Dotti User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• LKa...
• November 12, 2020

"I am taking estradiol for Turner syndrome. The pharmacy OscoDrug switched from Mylan 0.025 generic estradiol patch to Dotti with terrible side effects including local redness and itching, as well as systemic ones: increased migraine frequency, depression, mood swings, fatigue, generalized malaise, and body aches. Mylan had some of these but to a lesser extent. The insurance will not cover Vivelle-Dot brand name, it seems that's the best on the market so far. We'll go through the appeal process. Generally, insurance and the pharmacy both want to push a cheap variation like Dotti. You need to fight for Vivelle-Dot like for everything that's right, don't give up, it's all worth it!"

• Not...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 10, 2022

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Was on the Vivelle patch for many years and then Estradiol when it was available as a generic. Last fall, my med insurance changed and so did my mail-order prescription plan. Was automatically sent the Dotti patch. Started having symptoms I didn't relate to the patch until I made a connection and found this site - vivid, odd dreams, hot flashes, night sweats, and general irritability (hadn't had this for years on the other patches). Finally got my doctor to request the generic patch only. Of course, suddenly, it's not available through mail order, and I have to get it at a local pharmacy for more than twice the cost, and it's generic. But it's worth it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 19, 2023

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "This is the second time I have tried Dotti patches 0.05 mg 2 times a week and progesterone 100 mg/day. The first time I used Dotti, I experienced light dizziness and the inability to completely empty the bladder when peeing in the third week. I told my doctor, and he said Dotti was not likely the cause, but I stopped taking it anyway for a month. I resumed taking it again, and just like the first time, by the third week, I experienced light dizziness, a sensation of imbalance when walking or lowering my head, chills, night sweats, abdominal pain in the upper right quadrant, and drops in blood pressure. I have stopped using the patch."

• Gra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 10, 2021

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I have been on Dotti for a month after years of Vivelle. Grateful I found this site! It has been a bad week, and I thought it was gut leaking, or Covid, or stress. Never considered the new brand of patches until tonight when my breast started hurting terribly. Searched Google, grateful this site came up. Will be calling the pharmacy tomorrow. Dotti does not work well for me. Doesn't mean it's bad, just not in sync with my body."

• Coc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 31, 2022

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Horrid! Not working. Mostly success with the 'rectangle' Vivelle dots and their generics. There is no way large studies were done to confirm equivalencies. This site alone shows 2.3% out of 10 user rating, whereas Vivelle Dot has a 7 out of 10. All disgusting symptoms are returning."

• Dif...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 10, 2024

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I have gone through multiple Mylan generics as well as Lyllana, and none of them work for me. The only thing that keeps me from raging, horrible smells, horrible body aches, and loss of memory is Dotti. I don't have hot flashes, though I have night sweats periodically (Get the BedJet, never slept better!) My symptoms are more along the odder ones: itchy ears, a burning chemical smell that burns my nose, skin sensations like being itchy when nothing is there, hearing sounds that no one else does, weakness, severe fatigue, mood swings, rages, irritability, just overall malaise. If I change from Dotti, it all comes back. I had rashes under some of the other brands of patches, others didn't stick. I am a person who can't take any generic or store brand medications. I usually take 4-5 different generics before I find one that works and doesn't make me suicidal, so I know I'm not like most people. But I would lose my life if they take Dotti away, I can't survive without my Dotti estradiol."

• Gra...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 1, 2021

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I am only one month in with Dottie, however, the difference for me has been nothing short of incredible! Within one hour of applying the patch, it was almost like the world seemed brighter. I was changing sheets in the middle of the night from night sweats, spending 40% of my life surviving hot flashes while others were surviving me, and was truly the prime example of a postmenopausal woman for the past seven years of my life. I was prescribed the Dotti patch and progesterone capsules to be taken nightly one month ago. I will say the first few days I fought a bit of nausea, have had trouble sleeping two nights, and have gotten a little emotional a time or two, but hot flashes have diminished to almost nonexistent. I have not had bad night sweats in three-plus weeks, and my moods are much more stable than before the hormone therapy. This is just my experience so far. Hope it helps! P.S. It is not pretty, I agree. I just try to conceal or put a pretty band-aid over it."

• Jad...
• June 24, 2021

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "My pharmacy replaced my Mylan estradiol patch with Dotti. Within 2 days, I had spotting and then hot flashes. Within a week, I was waking nightly at 4 a.m. and unable to sleep with constant temperature changes during the day. I had two remaining patches of the old brand that I had in my travel bag. I used them, and the symptoms abated. I've had to switch pharmacies, but my ob-gyn was able to help find a provider and specified the brand."

• ann...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 28, 2023

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I was very happy with my old .05 mg/day patches. I've used patches from two other manufacturers with no problem, but last month I was switched to Dotti .05/day. The Dotti patches don't work. They stick for a couple of days, but they don't deliver .05 mg of estradiol per day like they're supposed to. Even the label admits that these are smaller and contain less estrogen than the others, even though it also says .05 mg/day. Dotti must have rounded up...way up...in order to call these patches .05 mg/day."

• Hap...
• February 7, 2023

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I am on my second Dotti patch and have been throwing the bed covers on and off, and losing patience. I am wondering if the Dotti patch has been causing these symptoms. I need to go back to Vivelle to see if those symptoms stop."

• ABM...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2024

"Started this patch apprehensively three weeks ago, after suffering for nearly two years with hot flashes and severe mood disturbances, i.e., irrational anger at the smallest inconvenience, sweat down the entire backside from neck down while simply sitting at a restaurant during a meal, no appetite, and lethargy. It has been so very helpful in resolving all of those issues, and I was surprised at the poor reviews. I am taking the brand-name Dotti and receiving it from mail order, so I don’t know if that is the difference. Super freaked out by the side effects listed here, but my doctor assured me that she is monitoring me closely to avoid adverse interactions. I am also taking progesterone orally, which was initially helping in the first three years of perimenopause, but adding on this patch has been life-changing, and I am afraid of going without it now."

• Ali...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 31, 2024

"I use the Xulane birth control patch, aka Zafemy or Ortho-Evra. Those patches have been so difficult to stick and stay on. I've tried swabbing the site with alcohol first, adding a bit of heat with a hairdryer to make the glue melt. Now those patches are actually giving me a rash. At the same time, I've been using the Dotti patch. They're almost invisible on the skin and they stick so well! I've never had one come off. I can also feel their effect in that if I'm needing to change it, symptoms sneak back. I'm a big fan of the Dotti patch!"

• Gro...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 29, 2024

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I had a total hysterectomy last month and was originally given the Sandoz brand. The edges of this one didn't stay on well, and I always had a ring of dirt on the skin after removal. When I refilled the med, I received Dotti, and they stick so much better!! I didn't notice any difference therapeutically as I was not yet having vasomotor symptoms (I am 42), and I still haven't had any symptoms since surgery 6 weeks ago."

• bev...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 22, 2023

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I came to this site because I was searching for reviews of this estradiol patch. I felt it was reducing the severity of my hot flashes, but not as much as I expected. Reading these reviews has confirmed my belief that this patch is not very effective. I'm going to search for an alternative."

• Anonymous
• August 20, 2020

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Dotti is awful in appearance! The positive is that the patch is small and circular. The negative is the patch isn't clear, but it has writing on it! So humiliating and degrading! Surely most women who use this type of patch are looking for discretion (in addition to effectiveness)! At least let it be clear or even have a cute tattoo appearance (flower, etc.)! I hate it!"

• LC7...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 14, 2024

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I've been using Dotti patches for 2 weeks now. My hot flashes and night sweats are mostly gone. I can finally sleep through the night. Easy to use, stays put on skin."

• qua...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 3, 2021

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Terrible. Drenching night sweats. .0375 mg worked on a previous patch, pharmacy switched brands on me. Worthless patch."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 31, 2024

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I love Dotti, sticks well and works well. No trouble getting it, unlike other patches that are out of stock a lot."

• Sha...
• December 24, 2022

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Same as others! Return if the same symptoms! I will spare the expletives, Merry Christmas!"