sleeping problems

I have no problem going to sleep, but I wake after only 5 hrs. and can't go back to sleep. I know this isn't enough sleep as I feel the ill effects all day. Could it be hormone-related?

I don't know if it's hormonal, but I'm going through the same exact thing. It'll be interesting to hear what other sisters have to say.

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Originally Posted by abicyclelover I have no problem going to sleep, but I wake after only 5 hrs. and can't go back to sleep. I know this isn't enough sleep as I feel the ill effects all day. Could it be hormone-related?

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In general, insomnia is a classic and very common menopausal symptom. Insomnia means hard to fall asleep, or hard to stay asleep. Or both!! In a woman with no ovaries who is taking hrt, it could certainly mean she is low on estrogen, or is otherwise unbalanced hormonally.

I suffered terrribly from the same situation as you. Once I got my hormones balanced, my sleep improved dramatically.

I was on very low amount of estrogen and sleeping pretty okay and had night sweats and headaches. i switched to a new kind and they increased it a bit and the one set of symptons (night sweats and headache) went away and then insomina started. I 've decided to go back to a lower dose and see if I can sleep again. I don't like headaches or night sweats but sleep deprivation is worse for me. It seems an increase of estrogen or too much can cause sleep problems too. I guess everyone is different. I hope I can get off the sleep aids soon and feel more relaxed.

I agree with you hummingbird, I think when the estrogen is high, that's when the trouble sleeping happens. I think that is why some women put progesterone cream on at night, it opposes estrogen, if I'm right. I remember reading a post where someone doubled their estrogen dose and felt very hyper. Just a thought.

The progesterone cream sounds like a great idea. I think I should try that. It can't hurt. When I increased the estrogen I felt very hyper that's a great way to describe it. Thanks for the thoughts about the progesterone.