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Medical Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
Estratest (esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone) is used to treat symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, and vaginal dryness, burning, and irritation. It is a combination of esterified estrogens, female sex hormones, and methyltestosterone, a form of the male hormone testosterone. Common side effects include dizziness, lightheadedness, headache, stomach upset, bloating, nausea, weight changes, increased/decreased interest in sex, or breast tenderness.
The usual dosage range is 1 to 2 tablets of Estratest taken before bed once daily as recommended by the physician. Use the lowest dose that will control symptoms and discontinue as soon as possible. Administration should be cyclic (e.g., three weeks on and one week off). Estratest may interact with blood thinners, insulin, ketoconazole, St. John's wort, rifampin, antidepressants, seizure medicines, antibiotics, or HIV/AIDS medicines. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you are taking. Estratest must not be used during pregnancy. It may harm a fetus. This medication is not usually used in women of childbearing age and is unlikely to be used during pregnancy or breast-feeding.
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Estratest Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
ESTRATEST (esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone) and ESTRATEST (esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone) H.S. Tablets are indicated in the:
- Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with the menopause in those patients not improved by estrogens alone. (There is no evidence that estrogens are effective for nervous symptoms or depression without associated vasomotor symptoms, and they should not be used to treat such conditions.)
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Estratest Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling;
- sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
- sudden headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance;
- swelling, rapid weight gain;
- confusion, unusual th...
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Estratest Consumer Information: Uses
This medication is used for the short-term treatment of menopause symptoms. It helps reduce episodes of flushing and sweating of the upper body and face, commonly called hot flashes. It also helps treat dryness, itching, and burning around the vagina. These symptoms occur when a woman's body no longer produces the usual amount of female hormone (estrogen) at the age when monthly menstrual periods normally stop. This medication is a combination of 2 hormones, a female hormone (estrogen) and a male hormone (methyltestosterone).
If you need treatment only for vaginal menopause symptoms, produc...
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