Claire Florida Boca Raton 0
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08.13.2024
Florida Boca Raton

I got a chemical burn from preservatives in pharmaceutical creams...

I get a reaction (chemical burn) to the preservatives and chemicals in standard prescription creams.The burn is so severe it can last for 7-10 days. I suffered for several years without help until one doctor recommended compounding for my estrogen cream.

In addition, I have a sensitivity to sodium laurel sulfate (confirmed by my lips burning and splitting open from conventional toothpaste and the problem resolving once I changed products). Many of our oral pharmaceuticals contain SLS. I can tolerate a short term dose of such medicines but they usually leave me with a very sensitive and uncomfortable bladder and pelvic area. The literature says SLS is ‘not harmful’ to us because our body releases it through our urine.Those of us who are sensitive feel the exposure in our urinary system. I can recover from that in a week or two but I would not be able to tolerate a long term medication containing SLS. It’s good to know compounding would be an option should I need a long term medication when the standard version contains SLS, for example, Metformin extended release. I certainly would not want to go through a whole red tape process to justify what I have been successfully using for almost ten years.
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