Dr. Glaser,

 The biggest problem is erratic thought process.  I lose my train of thought, can’t think of words, and trip over words to the point of having a slight stutter.  Once I started the pellets all of these symptoms disappeared.  When the pellets diminish, all of these symptoms return.  Along with the anxiety, lack of sleep (can’t fall asleep), night sweats, sweet cravings and weight gain and pain in my joints.

 The testosterone pellets have given me my brain back which tremendously helps me on my job and work process.  I’m a claims manager for an insurance broker.  I speak to people all over the US everyday, all day.  I have to be able to think and speak with the anxiety diminished, my personal relationships are much smoother and less combative.  My husband really notices the change in me.  I’m so much better about being less sensitive and moody, much more relaxed!

 ~Patricia Noreikas

Dear Doctor Glaser,

 This letter is a long time in coming.  I have now been a patient of yours for over two years, and wow what a difference the pellets have made in my life. 

 The saying is true, “you don’t know how bad you fell, until you feel really good.”  Three years ago I went to my GYN doctor because I was not sleeping at night and thought I might be starting menopause.  I was forty-seven years old.  He did blood tests, and came to the conclusion that I was “normal” for a woman my age as far as my tests results were concerned and probably would start menopause in a couple years.  He said that I might be depressed, and that not sleeping was a sign of depression.  He encouraged me to see my family doctor, which I did.  That doctor agreed with the first, due to the fact that I had had a physical and I was perfectly physically healthy.  So, he put me on anti-depressants.  I wasn’t sure what I was depressed about, but needed sleep so badly I would have taken anything.  I was on the anti-depressants for about a year when I decided that I have NEVER in my life been depressed and wasn’t going to buy that anymore.  I wanted off the pills but knew something was amiss in my body.  That’s when I began to do research on BHRT.  I researched non-stop, and thought it was worth a try.

 I met with you and that’s when life for a then 48 year old woman began.  I was over-weight (by about 20 lbs.) and yet worked out three to five times a week, never losing an inch or a pound.  That was very discouraging. However, I kept it up for mental reasons. I seemed to always be tired. I couldn’t keep my thoughts straight. I would forget what I was talking about half way through a sentence and losing elasticity to my skin.  That was just some of the major things I noticed going on.

 I have been on pellets now over two years and feel like a new woman.  Almost immediately I began sleeping through the entire night and waking up refreshed and ready to go.  My skin began taking on a glow which was noticed by others.  They wanted to know what I was eating to cause such a significant change in my complexion.  They said I glowed as if I were pregnant, wasn’t that funny.  My memory came back to me.  No longer did I forget mid-stream what I was talking about or what I was suppose to do next.  I felt sharp again.  In my line of work I may have several different things going at once so the importance of being diversified in my thinking is crucial to my livelihood.  It took almost about one year before the pounds started coming off.  But even better than that was the fact that I began to develop muscle which gave me a firmer, toned body.  It no longer became a “how much do you weight game”, but how many inches have you lost?  I went from a size 12 to a size 6.  I haven’t changed my eating habits but they have always been healthy anyway.  To put it bluntly I have done a 180.  So many women I know after seeing me have also turned to you for help and have gotten it.  I couldn’t recommend this enough.  I recently went through a divorce after 30 years of marriage and I know that without my pellets I would have wound up in the loony bin.

 Thank you so much for what you do for today’s women.  I only wish that insurance companies would help so that it would be affordable to more women today.  Keep up the good work and I hope that more doctors will embrace this knowledge as well.

Respectfully yours,

Beth Redavide