Drospirenone / estradiol and Flushing: What Users Say

• Doi...
• August 27, 2015

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I have been on Angeliq for now 14 months...within 3 weeks of using this medication...I literally got my life back....I had all the symptoms...hot flushes all night long and around ten throughout the day....no sleep...you know all the crappy symptoms I had. A hysterectomy 6 years ago was only 44 years old...then my life changed for the worst...I put up with all the horrible symptoms...thinking, well, this is life now....out of desperation, went to my doctor and told him I wanted my life back, and he said to try these. They should give me my life back...and he was right....I feel normal for the first time in 5 years....and I even lost 5 kilos....so definitely no weight gain for me on these pills....I know they work for me."

• Tir...
• February 16, 2016

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I have been on Angeliq for about two years. I have picked up about 12 kg of weight in this short time, and I barely eat anything. I still get hot flushes, mainly first thing in the morning. I am suffering from IBS since starting this treatment, and I am bloated, constipated, and dreadfully uncomfortable. I have bad water retention. My body aches perpetually, and I generally feel exhausted and miserable. My hair is falling out by the bucket loads. There must be a better way. I have always been very slim before and could eat mountains of food without putting on any weight at all. This is now affecting my self-esteem."

• Bee...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 4, 2018

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I'm 59 and been on HRT for the past 5 years or so; originally PostOval, which helped with my fibroids and heavy periods. Doc then changed me to Livifem, which was fine, but still awful hot flushes and stopped my periods altogether - which was great because my libido also went right up! Been on Angeliq for 3 months now. Stopped the hot flushes immediately, which is fantastic; a bit of breast pain, but actually have little breasts now, which is amazing. However, recently started spotting - it's been more than two weeks now. It's quite annoying, to say the least."

• Fee...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 6, 2025

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I’ve been on this medication for 7 weeks. After the 4th day, I noticed my hot flushes and night sweats were nowhere near as bad as they had been. 2 weeks in, they had all gone. Then, severe cramping on my left side started, then spotting started, and now it’s heavy bright red blood and been like it for 2 weeks now."