Hi. I have been searching for anybody else who has had a bad experience with bio-identicals. Unlike seemingly everyone else, I'd never seen the Oprah episode or read Suzanne Somer's book. My friend had told me about them and I'd done some research online. There seemed to be nothing but positives. I, of course, seem to be the exception. I was knocked off my butt from day one and ended up off work on medical leave for 6 weeks until I at least adjusted somewhat. The problem is that I have been on some time of antidepressent fo 25 yrs so that is a factor but I can't be the only 44 yr old with that issue. I sort of came to this backward maybe. I went to the compounding pharmacy for the consult and then to my OB-GYN to see if she would agree to it. They compounded by my sx. No saliva test. I now feel back to my baseline before I started the hormones. I think. I almost feel like they are having the opposite effect of what they are supposed to be having. I am on Progesterone and Testosterone. What had me off work for that time was the most severe fatigue and depression I have ever had in my life. I could not function. The first 3 days I was climbing the walls, but then I couldn't get out of bed. I can now function but with some adjustment in another medication. I still have no sexual desire. My poor husband really had high hopes. So did I. The pharmacy lady just keeps tell me to adjust as I need to and that she has never heard of this problem before. I find this so hard to believe.
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Hi. I have been searching for anybody else who has had a bad experience with bio-identicals. Unlike seemingly everyone else, I'd never seen the Oprah episode or read Suzanne Somer's book. My friend had told me about them and I'd done some research online. There seemed to be nothing but positives. I, of course, seem to be the exception. I was knocked off my butt from day one and ended up off work on medical leave for 6 weeks until I at least adjusted somewhat. The problem is that I have been on some time of antidepressent fo 25 yrs so that is a factor but I can't be the only 44 yr old with that issue. I sort of came to this backward maybe. I went to the compounding pharmacy for the consult and then to my OB-GYN to see if she would agree to it. They compounded by my sx. No saliva test. I now feel back to my baseline before I started the hormones. I think. I almost feel like they are having the opposite effect of what they are supposed to be having. I am on Progesterone and Testosterone. What had me off work for that time was the most severe fatigue and depression I have ever had in my life. I could not function. The first 3 days I was climbing the walls, but then I couldn't get out of bed. I can now function but with some adjustment in another medication. I still have no sexual desire. My poor husband really had high hopes. So did I. The pharmacy lady just keeps tell me to adjust as I need to and that she has never heard of this problem before. I find this so hard to believe.
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