I had a hysterectomy at age 28 and got along fine until my l...

04.13.2021

California CERRITOS

“I had a hysterectomy at age 28 and got along fine until my l...”

I had a hysterectomy at age 28 and got along fine until my late 40s to early 50s. My primary care doctor prescribed HRT in pill form which helped my hot flashes. Then in July 2002, the report came out about HRT and my doctor had me quit cold turkey, which threw my body into such a horrible state. My hot flashes and night sweats were uncontrollable; I was crying uncontrollably over the smallest matters; I immediately packed on a lot of excess weight. I was a very unhappy woman. I met someone similarly situated who told me about compounded hormones and through my new doctor I got a prescription and have been on my bioidentical hormone replacement ever since. How wonderful to be in a professional setting and not break out in horrible sweats when the room is air conditioned and people are in close proximity. How nice to go to bed and sleep through the night without having to get up and change my night clothes and/or the bedding from the horrible night sweats. I am still struggling with the weight gain and am monitored on my hormone levels. Sometimes I still have emotional crying when not warranted. Last year when I ran out of my HRT and had to wait several days to get my prescription, I was a mess. All I can say is women know their bodies and if HRT is available to make life better, DON'T TAKE IT AWAY. If men are the decision-makers in this, they don't have a clue what it feels like when the hormones are on the rampage. The FDA is not human, does not feel, cannot possibly know the effects of restrictions on compounded hormone therapy.

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