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frances26922
frances26922

Hi ladies, nine months ago I weaned myself off h.r.t after eleven years, since coming off them I just cannot sleep. I have had sleeping pills off doctor and after a few weeks got side effects of depression, crying dizzy, irritable. So went to see him after I stopped tablets. He gave me anti depressants, which I am not taking because it was side effects, I am ok now. However I still cannot sleep, should I go back on my h.r.t? I was fine on them before.

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  • Grannyrose
    Grannyrose frances26922

    Posted

    Hi,

    Sosorry to hear that you have been having a tough time and now, to make matters worse, you cannot sleep. The first thing I would ask is what age are you? I have been taking HRT for 25 years and a few years ago, I found myself waking up after 5 am and not able to get back to sleep. I used to ask my husband to switch the radio on in the hope that I would drift off to sleep while being distracted by the chit chat on the radio....it did not necessarily work so I asked my doctor for sleeping tablets....he wrote a prescription and I was delighted until I opened the package to see a 7 night supply only. I can usually fall asleep but only sleep for a few hours...I used to be a great sleeper but think it may be age related..I am 67 now. Going back on HRT isn't likely to help sadly. Watch Dr. Michael Mossley's television programme about poor sleep..most interesting. One suggestion is eating Kiwi fruits. Stop worrying about your change in sleeping...keep a book beside your bed or a kindle, anything is better than tossing and turning and looking at the clock.

    good luck. Please let us know how you are getting on. 

    Best wishes,

    Granny Rose.

    • pearl90091
      pearl90091 Grannyrose

      Posted

      Hi sorry to hear u not getting a long well i was on hrt it was fine then my doc sed i think u should come off them well all the things came but i went on but not so long a go i went back and asked to back on them she sed well look at your age 61 i sed all i wot now is a bit better life so she sed cut them in half and leave it on for the week as i am on patches it your life if u fell better do it good luck
    • Mars777
      Mars777 pearl90091

      Posted

      Yes Pearl i do agree with you i went bk on HRT i am 63 but its quality of life thats counts x
  • Annaflare
    Annaflare frances26922

    Posted

    I'd be avoiding the anti-depressants too, unless you really need tham. I can't profess to be an expert in hrt. But I do know that melatonin does a good job helping with sleep, it's better for you long term than things like Nitrazepam, Temazepam, Zolpidem or Zopiclone. The only potential problem is cost, I've been on melatonin I can vouch for its effectiveness... but as usual milage may vary!

    With HRT, I actually find the oestrogen keeps me awake.. a bit bit like a stimulant.

    • Grannyrose
      Grannyrose Annaflare

      Posted

      Melatonin....how many mugs do you take and do you take one nightly? Do you sleep all night long or do you find that waken early?  I have been given Zolpidem 10mgs and find that I awaken at 6am..not too bad really but unfair on my husband as I usually try to engage him in conversation! I see that Melatonin are on sale on EBay....do you recommend that I try them?
    • Annaflare
      Annaflare Grannyrose

      Posted

      I'm not actually taking lots of medications, there are a few I have for asthma but that's about it. Over the years I've tried a number of the sleeping pills (all the ones I mentioned). As for hrt I'm only really taking the sandrena 1mg gel. Prior to that i was taking progynova, but wanted to move to something nicer to the liver.

      I can't vouch for ebay sellers but I'll assume some of them are legit. Mine are prescribed by a doctor (psychiatrist) and I need to get them compounded. They come in bottles of 100 capsules, but, I'm in australia and don't know how readily available meletonin is over there. How i take it is one 5mg capsule about 40min before bed, still avoiding blue light.

      If you can get it, I highly recommend it. Lol poor hubby, he needs his beauty sleep too!

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