Compounded drugs changed my hormones when nothing else could

07.26.2021

Florida Boca Raton

“Compounded drugs changed my hormones when nothing else could”

I ran to one gynecologist to the next when I started realizing something wasn't right when I was eating well and gaining wait, sleeping a full 9-10 hours a night and still exhausted beyond repair. Each MD told me that I needed to exercise more and increase my anti depressant dose, even though I was so proud to be getting myself off those. I was put on birth control, given high dose metformin, and sent on my way. When I kept coming back they would check my bloodwork and tell me everything looked perfect. I knew that it wasn't. I am so grateful that with a little digging I found my functional medicine doctor who did very specific lab testing and sure enough my thyroid was low, my testosterone was very low, and my nutrient panel was poor. Since seeing my new doctor in Feb 2021 I am proud to say that all my hormones are at a perfect level. I feel like myself again, my anxiety is gone, my sex drive is back and I am able to enjoy my life as a mom to 3 kids, ages 10,9, and 8. Without the compounded hormones I now rely on, I'd continue to be prescribed more and more synthetic drugs making me sicker and sicker. I am truly grateful to have found my doctor and even more grateful that I am consuming natural hormones that have turned my life around.

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