I was diagnosed with Hashimotos when I was 29 back in the late 1980's. Following protocol, my doctor prescribed Synthroid. Within a couple months, I became so ill I ended up needing a thyroidectomy. Looking back, doctors realized that additives in Synthroid caused my thyroid to balloon in size. Levothyroxine also caused me problems. With compounded thyroid replacement hormone, my immune systems has regained some semblance of calmness. I was able to hold down a job without the need of medications to control my pain. My "brain fog" diminished. I even published several books. Now I can't get my hormone replacement and I'm again experiencing pain, aching joints, emotional swings and brain fog. Please allow compounded hormones to become available again!

I have seen hormones change my patients lives only for the better. I have had patients that couldn't even live a productive live due to lack of hormones. I have seen cholesterol levels drop, reduction of A1'c, I have had patients that suffer metabolic syndrome, and once treated over time this condition improved. Right now America is in crisis with various health conditions that hormones will help. Why would we not want to treat our patients with hormones. American is under a financial burden with health care cost, my thought hormone therapy will help reduce these costs as people age. As for myself, I didn't enter into taking hormones lightly, I was miserable due to menopause, I researched and learned. Hormones improved my life dramatically, and decided to even learn more and to bring this treatment to my patients.

Due to a serious illness, I experienced hypo-gonadism in my 60's. As a result, my energy level was severely depressed. I was prescribed a combination of Testosterone implants and HCG injections (self-administered). I am now 74 years old, and I feel productive and of use to my family and to society. Please don't mess with something that works so well.

I have used compounded testosterone and HCG for over ten years, always prescribed by highly regarded urologists. At age 67 I feel great and enjoy life to the fullest. I also do a lot of research on TRT and other men's health issues. I can assure there are no safety, I repeat no, problems with modern day compounded medications. The pharmacy I use meets the same standards as those required of branded manufactures.

I very concerned that such potentially life changing decisions can be made with no credible evidence and only flawed studies to support them with no input from actual users of the products in question. While I am not a conspiracy theorist by any means, it does make me wonder who benefits from these ill conceived decisions; surely not the public!

Ronald L. Lutz, Ph.D.,

Now I can sleep through the night (progesterone) and during the day (test & est) I’m more alert, no hot flashes, memory is great, and mood is improved.

As a woman who has dealt with hypothyroidism for over 20 years and is now going through menopause I can tell you that traditional medicine has failed me. My thyroid was never really under control. This was ongoing for years and years. Throw menopause into the mix and I felt like I had lost myself. 

And traditional cookie cutter generic medicine didn’t work for me- I was only getting sicker and sicker. After coming home in tears from yet another discouraging appointment with my doctor where I’m begging for help and only being told I was depressed I started googling for any kind of help outside of the norm that I could find. I was willing to drive any distance. I found my naturopath practitioner who also is a trained college educated nurse practitioner. I guess you could say I found the best of both worlds. Not only did she thoroughly test my thyroid not just the generic test that traditional doctors had been doing she also checked my iodine level which was nonexistent. No doctor not even an endocrinologist had ever checked my iodine. Even I know iodine and thyroid issues go hand-in-hand. Another thing that my naturopath nurse practitioner checked was my ferritin level which was dangerously high. Turns out I have a genetic condition called hemochromatosis that if left untreated can cause serious damage and sometimes even lead to cancer. I’ve never been checked for this by any of my medical doctors. A lot of my symptoms have been alleviated through therapeutic blood donation and my levels are now within range. My hormone and thyroid levels are also finally in optimal range -all of them not just some of them. For the first time in a really long time I feel good. I’m starting to get my energy back, my hair has stopped falling out, I’m not depressed. I am begging, begging you to please let things be for people like me who weren’t getting answers from traditional medicine. I believe in traditional medicine but I’m telling you in these areas it was not working for me and I am begging you on behalf of others I know like me and myself to just leave well enough alone. Let it be covered by our insurance. I’m fortunate enough that my husband has a good job and I can pay out of pocket but so many people can’t and I fear the day will come that I can’t pay for it. Compounded medicine and hormone replacement creams are very important to me. Please listen to people who are dealing with this in a personal level!

I have never been more healthy taking bioidentical hormones . I sleep better and my blood work is a thousand times better than anything that is unnatural. Bioidentical hormones is made from yams . I don’t think the need to take something so healthy away from the public unless there is some serious corruptness involved.

I had been taking estrogen and progesterone for about 4 years for vaginal atrophy. I'm 69 now. When I arrived in this country (from Canada) the gynecologists immediately put me off all hormones stating that I was "too old".
I knew that I was not too old, that I was low risk for blood clots and breast cancer and there was absolutely no reason for me to wean off.
I reluctantly followed her instructions, thinking that every gynaecologist would be of the same mind-set, and found myself back in full blown Menopause; sleepless nights, hot flashes, irritability, depression. It was hell!

Finally I took matters into my own hands and searched on-line for a gynaecologist who would prescribe hormones. She was a delight. Not only did she tell me I could go back on hormones, she advised that I take the compound formula. The reason being that I found the manufactured estrogen too strong, even after cutting down the dosage. Anyone who has taken hormones knows what a rollercoaster it can be if you try to adjust the dosage - and even if you can't at times.

The compounded formula saved my sanity and my marriage. I feel like a new woman with more energy, no hot flashes and vagina back to normal.

Which form did I use? The estrogen topical cream and pill form for progesterone. There is no option for these below.

After being diagnosed with low testosterone of 183 total testosterone at a the age of 35. I have greatly benefited from testosterone hormone replacement it has greatly improved my life. I use a compounded cream that is specifically compounded to my needs. I cannot get this medicine anywhere else. The price of this medication is reasonable and affordable. Restricting, regulating or totally removing compounded medications is unethical and absurd. For the FDA to go after a bioidentical hormones that are natural though nature isn't fair. Leave my medications alone. Please.

Before BHRT I was always tired. Didn’t have energy to play with my daughter. My mood wasn't great and that was affecting all my relationships. After visiting several doctor and trying many different treatments I was introduced to BHRT. It has changed my life. I have energy now my mood is upbeat and all my blood works are perfect. Loosing access to BHRT would be extremely damaging to me and the people around me

Hormones since my early 40’s. Taking estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Exercise for two hours daily and have no health issues and take no medications. Do not plan to ever stop hormones

After my third child was born my thyroid was broken, my doctor prescribed and I’ve seen the large amount of thyroid and I was very nervous and jittery and my heart was pounding, this was the synthetic Synthroid that all doctors felt was appropriate treatment. I refuse to feel badly and have everything fell apart in my life my body, so I went out seeking a Doctor Who would listen to my symptoms and help me treat them appropriately, through much research about natural thyroid I started on it and adding T3 to my regime in my life came together again. We have thyroid issues in our family for four of us women who are treated a natural and compounded thyroid, please don’t take this action away as we need it for high quality of life.

cover my thyroid medication, the next best option was one which caused a lot of side effects. I chose to have it compounded instead and the price was the same but the side effects disappeared.

Compounded hormones are critical to manage the careful balance I need to regulate emotional and physiological conditions. Management of my hormones are monitored extremely closely between myself and my doctor, and we're very careful to watch for any potential risks and mitigate them well in advance of them before anything dangerous occurs. Getting in the way of my care is going to harm me much more than a low dose testosterone cream ever could.

I entered menopause at 40 years old. I had just had a baby and was breastfeeding him. Likewise, I did not want to take any prescription medications, and my OBGYN recommended compounded estrogen by a Compounding Pharmacy in Arizona. I was able to avoid the side effects of menopause with the use of these compounded meds. I remained on this course of treatment for over 15 years. As I aged, I am now 65, I experienced painful intercourse and was not willing to give up a sexual relationship with my husband. I now use a compounded testosterone cream that has helped me immensely, and I am able to feel again like a young woman.
I would be lost without these compounds. They are essential to my life. Please do not prevent me from my lifelines.
Thank you.

After menopause, I had ten years' worth of hot flashes, about 10-20 daily. I never got more than three straight hours of sleep a night. Getting compounding hormones allowed my physician to tailor my therapy to my needs, and I got relief instantly.

I started on compounded hormones to help with premenopausal symptoms that would come out of no where. I was having my period every two weeks to every four weeks.. never knew when it would show up, my breasts were always tender, bloating, cramps … compounding hormones gave me my life back. I feel safe taking them. Why would they be restricted. Are men doing this.. stop it. This the best thing that has happened to me in my 50s.

After going through menopause and enduring all the symptoms, I thought I would just move on and feel better. What I felt was just the opposite. I had very low energy, no interest in sex but just generally weak. My doctor had me test for hormone deficiencies. Sure enough, I was very low. I was told that this could be reversed, and through compounding medication, made specifically for me I could feel so much better. That was over 15 years ago and I am forever grateful. It changed my life and I would encourage anyone who is having physical and emotional issues to have their hormones tested, and if recommended, use the compound that is specifically for you.

After my thyroid was removed in 1984, I have struggled to get a dosage that worked for me. I would be hyper or so tired on the regular dosages available in the standard drugs. Now I feel good and my physician has been able to tweak my dosage in small increments. I am so sensitive to large changes.

Compounding is my savior.