My menopause felt like acid burning through my veins, shockingly painful. cBHT resolved this for me by allowing personalized specific treatment bat a reasonable price. It's bad enough that insurance won't cover this effective treatment any more.

I would never want to be without this bioidentical hormone therapy. My life is infinitely better in many ways because of them. Although I am 68 years old, I feel more like 48-50 years old. I have used them for over eight years consistently as prescribed yearly follow-up blood work. Each physician remarks that my lab blood work, both for B-HRT and overall blood work is excellent and keep up the good work. I can't say enough positive things about this form of hormone therapy and Vashan Pharmacy. Thank you.

Five years ago I had to start using a pessary. My doctor said I had to use estradiol cream if I wanted to continue using the pessary. I must have the pessary in order to have a good quality life and I appreciate the lower cost of compounded estradiol cream for I am a widow on social security.

I do not believe I would still be actively working full time without my compounded hormone formulations. I tried all prescribed synthetic forms to no avail. I had terrible reactions. Nausea, vomiting, rashes and blinding migraines. I need these medications.

The hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings were horrible. I had no idea how much the LACK of hormones would affect me when I became menopausal. Thanks to my doctor, and the prescriptions of compounded medications, I have been relieved of the harshest of those. I now have NO night sweats, mild and infrequent hot flashes, and as for the mood swings, I feel very well! I am so appreciative of something that is available that is closer to my natural body chemicals to help me with this.

Compounded bioidentical hormones mean that my body has what it needs, exactly as nature intended. It takes care of the problems I've had, and I never have to worry about dreadful side effects.

I was allergic to the coatings on the regular pills so my doctor said to try bioidentical hormones. I was able to take those without any side effects. I have been taking them for over 20 years and really recommend them to everyone I can!

I no longer have night sweats which disrupted my sleep and effected the quality of each day.

Has made my PST menopausal head aches go away. Allowed me to regain a satisfying sex life with my husband. I no longer have daily vaginal pain from dryness. Have a more clear thought process.

Ive been using HRT compound since December 2015 and it has been wonderful! Before, I had many hot flashes, was moody and miserable. I did not want to take hormones in pill form because of the side effects, such as weight gain) and this is a perfect solution. I will continue to use this as long as my doctor prescribes it. My insurance does not cover this, but I pay out of pocket and it is still worth it. I have recommended this to many of my friends.

I'm 68 years old. Taking bioidentical hormones specifically formulated for me based on saliva test results has GREATLY increased the quality of life and my health. My skin (looking at it--youthful) and bones (confirmed by bone density test) are physically younger than others my age. Also, I do not suffer from vaginal atrophy or dryness. Since Pharma doesn't have a Viagra for females, compounded HRT is our only salvation!

cBHT has made me feel so much better. It is compounded to my doctor's specifications and can be adjusted as needed. I will not use synthetic hormones because they were responsible for my mother's estrogen-fed breast cancer. I first started compounded progesterone pre-menopausal to help me sleep. It was the only thing that allowed me to have deep, restful sleep. Then, compounded estrogen was added when I entered menopause. The balance of these two compounded hormones has helped to stop my hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, vaginal dryness, and so many other symptoms. I think compounded hormone therapy is the answer to women's menopausal problems and no restrictions should be put on this therapy.

I started having some issues with weight gain, even though I was exercising regularly like I had always been. Also fatigue and just general blahs. I went from someone who was active, cooked from scratch every night, cleaned the house, and did laundy every day, to someone who barely had the energy to make frozen meals and do a load of laundry a day. My family also missed out because I became withdrawn because I just wasn't able to function like before. I spent three years like this going from doctor to doctor trying to figure out how I went from a vibrant, active person, who was able to multi-task like a pro, to someone who had to drag themselves through the day and the brain fog was horrible. In those three years I was told twice that I had MS, (needless to say, those tests were expensive, not once, but twice), told several times that it was just stress and I needed to slow down, (not sure how much more I could slow down), to finally being told that I was crazy and that it was all in my head. During this time I had three women in my life that all had a thyroid condition and had been telling me that it sounded like I might have one. Well I went to tons of doctors in those three years and not one of them ever even mentioned thyroid and when I did, they just dismissed it, so I thought they are the doctors they must be right. Finally in the fourth year, a new doctor moved to my town and opened an Integrative Medicine Center and was treating people for thyroid conditions. I had never heard of integrative medicine, but I was miserable and three people in my life kept saying thyroid, so I made an appointment. After filling out an extensive questionare, I was at the appointment. He was telling me that just based on my answers to the questions that he was positive that I had a thyroid condition and he suspected that because I had gone so long with it untreated that I most likely had also gone into peri-menopause. After my test results confirmed hypothyroidism and hormonal imbalance, he put me on Armour Thyroid and said he wanted to wait on the hormones because sometimes if you can get the thyroid balanced soon enough you can turn around the hormones and not need BHRT. Well after about 2-3 months I was starting to feel like my old self, it was obviously working. In month 4 I started to have heart palpitations occasionally. I went back to my doctor and he first did some tests to check my heart said that it might be a little to much thyroid medicine. So we started to slowly decrease my dose to find what would work so the palpitations would stop. After decreasing my dose to almost nothing I was still having the palpitations, so I foolishly listened to someone in my life that I trusted and was a very smart person (although they have no medical training) who said to me that it must mean that I didn't have a thyroid condition and didn't need the meds anymore. So like a fool I didn't go back to the doctor I just stopped taking the Armour thyroid. I felt the same for a few months, but soon I was not just feeling bad again I was so much worse, I was barely functioning. After struggling like that for about six months I finally went back to my doctor who of course told me why it was not good that i did that. He did a new round of tests and we found out that I had not only of course tanked my thyroid, but my hormones as well, so I was in full peri-menopause at this point so he prescribed Armour Thyroid once again and cBHRT. Needless to say it took a few months, because I was so depleted, but once it started to work, I felt incredible. I was back to my old self and even better. The mood swings, the migraines that I had suffered from since I was six years old with no relief- all those years were gone, my energy was back and the brain fog slowly lifted. How do I know it was the Armour and the cBHT because I thought I knew better and stopped and that was and has been the only thing to keep my feeling great! I have been using cBHT for many years and have done much research on it. As someone who strives to live a healthy, clean, holistic lifestyle with as little chemical as possible, I think it makes complete sense that you would use something that is plant based that will perfectly mimic what your body would already be doing if it was working properly, so you have little disruption and no ugly after effects versus something made synthetically and from the hormones of a horse. A horse seriously?! cBHT keeps me balanced and feeling great, not to mention I have been able to recognize similar suffering in several of my co-workers, friends and family over the years and sent them to my doctor and they have all had great results and are always thankful for me pointing them in the direction of cBHT. It just makes sense that if you can have something made specifically for you, from natural elements that works so well, why wouldn't you and why would you try to keep people from getting and using it. cBHT is, has been, and will continue to be a godsend for me, so much so that I will fight as long and as hard as I needed to keep it.

After being told by my physician that I was "just supposed to feel that way", as a mother of three kids, I started a journey looking for a doctor and bioidentical hormones because I was convinced that was what I needed. It took me TEN years to find a doctor to work with and I started feeling better within days of starting treatment. My energy level, libido and overall health were greatly enhanced by bioidentical hormones and compounded medicines. Bioidentical hormones and other compounded medicines are a safe and necessary part of health care and it is absolutely incredible to me that the FDA is trying to take them away from millions of women and men who depend on them on a daily basis.

Has really helped with energy levels.

cBHT has benefited me more than once in my life. First, when I was pregnant with my child, I needed compounded progesterone suppositories. I fear that without them, I would have miscarried. Now that I'm in my 50's, I am entering peri-menopause. I also have PCOS. As a result, I am very low in progesterone. I tried prometrium but it gave me terrible heartburn due to the relaxation of the esophagus. This is the only time in my life that I have every had heartburn. So my doctor switched me to compounded topical progesterone which I have been on without complications for several years. As I enter full blown menopause I fully expect to need compounded hormones to keep me healthy and well. Please do not take them away from me and others like me! I am one of a kind and I need personalized medicine, not some mass produced horse urine.

I am a woman of small stature. My post total hysterectomy bone density has been difficult. The testosterone cream that I use several times weekly has been very important to my health physically and mentally.

It has helped me in many ways, including improving my sleep. My doctor prescribed it because it was the best and safest choice for me. The FDA must recognize this as a safe and effective treatment choice.

One size fits all is rarely a good look - be it in clothing or medicine. Compounding is a medical necessity for millions of Americans because the standard Rx doesn't suit their needs. Please do not limit Americans access to compounding medicine - it's a safe, time-tested option that millions of American doctors and patients rely on. Imagine if your loved one had a medical condition that couldn't be treated with a standard Rx. How you would you feel if you took away the ability for a custom medicine option that would give your loved one the quality of life he or she deserved? Please leave the current compounding rules in place.