Read user comments about the side effects, benefits, and effectiveness of Depo-Estradiol intramuscular.
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Reviewer: Cons914, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have been on this medication for over 10yrs. It has worked better for me than all of the other medications that I've been prescribed and this was the last one. I was injecting once a month and over the years the effectiveness has changed so now my doctor has me doing injection every two weeks to keep the level constant and it has been working for over 2yrs now. Since I inject myself I am c
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Reviewer: smileimel1, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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i have gone thru all the other types,pills,patches,creams, they all quit working for me after a short while,with none of them lasting barely a year, i had to find something else..One doctor finally gave me a shot of depo-estradiol.It worked wonders for me.All of my hot flashes,mood swings,the vaginal dryness,and my night sweats(which kept me from getting sleep),vanished rather quickly. I've ha
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Reviewer: julio, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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low changes on legs and breast
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: edwardsvr, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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after my dr. prescribing everything under the sun to combat NOT hot flashes, BUT A PERPETUAL STATE OF HEAT, this injection was my; last hope, it does not help and after a year im ready to kill myself, i am absolutely going out of my; mind with this heat..........after my hyterectomy 8 yrs ago, it s been like this.......help, please
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