My cBHT has improved my mental outlook, improved my sleep and and helped my energy level.

I am only 30 years old, and from the time I was a teenager, I needed compounded bioidentical hormone therapy to balance my thyroid function as well as my menstrual cycles. cBHT has been a huge part in my health, and I would be severely unable to function normally without it.

Getting the compound hormones SAVED my life. Menopause was hell and I had no idea WHY I was so depressed - but I sank in a hole of depression so deep, I was seriously worried. I had zero energy, zero drive, and no motivation. I couldn't sleep and my night sweats were awful. And before menopause, I was working out five days a week, healthy, happy and a very involved mom. The hormone replacement saved my life - I'm 100% SURE of this. I've been on them almost seven years and I feel like my old self again. I can't IMAGINE losing this.

I was in really bad mental and physical health before I started my HRT. I love what it has done for my life. I feel like I am alive again and enjoying my life and living the best life. I am so thankful for my doctor suggesting this for me. I can't say enough of how my body feels and my family and friends even notice so it has really affected my quality of life.

I feel more like myself and I have more energy.

It changed my life. I spoke with my doctor after attending a seminar, to see if this was a good treatment for me. I have been taking them for five years now and have a much better quality of life. I can compare with my sisters that have not had this treatment. I do not have the bad experiences that they have bring post menopausal.

I am a retired RN. I have been using bioidentical hormones since December of 2012. They have greatly enhanced my emotional, and physical health. Throughout my reproductive years, I had been a patient of a well loved and well thought of male OBGYN. I was very satisfied with my care until I hit my menopause years. At that time he did not address my hormonal changes and their symptoms in any way. They would not check my hormone levels and denied my request to have an appointment with the female doctor in that group. Their suggestion was to give me an anti-anxiety medicine which I refused! I knew that was not the answer to the problem but would just cause more problems! At that point I turned to my female internists for my yearly pap and told her I was looking for a doctor to address my hormonal status. My main symptoms at that time were hot flashes, interrupted sleep, decrease libido, and painful sex. It was a difficult decision to leave my long time association with my OBGYN, but I felt I had no choice. I then became a patient of Dr. Michael Barnthouse in Kansas City, MO. After a lot of researching on my own, meeting with Dr. Barnthouse, having lab for my hormones drawn, and talking with Karen Butler, a pharmacist with Stark Pharmacy at Menorah Hospital in Overland Park, KS, I decided to start on the bioidentical hormones delivered by troches. Best decision I ever made! I hadn't slept through the night in 2-3 years and after a week on the troches, I was dreaming and waking up rested! My energy level improved, vaginal dryness improved, libido returned, my joints became less achy, and as an added bonus my lipid profile improved drastically! I follow up with Dr. Barnthouse every six months, see my internist yearly, and see a DO for antiaging at New You Health studio in Leawood, KS. I am very proactive in taking care of my health and try to eat organic when possible, do Jazzercice on a regular basis, and take supplements to improve my health. Bioidentical hormones are a big part of my healthy routine and my health would suffer greatly without them. Thank you for letting me express my views.

I have tried medication in the form of a pill, and it had little effect on my total well-being. My quality of sleeping diminished, as well as feeling "even keel". I feel that some women do better with the compounded capsule being distributed in the body slowly and blending with my body chemistry.

It makes me feel great and has improved my sleep. It improved my body and my outlook about how I feel about my age. My mind keeps telling that I'm still in my forties. It greatly enhances my life so why would you want me to go back feeling bad every day?

I feel that is helping a lot.

Before I had access to compounded hormones, I was having extreme hot flashes several times per hour. Also, during the night, I could not sleep, as I would awake with night sweats that completely drenched my sleepwear and bed sheets. Intercourse with my husband was extremely painful and nearly impossible, which comes with the depletion of hormones during and after menopause. I am now completely free of hot flashes, night sweats, and I have a restored sex life. I also believe the hormones help me think more clearly throughout the day. My life would change DRASTICALLY for the worse if I were without my hormones!

I'm 58 and have been on cBHT for about five years. Prior to cBHT, for several years, I was treated for low thyroid and still had low energy, poor attention, was falling asleep while driving to work and my thinking wasn't very sharp. I first used the implanted pellets which worked well but were rather expensive. About a year and a half ago, I switched to the cream that's applied to my shoulders. That is working very well and is much less expensive. Without cBHT, I'd still be dragging daily. With cBHT, I've hiked the Grand Canyon to the bottom and back, hiked to the top of a 14,000 ft high mountain in Colorado, rode my bike across the state of Missouri and a few weeks ago went rock climbing in Colorado. cBHT is the best thing that's happened to me in a long time! Please do not restrict it but make it more affordable and accepted so more can enjoy it's benefits.

The supplementing of the troche hormone replacement has taken away all hot flashes, my moods are better and this improves my quality of life in all ways.

I love the way cBHT has helped me through all my symptoms of menopause. It has helped me so much and I don't think I could have gotten through all of the symptoms without this great help. This medication is matched to me and is perfect for what I need.

I began cBHT about six years ago after doing my own research/reading about its benefits with women my age who have osteoporosis tendencies. I have had other benefits such as no hot flashes and younger-looking skin and decreased vaginal dryness. To my knowledge, I have had no negative side effects and wish to continue the cBHT. Please do not restrict my compounded hormone therapy.

I had to have a hysterectomy at age 50. I first tried the patch, but had to keep increasing the dose every year. I then tried the estrogen pill but did not care for the accompanying nausea and it did not take care of all of my postmenopausal symptoms. I tried the troches, based on my lab results and levels, and BINGO! What a difference! I eventually got tired of the goopy troche and switched to the quick dissolve formulation and have been on them ever since. I can't imagine having to try something else, since these are compounded based on MY own hormone levels, not some standard dose that is given out to anyone.

I had a hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy when I was 41 years old. After having hot flashes and vaginal dryness following this, I tried oral hormones, but did not feel well, and I struggled with feeling moderate depression. I also tried patches and gels but never felt "well". After hearing the success of compounded hormone use among other women I knew, I decided to try that therapy mode. It was not easy to find a physician who offered that kind of HRT, but I did find remarkable results once I started using it. I felt truly "well", like I had once felt before my surgery. I am a health professional and in the past I would have scoffed at the effectiveness of using compounded hormones, but I have truly found it to be a life changing therapy in my life.

Hormone pellets allowed me to function physically, mentally and emotionally after my organs were needlessly removed. (I was suicidal for 18+ months post-op while on FDA approved pharmaceutical highest dose estrogen patch before switching to pellets.) Also, there are no FDA approved testosterone products for women so I have used compounded T creams and suppositories since I do not have the benefits of testosterone from my ovaries / gonads. Few people seem to know that naturally menopausal women's ovaries produce increasing amounts of T over the postmenopausal years. Intact menopausal women have significantly higher levels of total and bioavailable testosterone than either hysterectomized or oophorectomized women - https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/85/2/645/2854045. With the gross overuse of female organ removal (45% of U.S. women have a hysterectomy), FDA approved hormones are not enough for some of these women. They have to go the compounded route to get some semblance of normalcy.

I am 70 years old and have taken cBHT hormones for approximately 20 years. It has prevented maternal osteoporosis, and I have absolutely no bone density loss, and no cardiovascular incidences. I have NOT experienced hot flashes or weight gain in 20 years, depression or mood swings, or vaginal dryness. My husband has Alzheimer's, therefore sexual activity is nonexistant. I have recommended bioidentical hormones to other women. The advantages, to me, greatly outweigh the out of pocket cost.