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.