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Prempro (Conjugated Estrogens / Medroxyprogesterone) - Reviews, Ratings, Comments by Patients

 



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Below are Prempro reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 10 ratings/reviews, Prempro has an overall score of 6.40. The effectiveness score is 7.60 and the side effect score is 6.80. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence.
 

Prempro review by 46 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Prempro review by 48 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   Mild Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   pre-menepause
Dosage & duration:   lowest dosage (dosage frequency: 1x day) for the period of 6 months
Other conditions:   high blood pressure, thyroid problems
Other drugs taken:   lotensin hcl, synthroid
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Blood pressure medicine lowered pressure and controled very well. starting bp was 140/100 to now at 115/65 or close to that. Thyroid medicine used after partial thyroidectomy due to benign cyst. Can't tell whether working on not. This is mostly based on acceptable blood levels.
Side effects:   Blood pressure medicine has a mild diaretic which causes frequent urination. Also some drowiness noticed so I take this at night before bed. Thyoid medicine really does not have any side affects for me. Tolerated well.
Comments:   I take low dose of Prempro each day in the morning. No problems and tolerated well. At first had some breakthrough bleeding but that stopped after a couple of months. Positives outweighed. Mood improved, less vaginal dryness, skin cleared as well.

 

Prempro review by 57 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   No Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   hot flashes
Dosage & duration:   1 per day (dosage frequency: daily) for the period of 3 years
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   I had severe hot flashes all day and night. The night episodes kept me awake most of the night with alternating hot, sweaty flashes, followed by teeth-rattling chills. Prempro eliminated the vast majority of episodes so i could sleep
Side effects:   There were no side effects that I was aware of
Comments:   I took 1 pink pill each day, in the morning after breakfast.

 

Prempro review by 43 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   No Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Crashing Fatigue, Hot Flashes, Mood Swings
Dosage & duration:   0.625mg estrogen/ 2.5 mg progesterone taken once a day for the period of 1 Month
Other conditions:   Depression, Anxiety, Allergies
Other drugs taken:   Zoloft, Buspar, Claritin
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   On day two of taking prempro at 5pm, I felt the extreme crashing fatigue and weakness go away! I felt a calmness in my nerves and I no longer had hot flashes, my skin was actually cold to the touch. The underarm body odor that had occured out of nowhere, so bad I had to wear my husbands deoderant, that also went away immediatly. Energy level increased and the all over illness I felt went away. Thank God!
Side effects:   So far no side effects at all, none.
Comments:   I take 1 pill at about 6 pm in the evening.

 

Prempro review by 57 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Ineffective
Side effects:   Extremely Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   severe hot flashes and night sweats
Dosage & duration:   0.3 mg-1.5 mg tablet taken one pill a day for the period of 33days
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   I had no treatment benefits. Did not stop the sweating, but I started bleeding vaginally quite heavy. I hadn't had a period in 6 years. Then this happened. I also had some mild cramping like you get when your period is going to start. Bright red blood, some clotting as well. Went off of of prempro after 33 days. I am still bleeding but I have been told that this will stop now that I have stopped prempro........also I suggest you look online and get informed about the severe side effects........my doctor in the end stated that she would never take them........would have been nice if she told me this before I did and when she prescribed them for me.
Side effects:   all is said above
Comments:   treated for heavy hot flashes and night sweats
 


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