..to think that I actually might die from exhaustion?

[Wahooooooo]

Bloody fucking bastard peri-menopausal insomnia and all the bloody sweating. Am on HRT (4 pumps of oestrogel per day) which has helped the worst of the night sweats but the insomnia, OMG the insomnia.

I can’t help thinking if men had to live this bloody half life of existing on snatches of sleep and permanently exhausted it would be addressed more sympathetically and supportively (and quickly). I’m honestly more tired now than I was when dc were newborns (not underestimating that tiredness btw, I’m with you fellow sleep-deprived sisters - at least you have a scrumptious baby to look at in the morning. I’ve got the reflection of a fat bag lady, ungrateful teenagers and endless chores).

Anyway I don’t care what you vipers say. I know I ANBU to say I might die of exhaustion and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise

Zzzzzzzz.

Lifelong insomnias, exacerbated by the fact I developed Hashimoto’s ten years ago, so am forced to dance the merry dance that is swinging between hyper and hypo states, each of which brings sleep disturbances or no sleep at all.

Anyway, I’m lucky enough to live in the US. Marijuana has helped a treat. I take it in tincture form under the tongue. I at least get 5.5-6 hours a night, whereas I’ve tried far stronger sleep or anxiety meds (Ativan, Ambien etc.) and they’ve often done nothing.

I don’t drink alcohol, I don’t eat sugar, I take iron, D3, low-dose B vitamins, I exercise daily, drink lots of water and never nap. I’ve long resigned myself to the fact that I can only sleep eight hours approximately twice a year.

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@Egghead68 I buy my melatonin from a company called Biovea. They ship from the US I think - free delivery on orders over £39.
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I also buy it from Biovea, have some on order now. You can get it from all sorts of places.

Many people swear by melatonin but I have to say it has little effect on me though I keep at it. I've been having more sleep just recently though.