I am 67 years old and wish I would have known about bio-identical hormones a long time ago.

After having a Pap smear and mammogram about seven years ago a medical doctor recommended I start taking hormone replacement therapy for my adrenal fatigue. I’m not big on prescription drugs and come from a family who live well into their 80s and 90s. To my knowledge none of my aunts or my mother was ever on HRT drugs so I just concentrated on taking vitamins and supplements to stay healthy.

It wasn’t long thereafter that I started feeling overly tired after working out in the gym for just a short amount of time. It got to the point where, thanks to the fatigue, I “just didn’t feel” like going to the health club. Before I knew it I was feeling more and more tired and could not schedule doing very much each day because I would just get pooped to the point of being fatigued..

The fatigue was extreme at times. Sometimes it felt like a wave of heaviness would overcome me. It was as if I had only so much adrenaline and that would get used up really fast. Then I would push myself and would end up feeling “spent”. My body would slump and I would hardly have enough energy to sit up. It seemed I would feel tired and fatigued all the time. I was either pushing myself to do something or choosing to do nothing other than sit around and watch TV. And even that seemed like an effort at times.

My adrenal glands were “shot” so I started taking supplements under the direction of a chiropractor who eventually directed me to a Doctor of Osteopathy. It was this doctor who did some blood work and introduced me to bioidentical hormones. I had a prescription filled but it didn’t seem to help much. Unfortunately, I moved out of state and didn’t follow up on the hormone treatment. Big mistake!

I finally got to the point where I was sick and tired of being tired. Somebody mentioned a book for women about hormones. After reading it I decided that the fatigue could be directly related to my hormone imbalance. Rather than contact another Doctor of Osteopathy it seemed appropriate to contact a doctor who was trained in working specifically with problems that women have with hormonal imbalances since “regular” medical doctors only prescribe drugs and I didn’t want to go that route. My mission then became finding someone who could understand how I felt and help me out.

Being a new resident in Minnesota I didn’t know whole lot of people and no one, including doctors, knew what I was talking about when I mentioned compounded bioidenticals. So I went to the Internet. The qualifications I wanted in a Minnesota bioidentical hormone physician were that he had to have special training in hormone balance for women, be able to prescribe bioidenticals that were compounded at a local pharmacy, if possible, and have an office within driving distance. Well, guess what? BodyLogicMd had someone who fit that bill!

I have been in to see Dr. Pippert for an initial visit after the hormone testing, so have only been using the Bioidentical Hormone Therapy for a short while. However, I am already having amazing results. I am no longer overcome with a wave of fatigue. I am able to stay up all day without having to take a nap. I seem to be getting back to feeling “normal” again, like before I had menopause symptoms, and can even take care of my 2-year old grandson all day without feeling fatigued……..a little tired, but not fatigued.

The hurdle I have yet to overcome is getting back to the gym and not feeling the tiredness and fatigue after a workout so I joined the YMCA. Today I was able to exercise on an Elliptical machine set at the lowest level for only a few minutes. I can do only one set on a few of the machines before I start feeling mild fatigue. However, I expect this to get better as time goes by.

I’m looking forward to getting my second set of lab work done and meeting with Dr. Pippert who is very kind and understanding. I feel fortunate to have happened upon BodyLogicsMd on the Internet and to have Dr. Pippert as my physician.

E.M. Age 67
BodyLogicMD Patient, Maple Grove, Minnesota