I have started full-blown menopause, and it's DRIVING ME NUTS!!! I get horrible hot flashes at night which wake me up. Then, of course, I can't get back to sleep because of the whole insomnia thing that goes along with menopause. And, that's after it has taken me hours to fall asleep in the first place! I get one bad hot flash as soon as I get up in the morning. I've tried to trick my body by getting up at different times, but it doesn't matter. Oh, and then there's night sweats. I am so tired of waking up feeling hot, sweaty and then clammy. Then, I have to get up and take a bath or shower so I can at least feel clean.
Then, I freeze all day and have the hardest time getting warm. Where's a good hot flash when you NEED it?
It doesn't help that I'm already ill with Crohn's Disease and having a lot of problems right now, and I won't even get into that!!!
Anyone have any good tips?? HRT is out of the question for me because of my health problems and medications that I'm already taking. I am limited in what exercises I can do right now, but I do what I can everyday and I walk a lot. I have eliminated caffeine, and I eat really healthy....well, that's when I CAN eat!!!
Speaking of medications.........side effects.......ahhhhhhhhhhh. One of my medications is a steroid, which also affects sleep. I'm so tired of it!!! And, I'm just TIRED...period!
Whew! I feel much better now!
