Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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At 37 I had my "female parts" removed. This was a year ago. Premarin is my second experiment with estrogen replacement. I cannot stand these drugs. I have constant nausea, migraines and mood swings. Honestly, I went six months without taking anything and in my opinion was much healthier. Are the benefits these drugs really worth it?

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At 37 I had my "female parts" removed. This was a year ago. Premarin is my second experiment with estrogen replacement. I cannot stand these drugs. I have constant nausea, migraines and mood swings. Honestly, I went six months without taking anything and in my opinion was much healthier. Are the benefits these drugs really worth it?
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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At 26 I had to have a partial hysterectomy due to a number of reasons, leaving me with only one ovary. Less than a year later, I had to have my ovary removed because I had developed a tumor in my ovary. Before my surgery, my ovary stopped functioning. I had hot flashes, night sweats, and fatigue. I have only been on premarin for 2 weeks, but I immediately felt the results. No hot flashes, no ... Show Full Comment

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At 26 I had to have a partial hysterectomy due to a number of reasons, leaving me with only one ovary. Less than a year later, I had to have my ovary removed because I had developed a tumor in my ovary. Before my surgery, my ovary stopped functioning. I had hot flashes, night sweats, and fatigue. I have only been on premarin for 2 weeks, but I immediately felt the results. No hot flashes, no night sweats, and no fatigue. As a mother of 4, with a full time job, this medication was a God send. I have had a few side effects, such as leg pain and headaches, but over the counter pain meds and a heating pad help. I am willing to deal with sore legs and headaches if it means I have the energy to care for my children. I am not concerned with weight gain as this medications seems to have deminished my appetite, and I hit the ground running at 5:00 am everyday. As far as the more serious health concerns, I am fairly young and no longer have any female organs, so they seem to be non-issues at this time.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I am 50 yrs old and had a complete hysterectomy due to fibriods. Couldnt sleep, have hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings. Have gained weight since operation (5 mths ago). Dr put me on Premarin but worried about more weight gain. Does it finally stop?

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I am 50 yrs old and had a complete hysterectomy due to fibriods. Couldnt sleep, have hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings. Have gained weight since operation (5 mths ago). Dr put me on Premarin but worried about more weight gain. Does it finally stop?
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Reviewer: Jeana, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I had a complete hysterectomy at age 30, due to fibroid tumors, ovarian cycsts and adhesions. I have always had problems with my period, either being irregular or very painful and a lot of clots, since as far back as I can remember. My OB started me on Premarin while I was still in the hospital, however I got very ill after returning home and had to go without the pills for a week. It was a very m ... Show Full Comment

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I had a complete hysterectomy at age 30, due to fibroid tumors, ovarian cycsts and adhesions. I have always had problems with my period, either being irregular or very painful and a lot of clots, since as far back as I can remember. My OB started me on Premarin while I was still in the hospital, however I got very ill after returning home and had to go without the pills for a week. It was a very miserable week, I had horrible hot flashes, night sweats, headaches, etc. I could not imagine having to be going through this with out the Premarin. My OB said for someone my age the advantages of taking a estrogen only pill far out way the risks. Since I have no female reproductive organs left I do not have to worry about the increase risk of cancer and for my age that is really the only risk. She said I will probably have to take it until I am around 50 years old then I can reasses. I started out taking .625mg per day, in June of 08 I recentaly went up to 1.25 mg per day due to increasing hot flashes, headaches and discharge. I have gained quite a bit of weight but I dont know if it was from this or the Lyrica that I was put on at the same time.
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Reviewer: PodAngel, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I had a complete hysterectomy in July, 2008 and started using Premarin immediately. It has helped fairly well with night sweats and moodiness but I have put on at least 20 lbs.

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I had a complete hysterectomy in July, 2008 and started using Premarin immediately. It has helped fairly well with night sweats and moodiness but I have put on at least 20 lbs.
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