Compounded hormone has been a quality of life issue for me

08.23.2021

Washington Newman Lake

“Compounded hormone has been a quality of life issue for me”

My name is Debra Butler and over a year ago I unexpectedly found myself in menopause. My symptoms were severe and debilitating. Chronic headache, muscle and joint inflammation and pain, constant hot flashes, trouble sleeping and night sweats. My physician put me on hormone therapy and the symptoms improved however I was on an oral progesterone that caused a lot of nausea, upset stomach and diarrhea. I was housebound until I was able to transition to a compounded progesterone. Since then my life has finally returned to normalcy for the most part. I don't have any other option but to use a compounded progesterone in order to function. I am 48 years old and have a full-time career as a program manager and need the compounded progesterone option in order to maintain my health and continue being a self-sufficient productive citizen.

Hear their stories. Protect their own words. Protect their access to compounded medicines.

On this page, we can only touch on the data that demonstrates the importance of compounded medicines to the lives of millions of people in this country. While the decision to take this vital therapy from patients and physicians might be profitable for big pharmaceutical companies, it will be disastrous for the millions of patients that those same pharmaceutical companies cannot serve!

We encourage the appropriate committees in both the House and Senate to hold hearings on this critical issue.

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