Just wondering if any of you ladies have disturbed sleep while using HRT?
I have been in perimenopause for 2-3 years. Last year my symptoms ramped up virtually overnight and I had hot flushes that badly disturbed my sleep.
I started HRT and the hot flushes went almost straight away but the disturbed sleep has remained with me ever since.
I tried Elleste duet 1 mg, then increased to Elleste duet 2 mg. I have since moved on to Everol 50 sequi.
The amount my sleep is disturbed seems to vary. Sometimes I only wake up twice a night and other times I wake up almost every hour.
Most of the GPs I have seen think the disturbed sleep is down to anxiety. I was very anxious last year, mainly because I was unable to carry out my job as it required attention to detail, which doesn't work with poor sleep! I ended up on long term sick, and was desperate to solve the sleep issue to save my job. I ended up having my contract terminated due to medical capability. Not a pleasant time.
After I lost my job I saw a mental health nurse for CBT. She thought that the my anxiety was mainly down to the way work treated me. I last went about 2 months ago and she said she was writing to my GP to say that she didn't think my sleep issues were anxiety related. I shall pursue this a bit more when I go back for my next lot of HRT.
I have pretty much resigned myself to just living with the disturbed sleep and hoping it will resolve once my hormones stop fluctuating, but curious to see if disturbed sleep is a peri symptom experienced by others.