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Alora Patch Vs Vivelle Patch

Premium Questions

Dr. Aarti Abraham MD

I previously used Vivelle, then Vivelle-Dot . Earlier this year my pharmacy (CVS) said they could no longer fill prescriptions for Vivelle-Dot and had my doctor change the prescription to Minivelle ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aarti Abraham ( OBGYN)
Dr. S Patra MD

I am 57 yrs old and have been on the Vivelle dot .5 for almost 4 yrs. Also on Lexapro 20mg and a high dose of Klonopin . Two months and a week ago I quit the Vivelle cold turkey and have gone into hot ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S Patra ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Cori Baill MD

I had a total vaginal hysterectomy and oophorectomy 20 years ago. I was put on the vivelle dot patch at 0.05 mg. I did ok. I don't remember why but my doctor put me on a vivelle patch 0.075 mg... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Cori Baill ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Som Biswas MD

Vivelle patchs are so expensive. My pharmaist? suggest to ask about Climara , it has a generic. Tru? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Som Biswas ( OBGYN)
Dr. Manjunath L Ramarajapalli MD

Can I use the vivelle dot estrogen patch and nicotine patch at the same time? I also will be taking progesterone (pill) ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manjunath L Ramarajapalli ( OBGYN)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. K. V. Anand MD

had a bad reaction to vivielle dot..severe weight gain, depression etc. switching to alora- use to take it for years no problem. will there be any additional side effects? will I gain more weight ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. V. Anand ( Psychologist)
Dr. Safeena Akhtar MD

osteonecrosis of the jaw. Many post menopausal women use up to a .1 mg transdermal estradiol patch such as climara, alora or vivelle-dot with good results of building bone back by 1 to 4% over two... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Safeena Akhtar ( OBGYN)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I had a double oophorectomy in June. Since then I have been taking vivelle dot .25 two patches per ... active. It scares me and I don t want to gain more. Should I go off vivelle? Or up my doseage? I ve heard... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Vasanth MD

My insurance has denied my pharmacy script for Vivelle dot. I paid for one month out of pocket and ... all day...headache, fuzzy, heart pounding...just yucky. We can t really afford to pay for the Vivelle ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasanth ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Zubayer Alam MD

I have used vivelle dot for 5 years and about six weeks ago switched to estradiol because my health care would not cover the cost of vivelle dot. I have noticed some changes in my body and I am wondering ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Zubayer Alam ( General & Family Physician)