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Estradiol Patch and Sweating: What Users Say

Sweating: mentioned by 5 users (3.0%)

Based on user experiences from 168 Estradiol Patch reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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itching 18.5%
hot flashes 16.1%
rash 7.1%
redness 6.5%
headaches 6.0%
night sweats 4.2%
insomnia 3.6%
sweating 3.0%
burning 2.4%
sore breasts 2.4%

Reviews for Estradiol Patch

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Don...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 27, 2020

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Following up on my August 5, 2020, review of the Sandoz patch. My gyn switched me to a twice-weekly patch - Mylan. This brand is worse than Sandoz. I applied a patch Friday night, and by Saturday evening, I was sweating profusely. This is the second week on the Mylan patches. Again, women deserve better than being guinea pigs for cheap drug companies."

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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 16, 2019

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I loved my Alvagen estradiol patch. It helped with intense hot flashes, and that's why I started HRT mostly. Earlier this year, I was informed Alvagen was discontinued. I was prescribed the Mylan brand of estradiol patch. Aside from the ugly foam Band-Aid look, this product does not work! I just tossed and turned and woke up drenched in sweat. I am removing the patch, and I'm going cold turkey without until I can find a decent replacement. This patch is like having no estrogen patch on at all!"

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  • May 24, 2020

For Primary Ovarian Failure "I did not have a positive experience with this patch. I received the Minivelle dot and used it for a thin uterine lining. I wore it for about an hour and felt hot, clammy, dizzy, and my heart rate went through the roof. I also started sweating profusely. I immediately took it off and the symptoms went away a few hours later. Several months later, I unknowingly received the same script from my endocrinologist for Minivelle for primary ovarian failure due to endometriosis and PCOS complications. I decided to try it again - this time with a Xanax in case the symptoms were due to anxiety. They happened again anyway, so it was confirmed that it was the patch. I am very sensitive to hormones and have not tolerated many forms of birth control pills, so I am not surprised."

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  • May 24, 2020

For Primary Ovarian Failure "I did not have a positive experience with this patch. I received the Minivelle dot and used it for a thin uterine lining. I wore it for about an hour and felt hot, clammy, dizzy, and my heart rate went through the roof. I also started sweating profusely. I immediately took it off and the symptoms went away a few hours later. Several months later, I unknowingly received the same script from my endocrinologist for Minivelle for primary ovarian failure due to endometriosis and PCOS complications. I decided to try it again - this time with a Xanax in case the symptoms were due to anxiety. They happened again anyway, so it was confirmed that it was the patch. I am very sensitive to hormones and have not tolerated many forms of birth control pills, so I am not surprised."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 6, 2018

For Oophorectomy "It had already lost its adhesive before I attempted to put it on. When I put it on, 1/2 was transparent and the other 1/2 stayed clouded. I was on this for ovarian/ovaries removed (oophorectomy). I was a crying mess after day 3. These patches do not work. We called the doctor to get a different kind. I'm sweaty, I'm irritated. Just not good medicine."

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