2005P-0411

Seeking FDA Actions to Counter Flagrant Violations of the Law by Pharmacies Compounding Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs

FDA Comment Number :

EC1670

Submitter :

Miss. Karen Wells

Date & Time:

02/13/2006 01:02:52

Organization :

Miss. Karen Wells

Category :

Drug Association

Issue Areas/Comments

GENERAL

When I heard this was being considered, I almost cried. I am 29 years old and a little over a year ago, I got my life back. I had irregular periods, frequent headaches, and many symptoms of low thyroid. Since then, I have been taking Bio-Identical Progesterone and Armour Thyroid. The Progesterone has completely irradicated my headaches and now my cycle is as regular as clock work. I will not ever take anything synthetic because everyday there's another news report about some drug causing unexpected ill effects. Some drug that was thought to be safe, taken off the market. I have had no side effects taking Bio-Identical Progesterone and my doctors have prescribed responsibly. If my CHOICE to take Bio- Identical hormones is taken away, I really don't know what I'll do. I do not want to go back to feeling bad, having poor health and generally not knowing if I'm going to make it through the day because I feel so bad. I'm so much happier and better off now and I hope you do not decide to take away my right, and my good health because some greedy company wants to kill the competition. I think most people who are on a Bio- Identical hormone will feel the same way and will not even consider taking anything else.

Again, I don't know how to make it clear how important this is. But please, do not take Bio-Identical hormones away from me. It is my choice to have this alternative to the other 'junk' that's out there. I call it junk, because I don't know what it is. Thank you.