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Reviewer: Susan, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Activella has taken away the night sweats completely. I was on .5 but having terrible problems with fuzzy thinking and focusing. My dr. increased the meds to 1 mg and it helped immensely with my thinking, HOWEVER the weight gain in just 2 months is significant. I can no longer zip my pants! Is anyone else experiencing this weight gain with Activellla? Susan
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I started taking this in my late 40s when I started having hot flashes. I took it for several years until my OBGYN told me I should try weaning off. I took a pill every other day and then every 3 days. Finally I decided to go cold turkey. After a couple months, I have hot flashes all the time, I am a raving lunatic emotion-wise, I fly off the handle at anything, my joints hurt (I just turned 5
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Reviewer: SweetPea, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I have been taking Activella for 5 or 6 years and love it. Before I had hot flashes then cold chills off and on all night. Couldn't sleep which I think made me irritable foggy headed and I ached all over. I had head aches 3 and 4 days at a time. My OBGYN put me on Activella and I was a new person. I have tried the generic twice because of cost. $20 is better then a $50 co-pay.It didn't wor
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Reviewer: Deb, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Been on for 3 weeks, and am miserable. Night sweats are still awful, and now I am sleeping even worse because of anxiety. Nausea is horrible, and have lost weight. So nervous, and feel so much worse. Have gone off today.
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Reviewer: bulby, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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feel sick increased headaches. weight gain and bloat.
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