Quote From: terleb7In the culture we live in it seems to me that is tabu to have sleeping problems. People in the US seem to think if you need a nap, even though u have only slept maybe 25 hours in a 7 day period, that a nap is for a lazy person. I am always tired. I wake up all night, I take lunesta and 3mg of Xanax everynight. But that does not stop night sweats due to surgical menopause. I am not lazy. I am a housewife of 19 years, a mother to a 26 year old son, and a 14 year old daughter. I am 46 and can not take esrogen, and I have been going thru this since I was 41. I dont suppose any men out there can understand this because they dont have to go through it,but they do have to suffer our mood swings, our hot flashes, night sweats, even though they could add another blanket they would rather complain how cold it is. I guess i should not of got started on this subject!zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
OMG.... talk about similarities....whoa. I too have been struggling with sleep issues for a long time now. I am 53, still going though menopause, HOT-FLASHES since I was 42 !!!!!! I can go to sleep, for a few minutes, and wake up like I'm falling from something, so you jump to get back to reality. Or mainly, here comes the hot-flash, usually every 30 minutes. I too can not take HRT, because of cancer. But out of desperation I have taken it, but I guess they were too low of dosage that they didn't help. I have tried just about every over the counter stuff for sleep...that does nothing for me, but makes you feel you have weights on your arms and legs. Then went to the prescription stuff, Lunesta, Roze...something, then the Ambien. The Ambien worked for a while, but focusing the next day. I have been on it around 2 years. And I have come to realize that it is the Ambien that does something to your short term memory. Long story ....short...the Ambien does not help now. So I still have the hot-flashes every 30 minutes, and I keep gaining weight. Of which I have found out that sleep deprivation causes the metabolism to slow down considerable. I also have two children one 30 and the other 13. Maybe we can compare notes on what is out there.
Linda
