Estratest Generic On Indefinite Back Order! (Page 2)
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Could this mean it may no longer be produced? I had a complete hysterectomy in 2000 and nothing else has worked for me! HELP!

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I was finally able to get full strength EST through my family pharmacy. They do not carry HS anymore. My pharmacist said it was perfectly safe to cut them in half. So my script now lasts 2 months, instead of one. It has been the only solution for me so far.

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It's called Corner Stone Pharmacy...here in Arkansas. But I also got a big supply of it at Walgreens. I bought as much as I could. Private pay. It's called Est Estrgn Methtest on the label. CALL a local Walgreens and check if they have it. I sure hope they do. Don't panic. We go thru this all the time...seriously.

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Which privately owned pharmacy did you get yours filled at ??? I am having the same problem and I'm very concerned that I won't be able to get Estratest HS. I get very anxious and have really bad feelings when I don't take it, so this situation really upsets me. Don't know if there is anything out there that is comparable to Estratest HS. If anyone has tried anything comparable to Estratest that has worked as good, please let me know !!!

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Hi Allison,

Covaryx and Estratest should contain the same estrified estrogen and methyltestosterone. But it does come in two different doses, full strength and half strength. Check to make sure they did not change the dosage amount. The half strength has HS after the name, so Covaryx HS is half strength.

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I was taking Estratest and my insurance drug co could not get it. They switched me to Covaryx and my face immediatly broke out and I started having hot flashes. It is not the same even though that is what my ins told me.

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WAY to go, Bren! If that doesn't work, try ANI pharmaceuticals. They are making the EXACT same thing. I know SAMS has it and other places can order it! Great news! I hope you feel 100% again!

ANI Pharmaceuticals (sic)

Products | Rx Products

Esterified Estrogen 1.25 mg and Methyltestosterone 2.5 mg - CIII

Compare To: Estratest

Active Ingredients: Esterified Estrogen 1.25 mg and Methyltestosterone 2.5 mg

Size: 100's

Product Description: Dark green, sugar coated capsule-shaped tablets. Imprinted "1490"

Orange Book Rating ZB

NDC#: 62559-149-01 (previous 62559-1490-0)

Item Dimensions: 3.25" x 1.5"
Item Weight: 0
Case Pack: 12
Inner Pack: 0
Case Dimensions: 7.75" x 4.0" x 6.0"
Case Weight: 2.26
Case Cube: 0.095
Ti/Hi: 36
Pallet Quantity: 360

Order Entry Numbers

AmerisourceBergen 10105745
Bellco 10105745
Cardinal 4876991
Kinray 4876991
McKesson 1970995

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I finally sat down with my doctor today and explained to her that I would rather have quality of life over quantity. Also, I don't have overies or a uterus. So the worry of having estrogen cause cancer is very low. She listened and wrote the prescription for Corvax. I hope it will work for me like Syntest did (generic for Estratest).

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Hi Rhonda,

Look at my post #44 for some generic alternatives to Estratest.
And follow Concerned Daughters advise in post #61.
Ask your pharmacy if they have Estrified Estrogen and methlytestosterone. That is the generic name for Estratest.
My wife is taking the ANI Pharmaceutical version and it has the same affect as her old Estratest.

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I found out 2 months ago from my pharmacy th they can no longer sell me Estratest because of the FDA. I also found that Estratest is the only thing that has worked for me. I had a total hyst in 1998 and have tried several others. My doctor tried me on Estratest 12 yrs ago, I am so disappointed that I can't get it anymore. I am back on Mentest ($40 copay..ouch!) for now, but I have noticed a big decrease in my sex drive and overall fatigue.

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I want to follow up on getting the ANI product. I called one of the distributors hoping they might supply a pharmacy in my area - they don't. But they do supply a mail order pharmacy New England Mail Order Pharmacy nemoprx.com
I assume anyone can order from them.
One thing to be careful of if you are calling around to find this medication, if you say Estratest, some of them only look up the brand name drug made by Solvay. You need to ask for "esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone", and then they can look for the generic forms.

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Hi. Ask your pharmacist to check into the ANI that we have been talking about. In fact, ASK several different pharmacists till you find the one who will order it or has it in stock. It's the EXACT same thing as Estratest...only a different company. READ MIKES posts for some helpful information...It's got to be cheaper than compounded drugs. I'd eat beans every day to be able to afford it :)

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My doctor is having it compounded for me and it is starting to work. It is in a pill form that you dissolve under your tongue it does not taste terrible, I was surprised. I am still having some hot flashes but was off medications for 3 months. Kaiser Permanente would not pay for it at first but has agreed to pay for it now. Estratest will no longer be made. We have our athletes to thank for this!

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My mom really depends on Estratest HS. I found her some Covaryx (full strength) that I've been cutting in half, but I was hoping to get her some HS pills. I just called Ani Pharmaceuticals customer service. They said they are making Estratest and Estratest HS, and they will continue to be producing it. The women I spoke with was extremely nice, and sent me a list of wholesalers who distribute to local pharmacies. I can contact the wholesalers and see who distributes to someone in my area. The contact information for customer service is:
[email protected]
(Ph) 800.434.1121 ext. 3607

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I'll be 70 in March!!! Woo..hoooo.:)))

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Colete,
I sooooo agree with you. I am 70 and still active with my husband. So, I really do need this medication. Like you, I want a quality life with the years I have left.

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Brend...my story. I had BC and a mastectomy with chemo. They said the BC wasn't estrogen dependent. I went without HRT for a year, and couldn't function. I had such horrible hot flashes and depression that I was a useless walking zombie.
Finally, I begged my Breast Surgeon Oncologist for the pill. He agreed. I took "only half a pill" of the half strength and INSTANTLY regained my life back with just that little bit of HRT replacement. (I'm 5 feet 115 pds tho)
So two years later, they found DCIS in the other breast (Not the original Cancer)... I had the second mastectomy. No chemo or followups required with the DCIS. Again, I stayed on the pill. That was all 12 years ago. Neither cancers were caused from HRT. So they say. OTOH, I did tell my Doctor that it was the QUALITY of live for me, not the Quantity. I couldn't live only half alive. My experience should not be an endorsement of HRT after cancer. It's just my own story.

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I was on Estratest for about two years and life was great with it. Then my doctor said I had to stop taking it because my mother had breast cancer. Now I have been miserable without it. And, by the way, my mother's breast cancer was so small that she didn't have to have radiation or chemo. It was all over after her surgery. My doctor put me on vagifem which helped for a while. But then, FDA changed the dosage from 25 mg twice a week to 10 mg twice a week. That was a bummer. So, I took the problem in my own hands and searched the internet for testosterone for women. I have been using both now for about 8 months. It helps but not as good as Estratest.

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Hi Hanna,

I believe that the Newsweek article you are quoting is really not the same topic as the discussion on this thread. The Newsweek article talks about a medication to reduce painful sex as opposed to the post-menopausal hormone replacement provided by estrifed estrogen and methyltestosterone. Even the Newsweek article has this on the top of the third page, "None of this is to say that no women benefit from hormones—in fact, the WHI found that women who’d had hysterectomies absolutely do...".

The hormone replacement is a natural problem and not imaginary. The human body parts all, normally, work together to provide all the body needs to function. But when you remove a part or parts, then the human body is placed in a state of imbalance. So when a woman has a hysterectomy, and even more so when the ovaries are also removed, there is an imbalance created by the lack of estrogen and testosterone the body produces. The use of estrifed estrogen and methyltestosterone mimics the hormones produced by the absent body parts and restores that balance.

I know when my wife tells me, "I'm leaving you and going to Las Vegas to become a blackjack dealer", that she is overdue for her testosterone shot. So I hug her, take her to her doctor and get her the shot. The following day, with her hormones back in balance, she is back to my sweet, lovable wife again. She has returned to feeling human.

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Hi Hanna,

Our body also stops making the thyroid hormone and many other hormones needed to "feel normal" during menopause (surgical or natural.) Women in menopause also need Calcium, because our body stops producing it. It is an essential vitamin, which can be replaced by food, but we need a lot to keep our bones strong, for our aging bodies - thanks to menopause.

As far as Testosterone (Estratest HS) goes, it has personally aided me with keeping away night sweats, hot flashes, mood swings and helping me sleep. It also gave back my libido (better than ever in my life,) helped with my energy levels, along with skin, nail and hair health. And it will..... IF the dosage is correct. So, suggesting "it's all in our minds" is just silliness.

To quote the website natural hormones dot net:
"Testosterone is a hormone that is not as essential to women as it is to men, but it can still play a role in a woman’s body. The androgen can help with some of the sexual symptoms of menopause including: vaginal dryness and the loss of libido."

That article by Newsweek is ridiculous and should be ignored. They have NO CLUE into what menopausal women go through - IMHO. Besides all that - who wants to "soldier through sex" instead of enjoying every minute of it?! LOL!

Thanks for posting!

Dianne

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Hanna, we are only actually replacing what our body doesn't produce any longer. For example, if we were defiant in a certain B-12 Vitamin, we would take a supplement and feel better. I can only speak for myself and what I have read on HRT. It appears that with a natural menopause, the ovaries will STILL produce a tiny amount of testosterone, which is the hormone that gives us natural "energy" and sex drive. Even THAT is better.. BUT when our ovaries are "surgically" removed, we no longer produce estrogen...AND testosterone. That is the reason I take the Estratest. Just taking estrogen alone doesn't help as much as it does with the combo. I hope someone here can add more to this discussion.

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