Minivelle User Reviews & Ratings

• Mau...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 23, 2015

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "It took about 5 weeks to start working completely. My gynecologist told me to not give up. After 3 weeks, I was still getting hot flashes daily. I continued as prescribed and zero hot flashes!! No side effects. One year using."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 11, 2013

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "It has been 5 days into my dose of Minivelle. My hot flashes reduced drastically, however, the very next day I developed severe arthritis in my knees. It took me until today to realize this could be a side effect. After reading, it is. I have discontinued the patch, and hopefully, my knees will get better."

• cal...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 15, 2013

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I have had a great experience with the Minivelle patch. I was suffering with many, many hot flashes a day and night sweats that left me drenched! I am down to a handful of flashes a day, and the night sweats are gone!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 25, 2015

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I had a hysterectomy 6 weeks ago. For the first two weeks, I was on Estradiol pill 1 mg. It was horrible, I cried every day, was depressed, didn't eat, and didn't feel like me at all. I felt like a zombie. I wasn't sleeping and had heart palpitations with hot flushes. My doctor switched me to the patch, and I change it twice a week. The patch and pill are like night and day for me. I now feel like myself again and also finally get to sleep. I haven't really had any side effects except for a few headaches the first week. I will stay on this as long as I possibly can. It's working well for me. The pharmacy at first gave me the $15 generic patch, but I returned it for the Minivelle name brand and paid $45."

• She...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 29, 2019

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I am 49, peri-menopausal, and I was having hot flashes, but the worst part was the depression and moods of sadness and zero energy. I’ve been on the generic version of the Minivelle patch for about a month, and I feel a lot better already! I’ve had a couple of breakthrough hot flashes, but the depression and moods have improved greatly!"

• joa...
• March 18, 2014

"I'm sure this works like Vivelle I have been using before. My pharmacy decided to fill my Vivelle with Minivelle, but back it went! I only used a few out of the box and immediately called them for my original. The Minivelle does not stick as well, hold up to showers, hot tubs, or exercise. I find them stuck in my clothes. At that price, I don’t want to waste them. But the biggest thing I hate about it is the logo on the patch. I don’t need nor want a logo. The Vivelle was clear and stayed on. Minivelle is gray and obvious. What’s the use of being smaller if it’s more obvious and falls off? Back it went!"

• Ann...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 3, 2018

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I have been using the Vivelle Dot for many years. It was a godsend... a true miracle, and I loved it. Then, out of the blue, my insurance substituted the Minivelle patch for my Vivelle. Within a couple of weeks, my hot flashes and irritability came back... my quality of life was awful! Needless to say, I went back on the Vivelle patch, and life was good again. Personally, I will never use the Minivelle again."

• PIN...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 17, 2020

For Osteoporosis "I have used Climara, Vivelle, and Minivelle. Climara was great until they started making it overseas, now it falls off in a day or two. As a result, I was changing patches frequently and got a huge fibroid. Vivelle made me really sick! Right now, Minivelle is the only one that works for me. And, by the way, estradiol does not cause breast cancer, progestin does. Estrogen can cause uterine cancer. For more info on that, watch Menopause Barbie on YouTube. I have not been on Minivelle long enough to give it 10 stars, but it works with my body chemistry right now."

• Rea...
• June 12, 2020

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Stopped using Mylan estradiol because it was like wearing a smelly beer coaster. Switched to Minivelle, which worked fine for over a year. Now I can’t get them to stay on overnight despite pretreating the area with EtOH (alcohol) wipe. Then I get breakthrough bleeding, and my level was so low I had to supplement with PO, so what’s the point? Looking for a new reliable brand I won’t have to jangle too much with my insurance company to get. I have to put a waterproof Band-Aid over it to keep it on for everyday, never mind showering. If that stays on, why can’t they put an edge of that on it? It costs enough."

• Min...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 2, 2021

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I have tried the Vivelle dot patch, which made me instantly sick! I used Climara for several years, and it worked but didn't last a week, so I changed patches frequently and ended up with bleeding and fibroids. Then my GYN switched me to Minivelle, and my bleeding stopped, and it made me feel great, and my fibroids disintegrated. But now it is not working. My symptoms have returned. Not sure what I am going to do. I cannot use generic, and Vivelle makes me sick! Now Minivelle, which was a lifesaver, is not working. I have never had a hot flash. I am taking it for osteoporosis. But in case you are unaware, 1 out of every 2 women in menopause have a heart attack. Estrogen stops that. My palpitations have returned and arthritis and nerve pain. I need a solution. If Minivelle's good results lasted, I would give it 20 stars, but I used it for less than a year, then it changed. Maybe it is a quality control problem."

• Sus...
• January 28, 2014

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Gained weight and joint pain."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 6, 2018

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Using Minivelle patches 0.05 mg every 5 days and still getting hot flashes every night. I see the dose can be twice weekly. Should I use them more than every 5 days or less?"