2005P-0411 Seeking FDA Actions to Counter Flagrant Violations of the Law by Pharmacies Compounding Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs
FDA Comment Number : EC193
Submitter : Mrs. Linda Felske Date & Time: 01/26/2006 08:01:12
Organization : Mrs. Linda Felske
Category : Individual Consumer
Issue Areas/Comments
GENERAL
GENERAL
I want to let you know how bio-identical hormones from a compounding pharmacy gave me my life back. I had been experiencing hot flashes, night sweats, extreme irritability, itchiness that would not be soothed by any lotion, and irritable bowel syndrome. After a coloscopy showed nothing unusual, I consulted my family doctor about bio-identical hormones. He tested my blood for hormone levels and then prescribed a small dose of testosterone. In less than a week, all of my symptoms disappeared, including what I thought was IBS. I felt like myself again. I work with several women who have tried other types of hormone replacement therapy and gotten no relief. Please, I beg you, don't take away my life and destroy the good things that compounding pharmacies are doing with bio-identical hormones.