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[edelweiss]

Hi Dana, thank you, yes I saw your previous posts. You had an incredibly difficult time with sleep before HRT. I'm glad that you are sorted now. What a relief that must be.

Unfortunately for me, my response to HRT has changed. So none of them work anymore. I've tried all kinds of regimes and seen all the top consultants.

So it seems I'm stuck with this never sleepy thing. xxx

[Peroxideblader]

I've posted about this before so I really feel for you I'm coming up to 4 years in August since my insomnia started bad I can't get to sleep til 3 or 4 am if at all that's EVERY night and no sleep routine works you mame it I've tried it. Sadly phenergan is no good or any antihistamine as it makes my rls worse. I am still unable to take hrt to see if this helps as I'm having tests for other health issues first which are made worse by total exhaustion catch 22...my life is ruined I barely have the energy to leave the house but I do stay active all day and work. I'll keep an eye on this post to see if you have any luck

[dazned]

I forgot what a good six hour sleep is like..... Think it happened back in 1998 !

[Tempest]

To be honest, I haven't slept decently really since my son was born in 1996.

My son is high functioning autistic spectrum and as a baby and until he was 10 had issues with establishing circadian rhythms. Day was night to him - he really was a wee soul! His paediatrician prescribed melatonin which at that time wasn't widely available. He's fine in the sleep department now but I never have been able to switch off since and since menopause started it just got so much worse! (That's what my eyes look like all the time)!

[edelweiss]

Hi Peroxideblader, Dazned and Tempest. thank you all, but oh no I do feel for you all... and now I'm even more scared. I've only had this 4 months. PB you're talking about 4 years  and Dazned and Tempest even longer. I feel sick at the thought of it. 

[edelweiss]

PB, reading your posts back it sounds like HRT would help you - with sore throat, GERD, insomnia etc. But perhaps I missed something. If so, I'm sorry. I hope things get sorted for you soon, and you can try HRT and it works for you. You might then start sleeping well again. Wouldn't that be amazing? xxx

[CLKD]

No offence taken.  I had years of not sleeping properly.  Other times the old brain gets busy when I want to sleep ......... this afternoon I have slept for 90 mins., now feel queasy but that will pass.  I feel rested for a change.

Also - the type of light can make a difference.  As can our body temperature. 

Restless leg syndrome - we have threads on that too but I do push for people to try bananas: lots of regularly.  For me it's a lack of potassium, others magnesium - I have to say although I can feel them pulling in the day if I eat bananas then it doesn't come on at night.

I suggest a sleep clinic appt. as issues that people aren't aware of can be spotted whilst under monitoring. 

[edelweiss]

Yes thanks CLKD sleep clinic sounds like a good idea. Take care and thanks for all the tips. xxx

[CLKD]

You are welcome.  It's about sharing experiencing, consideration and deciding which is appropriate to try.  It can be SO tiring though.

[Tempest]

Good thinking about the sleep clinic, CLKD! xxxxx

[CLKD]

Tnx.  I think that the waiting lists are quite long so maybe get onto the idea sooner rather than later?

[jorainbow]

How do you get to a sleep clinic? I've started waking up feeling like I haven't been breathing and that my pulse is missing  (obviously as it's 2am and everything feels odd at that time!!!)

[DaisyB]

Clkd - thank you for tip on bananas! My legs are goin crazy at minute - day and night - but I'm not complaining as the anxiety and shakiness and weakness etc have settled this week. I use magnesium but wasn't aware of lack of potassium. I love this site and all of you ladies with your wealth of experience. I will say it again - don't know where I would be this last few weeks if I hadn't have found you all xx


DaisyB xx

[edelweiss]

Jorainbow - sorry to hear about your sleep problems, but in my opinion you don't need a sleep clinic, you need that HRT prescription, pronto! I'd be banging down the GPs door tomorrow morning, tell them what the letter says, and ask for it there and then. You could feel so much better by next weekend! You haven't tried any HRT before, so the very strong chances are that HRT will help all your symptoms including breathlessness and sleep, very soon. I hope so. Though I freely admit I will be ultra-jealous as mine worked, then bombed out (don't worry - it's very unusual, but it does happen... to freaks like me!  )
Good luck getting your hands on the good stuff! xxx

[Peroxideblader]

I used a private sleep clinic years ago for night faints and they were useless their diagnose was fainting fits and irregular brain patterns ...and no suggestions for help nothing plus my doctor said I won't be suitable for their nhs sleep clinic as they run set hours to set patterns..hospital 430pm assessed and lights out 10pm..you are you sleep until 630 that is when you are assessed and monitorEd which is no good for me as I do not sleep til 4am so sleep being monitored for 2half hours is no good for me. I couldn't be lights out in a hospital room from 10 til 4am unable to get up or walk round...so for ladies on here who can initially go to sleep as normal go for it it could help a lot.  Clkd sadly I do not have periods of bad sleep I've had 2 solid years of 3 or 4 hours sleep max it never varies ..bad constantly and bananas don't make any difference or magnesium tried them years ago. It's either hormonal or auto immune I think or thyroid connected...my family history is rife with thyroid yet I'm within normal range as per my doctor. The only thing I've not tried is melatonin as it's not available legit in this country . I've tried all other holistic routes and sleeping tablets ...or hrt of course.