I went into menopause earlier than most women, and my sympto...

04.13.2021

Colorado Denver

“I went into menopause earlier than most women, and my sympto...”

I went into menopause earlier than most women, and my symptoms were severe. Night sweats, hot flashes, anxiety, dryness, severe mood swings and so many symptoms that made my life and my psychological state a mess. I initially went to an OBGYN, who was unable to do anything for me. I was not interested in the standard Premarin drug that physicians give as it is a synthetic, and caused a lot of problems for my mother, and I avoid drugs like the plague. The misery continued. I then tried alternative approaches, herbs, etc. and was still miserable. Everything in my life was impacted by my mood swings, my inability to sleep through the night and the awful hot flashes during the day when I was trying to conduct business meetings. I was finally referred to an NP who was a women's health expert, that specialized in bioidentical hormones. After a few weeks of adjustments with a compounding pharmacy, I started feeling so much better, and now I feel great every day. It has been a miracle. I cannot say enough good things about bioidentical hormones- they have saved my life, literally. (I currently take very low doses of biest and progesterone and can't imagine what would happen to my body if I stopped taking them due to an ill-informed ban. Please do not prevent me from accessing my life-saving bioidentical hormones.

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