HOTZE CLINIC

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I know they are expensive, but are they worth it? Seems like they do a lot and are pretty thorough in their approach.. How would they differ from other knowledgeable thyroid docs? Anybody on t his list been to the Hotze Clinic?

Thanks a bunch and

Happy Mother's Day

Steph

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yes, they do seem rather married to the idea of the natural progesterone. I have not had good results with it and I've tried it several times! I like their thoroughness though.

Hmmm, what to do.

Does do all the things Hotze does I wonder, without pushing the vitamins and progesterone???

Anybody know

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I went to Hotze about three years ago and had mixed feelings. I was

fortunate that my insurance covered almost everything, so I was

fortunate in that regard.

The positives... They were the first docs to diagnose my hypothyroid

and adrenal and get me on armour and cortisol. That made an enormous

difference in my health as I was a walking zombie prior to that. That

alone was worth every penny, even if my insurance had not covered it

as I had NO quality of life going in. In addition, they do allergy

testing, bone density scans and put forth a type of cleansing for

yeast in the body. They are excellent at follow up, documenting

EVERYTHING for you and providing a nutritional plan.

The negatives.... This is only my experience, so please take it as

such. Hotze is focused on a WHOLE remedy, not just thryoid. This

means having you consume a high volume of expensive vitamins and

supplements along with allergy drops - also very expensive, but I did

find they worked for me. The multi-vitamin made a difference in my

day, but the other regime was not me and a waste of money. I also

turned down several tests as they were expensive and uneccessary at my

age.

The biggest problem I had with Hotze was that they continued to

overlook my severe female problems and insisted that they could be

cured with natural progesterone. This continued even tho I told them

I was having a bad experience with them and NO reduction in problems.

This should have been referred to another doctor and was not. I found

out later that I had quite serious problems that required some

extensive surgery, so I suffered needlessly for quite awhile.

So.... in a nutshell, if you're looking for an overall natural

alternative to health and hormonal issues they might be good. Beware

of of the bigger package of high dollar items that are included in

their services, and ask questions. I did not go back to them for

monitoring anything, including thyroid.

Good luck.

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> I know they are expensive, but are they worth it? Seems like they

do a lot

> and are pretty thorough in their approach.. How would they differ

from other

> knowledgeable thyroid docs? Anybody on t his list been to the

Hotze Clinic?

> Thanks a bunch and

> Happy Mother's Day

> Steph

>

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tests and prescribes all of the sex and adrenal hormones as needed and brand name Armour Thyroid. His dosing is very individualized. He will work with you to give you what you need. He orders most of his compounded hormone prescriptions from Womens International Pharmacy in Madison, WI which has very good prices and an excellent reputation. He sometimes recommends vitamins and supplements, but does not sell them. The downside is that he is in a solo family practice. If he has an

emergency, you may just have to wait, so allow extra time. The short answer is that, yes, does everything that Hotze does, but he does it better and at a more reasonable price. (Not cheap, but you do get your money's worth.) sle816@... wrote: yes, they do seem rather married to the idea of the natural progesterone. I have not had good results with it and I've tried it several times! I like their thoroughness though. Hmmm, what to do. Does do all the

things Hotze does I wonder, without pushing the vitamins and progesterone??? Anybody know

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