Thanks girls - Libby, Cath and Julie - lovely menosisters! I can;t thank you enough for the support and care - its been amazing and such a life saver. Yes hopefully our experiences and solutions will help other desperate ladies. You are so right Julie - sleep deprivation is the worst! Its been 4 months of sheer hell and I feel lucky to have improvement so relatively soon - some women go years with this! I laughed out loud when talking to the private healthcare company we get through my husbands job - when I was negotiating to see the meno specialist ( who seems to have come up trumps I must say with this HRT!) They said I was not covered to see her just for menopause symptoms like insomnia because the menopause is not considered a medical problem!!! I wish they could read some of the heartbreaking posts on this site - the gruelling desperate things so many women are suffering, with their lives , jobs, relationships so horribly affected - then say they do not recognise it as serious - or a medical problem. |Thank you all who have offered loving support, advice and empathy - aren't women wonderful!? Off to try another night of good sleep hopefully! Love Sue