Insomnia and night sweats.... - Democratic Underground

Catshrink

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Wed Apr-20-05 05:26 AM
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Insomnia and night sweats....

The Easterners are just getting up.... and I'm struggling to sleep. I'm not used to insomnia and normally sleep very well. But I think the big M is approaching. One minute I'm unbearably warm and frantically toss off all the covers while the next I'm burrowing under them to get warm. This is miserable.

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Blue Gardener

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Wed Apr-20-05 05:29 AM
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1. I hear ya!

I'm in my mid-forties.

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Catshrink

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Wed Apr-20-05 05:37 AM
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4. It's great, huh?

I've made it to 50 and I guess it's the start of my time. Lucky me.

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freebird1

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Wed Apr-20-05 05:32 AM
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2. just wait - it gets better

There will be those moments laughingly called a *power surge* - you're sweating and no one else is. :hide: Is everything making you :cry: ?

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Catshrink

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Wed Apr-20-05 05:36 AM
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3. That hasn't happened yet.

Edited on Wed Apr-20-05 05:36 AM by Catshrink

I dread that coming on. Guess I need to start reading up on HRT and figure out whether I should do it. My sis went on it and it helped but then stopped taking it because of the health risks. She couldn't stand the "power surges" and eventually went back on. And all men worry about it whether they need a blue pill for a quality experience. Sheesh.

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Dogmudgeon

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Wed Apr-20-05 05:40 AM
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5. "All men worry about ..."

Try considering prostate cancer sometime. The loss of a "quality experience" is the least of our worries.

--p!

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freebird1

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Wed Apr-20-05 05:47 AM
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6. I didn't go the HRT route

I added soy to my diet.

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RebelOne

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Wed Apr-20-05 06:59 AM
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7. I just ignorned the whole thing and it finally went away. n/t

Seriously, I had no symptoms. No hot flashes, night sweats, etc.

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luvLLB

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Wed Apr-20-05 07:58 AM
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8. you sound like my sis..just stopped cold........lucky sh*t.

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ScreamingMeemie

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Wed Apr-20-05 08:00 AM
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9. Lullabye...and Goodnight....

That's all I can remember. But I feel for you. I've been battling hormonal migraines of late. And it sucks. :hug:

Hope you soon found some rest.

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goodboy

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Wed Apr-20-05 08:03 AM
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10. new song I'm writing (to the tune of ebony and ivory):

titled: Ambien and Estrogen

The title is as far as I got.

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all.of.me

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Wed Apr-20-05 08:03 AM
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11. ah! it's just the beginning

you know what works for me? motherwort tincture. stops flashes in a minute and lets me sleep at night.

get susun weed's book 'the new menopause years.' it explains every step from beginning to end and gives remedies from herbal to medical for everything. i can't live without it!

this will go on for years, so get a grip on it now.

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