User Reviews for Intrarosa vaginal

I have been using it for 3 months - it has helped with the pain (my husband is very big). I don't have any problem opening the package - you just pull the top apart, so I'm not sure why it is so difficult for others. I haven't noticed side effects but I will be paying more attention. I was able to get it at a reduced cost because of past blood issues and other options are not available to me.

I use off and on. It alleviated my dryness problem which was leading to irritation and yeast. If I insert it in high enough it doesn't leak. Never leaks the next day. I don't like sleeping in a panty liner as that seemed to contribute to odor and discharge, so I put a towel on the bed and voila. In regard to side effects with blood pressure and emotional side effects, I would like more information on that. I told my doctor I thought it helped with hot flashes and she said it is only local and wouldn't help or cause other menopausal symptoms. The base is coconut oil and palm oil and my skin is not sensitive to that so the little bit that comes out just absorbs into my skin. Wash underwear in hot water. Read More Read Less

I live the product. Sometimes I spent 4 minutes trying to open it. I have to use scissors, and the ovum chips. Please upgrade the packaging . Thanks

Very easy to use. Really like the disposable applicators. I’ve tried Premarin vaginal cream and many other products with no success. The packaging is no problem at all. So far so good.

Breast cancer threw me into menopause and in turn I've lost my drive and started having painful intercourse. Started using Replens after recommendation from oncologist, which helped if you were consistently using every other day. RN recommended this as a treatment instead and I think I did better with the Replens. Not to mention the prescription is $120 with insurance! Been using for 1 month and I'll give it one more month but if this persist I will go back to Replens which is about $15 for a pack that will last you about 2 weeks. Read More Read Less

I’ve been using Intrarosa for over 6 months and have noticed no improvement but have become very depressed, mood swings are incredible and have gained weight. Also the packaging is so difficult to open. Doesn’t work for me!

I started this after using estradiol for years. The estradiol stopped working. This drug worked for me. I had very painful intercourse and with use in just 4 weeks I had no further issues. Yes packaging is a bit difficult to open- use some scissors! NO biggie. I encourage those with issues causing painful sex due to menopause to try this drug. I am a RN.

Packaging is almost funny, nearly impossible to open. A fight every night. I gave it 12 weeks and did not get any relief of my painful symptoms. Not to mention the high outrageous price of a 110. Co-pay. No I don’t recommend it. I see most women complaining about packaging but the company isn’t doing anything to correct it.

I could barely open the packages every month for 4 months I used scissors to open the whole month worth taking over 1/2 hour. The expense was ridiculous plus after giving it the full 12 weeks I found it did really nothing to help me. I think this medication is terrible and I’d steer away if I were any woman. I’d give it a negative rating if I could.

The packaging is just impossible. I have had it with trying to open this product. VERY user unfriendly.

The product is very effective but the packaging is awful. Much too difficult to open the inserts. Especially for older women.

I just started using this and am not sure I will continue. I'd like to know who designed and decided to use a hard sharp-edged applicator for an item that is being used by women who have painful tissue issues. Seriously. the APPLICATOR cut me.And the plastic pollution that this is causing. This should have a compostable paperboard applicator. Unbelievable.

It's help physically but the cost is outrageous.

Major mood swings. Skin broke out like a teenager. Packaging hard to get into.

I had to stop taking Intrarosa due to pelvic, back pain, fatigue, and overall feeling awful.

I have seen benefits however I am discontinuing use for the same reasons others have mentioned: packaging. The plastic covering the inserts is often impossible to remove. I sometimes use my teeth or a scissors because I can't get it open with my hands--I'm 54 and fit. And the individual plastic applicators are a horrendous environmental problem. I don't use them. I insert it with my hand. Consequently I have boxes of unused applicators in my bathroom I have no idea what to do with. I just don't want them in landfill. So I'm stopping. It's a pity because I like the product. Read More Read Less

I had pain in my lower abdomen, lower back and felt like garbage. I couldn’t sleep the pain was so bad. I stopped taking it immediately. It’s not worth the pain.

I feel like this is a miracle drug and I'm incredibly thankful to be using it. What a perfect solution to a lot of pain. It took about 6 weeks to start working.

Completed 3 months of use without a noticeable reduction in pain :(. Trying one more month. Packaging could definitely be easier to open. If I have any lotion on my hands, there's no way I'm getting it open.

After years on vaginal estrogen, I started using Intrarosa. The product works well in terms of treating dryness. However, there is a lot of room for the manufacturer to improve the packaging. First, the insert covering needs to open from the base of the insert instead of the point. This will allow the user to peel back the covering from the insert and then load it into the plunger without having to touch it, Second, the tabs at the opening need to be a little longer so that the user can more easily hold them while splitting them apart to open the insert. The inserts are very hard to open for someone without any arthritis or hand impairment. Third, the manufacturer should replace the environmentally unfriendly plastic plungers with a nesting cardboard cylinder plunger.Read More Read Less