“My Quality of Life”
I first heard about Compounded hormone pellet therapy almost 2 years ago. I had a colleague who was going through menopause and was just miserable. Her OB just kept give her different Rx for Estrogen and other things that weren’t working. Within 3 weeks of her pellets being placed she felt like a new women and was no longer on any Rx meds. I knew I needed to look into it.
I am a mom of a 4 1/2 year old and a 2 year old, so to say I’m busy is an understatement. I have been a Registered Dental Hygienist for 19 years now, so health and research have always been something at the top of my lists when it comes to the ever evolving healthcare world.
When I first started looking into hormone therapy to help me, I was overweight, exhausted ( not sleeping well at all), emotional, incredibly short and rude with my husband and sometimes my children, and my anxiety was through the roof. I also have battled depression over the last 4 years as I suddenly and tragically lost my only brother. I knew I didn’t want to be on a Rx med for anything but I also knew I needed to do something to help me.
After my blood results came back and I saw how bad they were and after long discussions with my NP we mapped out a plan for my recovery that I was very happy with. We also discussed adding critical vitamins/supplements to my daily routine that I was incredibly deficient in as well. I’ve never had a doctor inform me so much about which vitamins/supplements to take, how much, and all the other benefits they had for me, not just the basics we all know. I felt good knowing I was taking things to help my body recover more naturally and not just shoving some synthetic drug down my throat that may help with one symptom but most definitely will cause another side effect.
Within the first month of starting my hormone journey the first thing I noticed was I was actually falling asleep quickly, and staying asleep all night. I was starting to dream again too, which was a great sign. The other major factor was my anxiety. It decreased my anxiety so much. I am much more calm and happy. I don’t get worked up over the little things I cannot control. My husband can attest I am so much nicer to him as well. I have now been on hormone therapy for about a year and a half and I can say I love this way of life. I have never felt better. I also have never felt better about what I’m putting into my body. I have lost over 40lbs, (have kept it off for over a year now) I have a ton more energy and I just feel really good. My body was so in need of so many things that I wasn’t giving it as well as it was unable to produce on it own. I am able to go longer between appointments as well because my body now knows it will get more and doesn’t use it all up as fast, I am “optimized” as they say.
My husband was always on testosterone cream but it never worked, and he didn’t care to take injections. After seeing my change he too decided hormone therapy might be the route for him. I will say, I’ve never seen him with more energy in our 13 years together. He could fall asleep at any point of the day and just always felt drained. He now is able to go throughout the day and enjoy activities with us without needing a nap. He’s happier and he too feels so much better. He always tells me he knows when his hormone therapy is starting to wear off because he feels so terrible.
This hormone therapy has changed my household for the better and I now know Countless others who are on it as well and every single person has said the same thing, they ALL feel so much better, are on less and less Rx synthetic drugs and are just happy to have found something that works. That’s what good quality medicine should do right? Taking that away will effect so many that rely on it for a better quality of life. Shoving synthetic prescription drugs down everyone’s throat does nothing but harm us in one way or another and we see it every single day!
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