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I'm currently waiting for my delivery of Premarin from my Canadian pharmacy, and meanwhile have had to pay another $202. for a month's supply of Premarin which my doctor prescribes, but is not covered by Express Scripts. My question today is what is the difference between Premarin and Estradiol? Premarin does not have a generic substitute so if I just switched to Estradiol, as Espress Scripts suggested, wouldn't I be taking a different formulation? To switch from Premarin to Estradiol could cause problems which I currently don't have. Express Scripts is asking me to fill out forms saying that I have tried Estradiol and had a bad reaction, before they will consider covering it If I do have a bad reaction, isn't the bad reaction caused by having to switch medications unnecessarily? At my age, 81, should I risk it?
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I’m thinking at 81 you can do as you please. My mom stopped her Estrogen at 92 after 50 years and she’ll be 102 in September.
She bought herself a new car to celebrate her 100th birthday and drives safely anywhere she wants. Phenomenal woman!
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Estradiol is a naturally occurring estrogen hormone while Premarin is a drug that consists of a mixture of estrogen.
As mentioned before, I switched from Premarin to Estradiol in March 2021 (at age 74 after taking Premarin for 43 years) and I have not experienced any changes of any kind. I have read a few articles indicating that, based upon when Estradiol was started, it has some indication of preserving brain function (memory, etc). I seem to have a little more energy over these past several months but can't say if it was a result of changing estrogen as I have always had a very high level of energy. I would be interested in knowing what your decision is and any result you may experience.
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