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Below are Angeliq (Estradiol / Drospirenone) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Angeliq has an overall score of 8. The effectiveness score is 8 and the side effect score is 10. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Angeliq review by 67 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | menopausal symptoms - hot flashes, sleep disturban |
Dosage & duration: | | 0.5mg drosperanone/1 mg estradiol taken daily for the period of 1.5 years |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | no RX - only multi vitamin/mineral supplement and antioxidant | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Markedly decreased hot flashes, which allowed for better sleep. Reversal of vaginal atrophy symptoms and vaginal dryness, and the accompanying itching and irritation. |
Side effects: | | I have not experienced any side effects to date. |
Comments: | | According to my doctor, I am one of the small percentage of women who become more symptomatic as time goes by after menopause. I had stopped hormone replacement therapy after the Women's Health Initiative Study as a result of the negative findings of the Study. Over a period of several years, I was increasingly bothered by the disturbed sleep resulting from hot flashes and the vaginal discomforts mentioned above, and so reluctantly decided to resume taking hormones. The doctor stated that Angeliq provided a low dose and that the progestin was closer to that which our body naturally produces. I took it daily for about a year. For the last six months, I have, with the doctor's approval, decreased use from every night to five nights during the week and none on the week-end. I have not suffered any negative results from the decrease. |
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| Angeliq review by 42 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Menopause for 2 years, first hormone pill taken |
Dosage & duration: | | 0.5mg taken 1 x day for the period of 1 year |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Angeliq did eliminate the night sweats and kept the hot flashes to a mininum. I have had severe vaginal dryness (even tearing) and a host of infections (yeast & bacterial). I remain a bit irritated and I have NO sex drive. |
Side effects: | | No real side effects except infections (which the doctor said was Normal???). |
Comments: | | I pill daily for a year. |
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