Bijuva for Postmenopausal Symptoms User Reviews
Bijuva has an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from a total of 12 reviews for the treatment of Postmenopausal Symptoms. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 42% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Bijuva
- Robin
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 21, 2021
"I have been talking this medication for about 6 weeks and while my hot flashes have stopped and I have just started sleeping through the night for the most part over the last few weeks I have been gaining a pound it seems almost daily and have been retaining water with some swelling to my feet. Also, I developed relentless GERD about 5 days ago that includes a metallic taste that seems to be coming from my throat. I am going to stop this medication as I feel these issues are some how related and the weight gain itself makes it not worth it to me. I work really hard with diet and exercise and that part is stressing me out."
- KAM
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 6, 2021
"I took Bijuva for roughly 6 weeks. I am 60 years old and was plagued with hot flashes and night sweats for 10 years. Within weeks the flashes were gone. Yay! But I’ve had bouts of stomach pain and nausea. Honestly I’d rather have the flashes. My doctor and I decided on me stopping taking the Bijuva. It’s been a few days since I stopped the medicine and my stomach is awful today. My hope is that this quickly goes away. It’s helpful to have these reviews so I/we know we’re not alone."
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- Sleep...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- May 19, 2021
"I have been on bijuva for 2 years. I decided on HRT because I couldn't take the hot flashes, mood swings and brain fog any longer!!!!! I literally thought I was going crazy. I'm 48 and dealt with peri menopause effects for 10+ yrs. At 45, I was told I was post meno. I started with meds from a compounding pharmacy. It worked for a while and stopped. The progesterone pearls kept me wide awake at night. Anyway, bijuva has been a life saver for me. I still cramp and feel bloated but all the other things are gone. I recently noticed a little weight gain which is huge to me. I will be looking further into things. Good luck to all in this journey."
- Julie...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 11, 2022
"I switched to this HRT from another brand because I had read that this was 'body identical' and so I thought the hormones were more natural and therefore would be kinder to my body than the other HRT I was taking. However, I have stopped taking it because after about 4 days I started to get spotting. Then after a week this developed into a full scale period. I had got rid of all my period 'gear' because I have not had a period for 2 years until I took this tablet! The last thing I want at the age of 55 is to continue with periods for the sake of these pills. I also noticed I was feeling anxious and very tense. Since stopping the pills I feel very depressed. I would not recommend this drug to women who have stopped having periods unless they want them back again! They also have a strong effect on mood and not in a good way."
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- Roano
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 15, 2021
"Been taking Bijuva for 3 weeks. I have gone up an entire pant size. I am retaining fluid in my legs and feet and my abdomen is very bloated. I love that all of my menopause symptoms are gone but the body change is uncomfortable and I am not buying new clothes. Have call in to doctor for different plan or going back to no HRT and all of the wonderful symptoms of menopause."
- Moano
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 5, 2021
"Been taking for 6 months. I have cramps often. Seems like I’m angry and irritable often. I feel heat under my skin in areas. Calling my doctor tomorrow. I want to stop taking this. I took another brand called Duavee for a couple of years with no side effects. I just got tired of paying $125 a month. These are $50. I think I’d rather pay more and get off of Bijuva."
- Greta
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- May 16, 2023
"Definitely lifts that brain fog during the day and helps me sleep. Have been on it for 6 months now. I have had a few headaches and am slightly constipated My breasts are less puffy compared with the estrogen gel ./progesterone combo. I will continue to take HRT for a few more years but I would like to try patches as well at some point but will definitely stay with bioidentical products."
- Carla
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 20, 2022
"I've only been taking this for 6 days and since day 3 I have an abdominal pain it's not nice. Especially when I go to the toilet and need to push a bit. Very uncomfortable. So I'm gonna stop this meds and see if it passes."
- Mary
- October 18, 2022
"I have now been taking Bijuva for 3 months and thought I did not have any side effects. To be honest my skin look better and I don't have any hot flushes any more, unfortunately I have had 3 quite bad urine infections since I started the treatment and I am seriously wondering if this is a side effect of the tablet? Going to visit my gynae to see if this is the case. Has anybody else had this problem?"
- Babs
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- April 6, 2024
"I started taking Bijuva a year and a half ago when I was 58 for a strange sensation just as I was falling asleep at night - adrenaline surges that kept waking me all night long. I thought it might be due to a decrease in female hormones, so I talked to my gynecologist about going on HRT. She prescribed Bijuva. After about a month, the surges subsided, I could fall asleep, and I had less vaginal dryness. I did have some spotting, but I was so happy about the other improvements, I could put up with the spotting. While the Bijuva took care of the adrenaline 'zaps,' I was not sleeping through the night, so I consulted a menopause specialist, who added more progesterone to the Bijuva (a separate pill). Since I've been on the additional progesterone, the adrenaline surges are back, and I feel anxious again, but the spotting has stopped. I'm going to talk to my doctor about returning to just the one Bijuva pill again and no additional progesterone. Hope it helps!"
- Marie
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- November 25, 2022
"Excellent I have been using Bijuva for 4 years now and love it ! Are used to be painful to wear jeans not anymore everything‘s in working order."
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"I have been taking Bijuva for more than 2 years and it worked great, no side effects at all. The reason I took it is because I stop the birth control and after 3 months I stared to have a terrible joint paint all over my body, I could barely do something, (I was 51 Years old). Bijuva brought me back to normal after I stared taking it. At my 5th week that is when all the joint pain went away from all my body.... that was awesome!!!"