Estratest Generic On Indefinite Back Order! (Page 3) (Top voted first)

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 hate to hear your wife is having to replace Estratest with Premarin. That's the first HRT I tried after my hysterectomy. It made me CRAZY - I heard voices. And I had the worse PMS I ever had in my life. I stopped it, started again a week later. Same results (I wanted to be sure it wasn't something else). Estratest was my life-saver - I was back to my pre-hysterectomy self. I absolutely panicked last week when the pharmacy said Estratest was no longer available. And they are so nonchalent like, we were'n out of cream filled donuts. Don't know when or if we'll get more. My pharmacy gave me Covaryx made by Centrix, as someone else in this thread suggested. The saddest thing of all is that I wasted 20 minutes at the FDA.GOV site and could find nothing on this topic - not even under the Drug Shortages List. Pathetic.

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I went to a Pharmacy and spoke with a pharmacist. She suggested these alternatives for Estratest HS replacement.
1. Bio Equivalent Hormone Creams (Estradiol/Estriol + Testrostrone
2. OR Premarin Lowdose + Testosterne Cream (applied twice a week in thigh area (I believe)
3. OR Estradiol/Estriol + Testosterone Compound Capsule.
I haven't used any of it yet. But ladies, there ARE alternatives there. She said the Compounded forumula is not covered by my insurance and it would be about $40 a month. Small price for sanity.
Speak to a small independent Pharmacist, preferably a compound Pharmacist and ask for their idea on Estratest replacement HRT. Then have your Doctor prescribe it. Good luck to all of us.

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I have been out for 2 months and have had a complete hysterectomy for 25 years when I was only 25. I am too young to go through the change and am in so much agony. I am in Colorado. I just heard about this through my KMart pharmacist. Why aren't our doctors doing anything about this?

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I came here looking for information for a woman on another website about getting sex drive back after ovary removal. I took Estratest for many years with good results and only discontinued when my husband developed Alzheimer's. I am shocked that it is no longer available. I guess I will direct her to this site to find possible substitutes.

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Veronica,

The doctors can't do anything about it. It's out of their hands and in the governments now. The government has made this a Class III drug (yes, that's a 3) - IMO it may have something to do with the abuse of testosterone or methlytestosterone with athletes...but again that is only MY opinion.

I contacted choicepharmacy (which is based out of Canada) and got my script filled through them. They called me a few days before my script was to come in and asked me to call my GYN to answer the fax with just a signature and return it. They said that the supply was coming out of Florida. But, I had to go to choicepharmacy (once was canadageneric) to get my medication - who went to Florida - to get to TX.......

Like I said in earlier posts - I went around my elbow to get to my *** to get my script. It's worth it!

If all else fails locally for your local pharmacy, try choicepharmacy

Good luck!

Dianne

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Mike, your post was so very helpful. I heard about the "shot" along with the estrogen from my PCP's nurse and it seemed like a very good option. But you didn't say if your DW is getting once a month or a yearly shot?
Thank you so much for keeping us all up to date. All your info is sooooo appreciated...

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Hi Colete,

My wife gets a shot of testosterone once a month from her doctor or his staff. I'm not sure of the exact dosage. The dosage would vary with each individual since some women need the full strength Estratest and some only need the half strength.
The testosterone shots have worked very well since the initial shortage occurred. And once every 30 days works well. She does start to feel the need for another shot at 28 to 29 days.
Fortunately, our pharmacy has received a supply of the ANI Pharmaceuticals Estrified Estrogen and Testosterone, so she now has a supply of Estratest equivalent. But we now have a fall-back of Primarin and Testosterone shots in case the problem occurs again.

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GREAT NEWS FOR ALL! Yes, I looked up the ANI Pharma company & on their web site and it says they are manufacturing it. SAME DRUG! Mike, thank you again. You and my husband have been awesome in your quest for help. Woo-hoo... We need to get the word out to women who are feeling pretty bad right now. Help is on the way! They should call every pharmacy in their vicinity to ask about this.

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Dear all, I tried several pharmacies in NY. No luck yet. ANI pharmaceuticals does not sell estratest directly to patients. Any suggestions?

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Hi Hanna,

I think one problem that may be occurring is asking for "Estratest". Estratest is a specific brand name for the product produced by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, and that is no longer manufactured.
It's like asking for Delmonte canned pears as opposed to canned pears in a grocery. They may tell you they do not have that brand, but they may have some other brands.

Try asking the pharmacy if they have "Estrified Estrogen and Methlytestosterone" or it's equivalent. If they say no, then ask if their distributor can obtain some from ANI Pharmaceuticals.

The staff of our local Rexall drug store went the extra distance and contacted some distributors other than their regular one. They found one who had Estrified Estrogen and Methlytestosterone in stock and ordered it.

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Dear all,
Apparently, our problems are "natural" and, mostly, imaginary (for details look into Newsweek article).
thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/04/29/will-this-pill-fix-your-sex-life.html
There is nothing that cannot be addressed by exercise, soldiering through sex and some topical estrogen cream. “The conservative estimate is that just 10 percent of menopausal women need medical attentionâ€.
I do not need medical attention, I need to feel human!

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

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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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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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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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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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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 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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