Menopause Support Group
Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.
After doing everything I possibility could to go to sleep last night, I finally went to my gyn today. I was told that the herbs I take really don\'t work. He thought I was taking Wellbutrin, but really 3 years ago I never I got the prescription filled. I was told that I am perimenopausal. I was given a prescription for a low dose birth control that is suppose to help some with the hormonal balance for now, and ambien to help with the sleep I most definitely need. Does it get better or what? I will still take my herbs. Today I have been so tired from not sleeping. The closer it gets to my cycle the worse it is getting. I am emotional enough I could cry at the drop of a hat. I feel as though some one else has taken over my body and not for the Good! How many years do I have to put up with this fluctuating hormone thing?
I have had insomnia so bad until I feel like crying. I remember the woman I "used" to be and mourn for her. I use to be this happy, energetic, let's conquer the world type of woman ... Now, I'm running back and forth to the doctors trying to find a solution. I give up. I'm going to have to ride this out until it passes. :-(
I have been using a sleep program to help me learn how to sleep. It worked ok last night. I got 5.5 hours of sleep (Hurray!). I am averaging about 2-4 hours per night with this perimenopause. I feel like this is some cruel joke that someone is playing on me and soon I'm going to get the punch line.