February 16, 2009
Menopause Estrogen Dominance
Since entering Menopause, I now wake up constantly after 3 am--what can I do?? (I fall asleep fine.)?
I recently posted this, but could tell by the answers that I needed to be more specific about a few things. First, I do NOT have Hot Flashes. In fact, in spite of entering meno, I still have Estrogen Dominance occasionally..about every 3 months or so. But this occurs whether I have it or not.
Also, this is NOT insomnia as far as not falling asleep. I fall asleep fine. I just wake up constantly after 2-3 am. Still tired, but constantly waking up. Aggravating.
As far as my progesterone--yes, it's low. But it fell low years ago, with no sleep issues. I ONLY started having them when I finally stopped all periods about six months ago. Before that, even with rock-bottom progesterone, I fell asleep fine.
I have started using Melotonin--noticed nothing. I'm doing 5 mg. The bottle's recommended dose is half that!
Any suggestions?
I'm not sure about most of this question, but be careful taking that melatonin unless a Dr. prescribed it.
You can build a tolerance to it and have to take more
Your body will stop producing its own melatonin and make going to sleep harder
Some people are starting to see a link between it and damage to the retinas
Just a warning, most people never hear about this stuff
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