I don't often write yelp reviews, yet felt compelled to write this one since "Dr. Brooke" failed to respond to several e mails. I feel she needs to review the 'Hippocratic Oath'. A friend told me about Dr. Brooke in 2013. I began to see her to talk about hormonal balance. In addition to wanting to supplement my female hormones, I also was seeking advice on Thyroid hormone. I had my thyroid removed due to cancer in 2010, so I need to take thyroid hormone for the rest of my life. I was prescribed the 'Wiley Protocol' for female hormones, and switched from synthetic thyroid to 'Armour' thyroid (dessicated pig thyroid). A lot of N.D.s like Armour thyroid because it's 'natural', being that it's from an animal. Makes sense on paper. I might have done alright on Armour had I not been overdosed on it. Dr. Brooke prescribed me an amount of Armour that was equivalent to 3X the amount of synthetic thyroid that I'm on now (6 months later). My current N.D. and Endocrinologist were both shocked that I'd been prescribed such a high dose! The side effects of having too much thyroid hormone, to name a few are; insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, dry skin, panic attacks. I had all of the above, and quite severely. When I communicated to Dr. Brooke about my symptoms, she was very casual about the whole thing, and would take days to respond to my emails. Being hyper-thyroid is a dire situation, and needs to be taken very seriously! Thoughts of suicide went through my head during those couple of months last winter. I had the sort of insomnia where days would go by that I didn't sleep. Total nightmare. My instincts told me to go back to synthetic thyroid and drop the excessive dosing of the Wiley Protocol, which I tapered off. I found an Endocrinologist who helped me get on the right track with thyroid dosing, and then found a compounding pharmacist who in turn helped me find my new N.D. who now prescribes my hormones. Hormones are not something to be toyed with, a little bit goes a long way! When there is no thyroid gland, a person needs the dose to exactly mimic that of human thyroid, which requires testing every 6 weeks to get the dose right. Armour (dessicated pig thyroid) is much higher in T3 /T4 ratio than human thyroid, therefore, not the best choice for people with a Thyroidectomy. I expect my Dr. to know these sorts of things, and I'm glad my new one does. And anyone looking into bio-identical estrogen and progesterone, I would highly recommend checking out Dr. Jonathan Wright's work and the Tahoma clinic. He has been on the forefront of bio-identical hormone therapy since the 80's, when Dr. Brooke was a child. He is an expert, he's not a fan of the Wiley Protocol, nor am I having been on it. Hormones can make one feel on top of the world, or want to be six feet under it. Good luck to all! Hormonal balance is the key to happiness. Do yourself a favor, and go to someone who knows what they're doing, not someone who pretends to be an expert when they're really not (Dr. Brooke). The fact that she never responded to my recent communications says a lot about her character. I think she cares more about being a 'know it all' than actually caring about her patients. I sent a friend to her that she also overdosed on Armour Thyroid. She's very careless, and after what I experienced with her, I think she is doing more harm than good. Sabra. read more