Re: Insomnia and hormone connection

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Cheryl:

I too suffered from insomnia for years and now I think I know what caused

it. Hormone imbalance due to perimenopause. I found this out after getting

an injection of provera. After I got the shot I noticed that I was now

going to sleep shortly after hitting the sack. I put the two together and

realized why I wasn't sleeping. Now, whenever my shots start to wear off I

start getting anxiety attacts and have trouble sleeping, then I know it's

time to go get another shot!

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I have been experiencing the same problem-chronic insomnia for about 9

years. My husband and I decided that it was best for me to sleep in the

extra bedroom since, I interrupted his sleep with my tossing and turning

trying to get back to sleep. I have perpetual dark circles around my eyes.

I have been trying to figure out if it is stress, or getting up to go to the

bathroom three times during the night due to fibroids pressing on my bladder

or if it is perimenopause. No answers yet though. Still sleep deprived and

miserable, nasty, irritable and sometimes unreasonable. Would love to hear

what others have to say. Several people have mentioned perimenopause. I

have resorted to sleeping pills which I hate, but felt on the verge of a

breakdown.

Insomnia and hormone connection

> Ladies,

>

> I have been following this hot flash discussion with great interest,

> for a couple of reasons: The first is that I am waiting for a dose

> of Lupron to wear off and am still having hot flashes six weeks after

> my injection. (I just had one) I think I get fewer and fewer every

> day, but they are still there and I wonder how much longer they'll

> hang in there. The second, and most important to me, is that I have

> suffered from chronic insomnia ever since my daughter was born almost

> nine years ago. Before that I used to sleep like a rock. At some

> point I went to a doctor, who did every blood test on me you could

> imagine, everything EXCEPT an endocrine panel. Nothing was abnormal,

> so he sent me to a psychiatrist, who didn't think anything

> psychological was causing it either. I used ambien, and other

> prescriptives on and off, mostly off, for years with no success at

> all. The drugs didn't even touch it. I tried to link the episodes

> with my period, but I was too disorganized and sleep-deprived to

> figure anything out. I am seriously wondering now whether hormone

> levels are causing it, because for the nine years I have had it, it

> has been characterized by hot flashes, tingling in my arms and legs,

> heart racing, and other physical symptoms. I never thought it was

> hormonal because everyone was telling me it was psychological!! So,

> what I'm wondering here is this: Are hot flashes caused by high

> estrogen or low estrogen, and does progesterone have a role? I

> always thought low estrogen caused them, as in menopause, but if it's

> high estrogen, and high estrogen is also linked to fibroids, then I

> have solved the greatest mystery in my life to date. Also, has

> anyone else experienced prolonged insomnia and felt that it was

> connected to the postpartum experience? Doggone it, it's tough to be

> a woman.......

>

> Judy

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, Provera. I'll have to look that up. How did you convince your

doctor to give you provera. They say my FSH is high and consistent with

menopause, so I guess I am going through menopause. Are prolonged periods a

symptom of menopause. My periods often last one month now. No one seems to

know what is going on. My uterine biopsy is normal as is my pap smear.

Acupuncture is the only thing that stops the bleeding. Acupuncturist thinks

they should figure out why I am bleeding. So far, the doctors still scratch

their heads and haven't given me an answer.

cheryl

Re: Insomnia and hormone connection

> Cheryl:

> I too suffered from insomnia for years and now I think I know what caused

> it. Hormone imbalance due to perimenopause. I found this out after

getting

> an injection of provera. After I got the shot I noticed that I was now

> going to sleep shortly after hitting the sack. I put the two together and

> realized why I wasn't sleeping. Now, whenever my shots start to wear off I

> start getting anxiety attacts and have trouble sleeping, then I know it's

> time to go get another shot!

> > uterinefibroids-unsubscribe

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

, Provera. I'll have to look that up. How did you convince your

doctor to give you provera. They say my FSH is high and consistent with

menopause, so I guess I am going through menopause. Are prolonged periods a

symptom of menopause. My periods often last one month now. No one seems to

know what is going on. My uterine biopsy is normal as is my pap smear.

Acupuncture is the only thing that stops the bleeding. Acupuncturist thinks

they should figure out why I am bleeding. So far, the doctors still scratch

their heads and haven't given me an answer.

cheryl

Re: Insomnia and hormone connection

> Cheryl:

> I too suffered from insomnia for years and now I think I know what caused

> it. Hormone imbalance due to perimenopause. I found this out after

getting

> an injection of provera. After I got the shot I noticed that I was now

> going to sleep shortly after hitting the sack. I put the two together and

> realized why I wasn't sleeping. Now, whenever my shots start to wear off I

> start getting anxiety attacts and have trouble sleeping, then I know it's

> time to go get another shot!

> > uterinefibroids-unsubscribe

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

, Provera. I'll have to look that up. How did you convince your

doctor to give you provera. They say my FSH is high and consistent with

menopause, so I guess I am going through menopause. Are prolonged periods a

symptom of menopause. My periods often last one month now. No one seems to

know what is going on. My uterine biopsy is normal as is my pap smear.

Acupuncture is the only thing that stops the bleeding. Acupuncturist thinks

they should figure out why I am bleeding. So far, the doctors still scratch

their heads and haven't given me an answer.

cheryl

Re: Insomnia and hormone connection

> Cheryl:

> I too suffered from insomnia for years and now I think I know what caused

> it. Hormone imbalance due to perimenopause. I found this out after

getting

> an injection of provera. After I got the shot I noticed that I was now

> going to sleep shortly after hitting the sack. I put the two together and

> realized why I wasn't sleeping. Now, whenever my shots start to wear off I

> start getting anxiety attacts and have trouble sleeping, then I know it's

> time to go get another shot!

> > uterinefibroids-unsubscribe

> > >

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