Climara and Anxiety: What Users Say

• Kat...
• January 3, 2020

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I love Climara, it has saved my mental health by reducing night sweats, hot flashes, and anxiety to almost nil. I use the .05 patch and only had to pay a copay through my HMO, so worth it. I gave it an 8 because of issues with it staying on. I lived in California with hard water, and it stayed for about 4 days if I put it on right after a shower and also used a bandaid over it for the last 3 days. I moved to Texas and only brought 3 months' worth. Here, I can't get it to stay past one or 2 days unless I apply a large bandaid at the beginning, and even still, only 3 to 4. I think it's because the water is soft and just takes the sticky right off. Or maybe because of the humidity, but I worked out twice a day in California and still didn't have this problem. Don't know what I will do in the future as I can't afford them without insurance... maybe Mexico. Lol! I will try the surgical tape and see if it can stand up to the soft water."

• DeJ...
• August 18, 2017

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I am 60 years old and have been using Climara 50 patches since 2008 (9 years). It has definitely relieved the night sweats and the constant anxiety feeling. I have tried a couple of times to go on a half dose, but the symptoms resume, but I will try again. I have never had problems with the patch itself. The edge can be a little sticky when I put it on, but I always wipe a smear of talcum powder around it to prevent it from sticking to my clothes. I now have a serious hearing problem (not resolved), so of course I'm concerned that it may be connected with this medication. But six years ago, I had a massive amount of antibiotics for a staph infection following surgery, so of course this could be the cause."

• Che...
• August 2, 2018

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I tried it for 4 days and couldn't take it, I only used 1/2 (I cut it) because I have had issues with the pill in the past causing weight gain and depression and wanted to start out slow and experiment. Also, my sister's doctor told her to start out with just 1/2, and that worked for her. I thought it might be different now since I am postmenopausal, but it really wasn't that much different from when I used to try birth control pills. My anxiety itself may have lessened, but it basically traded itself for depression, and it did not help my hot flashes at all. Maca and Dong Quai actually work better for me. I had more hot flashes on Climara than off. I slept well the first couple of nights, but last night I woke up at 4 a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep. I removed nearly all of the patch today (I left 1/4 to see if that will do anything, and also I don't think it's good to go on and off abruptly) and am going back to Maca and Dong Quai. Too bad it didn't work for me."