the period of 10 months |
| Other conditions: | | hypertension |
| Other drugs taken: | | Diovan HCT | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Within two weeks I found the hot flashes had subsided. After 4 weeks I no longer had night sweats. It took 3 or 4 months for my depression to get better. The release from depression was tremendous and such a relief. |
| Side effects: | | I could not notice any side effects. I did not even gain weight. |
| Comments: | | I take these religiously every day. The prescription was written by my primary care provider (a female) and even thought much younger than me, she understood immediately my primary concern was the depression; even though the hot flashes and night sweats were uncomfortable. |
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