Fezolinetant and Night Sweats: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 12, 2024

For Hot Flashes "Was like a miracle from day 1, all hot flashes just disappeared; it was heaven!!!! After taking for 6 months, my hot flashes started coming back, slowly at first, but then with full force, so I stopped taking it. Hoping it will work again if I stay off for a while and then try again. I have figured out that alcohol makes my night sweats and hot flashes much more severe..."

• Jud...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 24, 2024

For Hot Flashes "I must take an aromatase inhibitor cancer medication for years, and one of its side effects is hot flashes and night sweats. Unfortunately, I was already experiencing hot flashes and night sweats, so it's just made them even worse. The oncologist prescribed Veozah. Hot flashes and night sweats all but disappeared in a few days. I occasionally still get hot flashes or night sweats, which are much milder. The manufacturer, however, isn't willing to help with the high cost of this new drug unless you have private insurance or no insurance. If you have Medicare, as I do, and as do most elderly or handicapped people, Astellas, the manufacturer, will not help you. This seems ageist, discriminatory toward the elderly and disabled, and misogynistic because primarily women would be taking this drug."

• Iro...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 27, 2024

For Hot Flashes "I cannot have HRT due to cancer genes. So when my doctor offered Veozah, I opted for it. I was a little concerned about it causing worsening mental health since it works on the brain. I was correct to be concerned. My depression is back. I've been on Veozah for almost four weeks. The first few weeks of severe dizziness and nausea almost made me quit. The dizziness was so surreal, I cannot drive my car anywhere with roads that twist and turn without vomiting. I am still having night sweats somewhat. It has helped them not be as awful or frequent, but I'm still having them. During the first few weeks, I actually started sweating even worse. That was miserable. My doc demanded I continue and ride it out. The back pain has hit too. I've also noticed I am freezing often now. I worry about what this med might really be doing to our bodies. If this sweating and dizziness with nausea keep up, I will discontinue it. We do not have long-term safety studies."

• Jeb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 10, 2025

For Hot Flashes "Starting taking it about five months ago. I live in Geneva, Switzerland, and the medication is affordable. First night, night sweats disappeared. Hot flashes as well. I have been suffering with several flashes and night sweats for thirty years. It was a miracle. Month five, night sweats are back, and hot flashes sometimes last for hours without relief. I am in Ethiopia for two months, and the hotter clime is probably making it worse. My liver enzymes are fine. But not sure I should continue taking it if it is not longer effective."