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Comment on Losing Sleep Over Menopause by Rae

Rae — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:32:01 +0000

i use my ipod, and listen to audio books, i only listen to happily ever after books….. the other stuff is for when i want to be awake! My love can continue to sleep , no lights on and i can just ditch it when i am ready to fall asleep!

Comment on Losing Sleep Over Menopause by Theresa aka Theresa Venus

Theresa aka Theresa Venus — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:09:21 +0000

There is a downside to wearing eye pads and earplugs – at least in regards to having a roommate that wears these items. They can sleep blissfully through drama going on within feet of their bed. But then again, isn’t that the point:)

Comment on Losing Sleep Over Menopause by Kat Mortensen

Kat Mortensen — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:39:43 +0000

I absolutely agree about the face mask! It cannot be dark enough in my room when I go to sleep. I would not be without my ice-packs wrapped in hand-towels, and I wear light clothes to bed – boxers and tanks.

I have wakened up on occasion with so much sweat behind my legs that I need to towel them off. That is just no fun!

If I absolutely cannot sleep, I get up and switch beds to the spare room where it is quiet, dark and I can toss and turn if need be without disturbing my husband. Either that, or I get up and write a poem – sometimes it’s the poem that’s keeping me awake, so if I get something written – even on the computer, usually my brain shuts down afterwards.

Kat

Comment on Losing Sleep Over Menopause by Cynthia (aka Cyn Venus)

Cynthia (aka Cyn Venus) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:31:17 +0000

OK, this may sound a little airy-fairy, but it works for me. A couple of years ago, I heard Andrew Weil speak on wellness. He suggested a nice, little exercise that I have incorporated just before sleep and when I first wake up, but I also use it when I’m tossing and turning in the middle of the night for no good reason.

His suggestion: Take a very deep breath and hold it for 5 seconds while you visualize something you want to manifest in reality or something you want to heal. Then release the breath fully. Wait for 10 seconds, and do it again (5 times). I’m also doing a kegel at the same time – why not? Have helped heal friends with cancer, as well as my own sorry maladies. Gets you right to sleep.

Cyn

Comment on Stopping HRT aka Hormone Replacement Therapy by kerry

kerry — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:05:21 +0000

I have just found your site whilst looking in utter desperation for some help. I had a hysterectomy 5 years ago & have been on hrt since, tried several until Dr eventually settled on implants. I am now stopping those & using hrt gel to try & come off hormones altogether. I am feeling absolutely dreadful, I have no energy & ache all over, I feel as if I am dragging myself through life. I didn’t know I could feel this awful. I am so confused about what I should be taking to help wean myself of this awful drug. Please please any help or advice you can give me would be gratefully accepted .Kerry

Comment on Eat Prunes For Postmenopausal Bone Health by Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:21:12 +0000

I have a great story about eating prunes in Germany however most likely not appropriate for this venue. But then again, “regularity” is another issue with us goddesses:)
Good info – truly!!!

Comment on Eat Prunes For Postmenopausal Bone Health by Anne

Anne — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:55:01 +0000

If you’re not that fond of prunes, try the ones that are flavored w/ lemon or orange. They are divine! I’ve always loved prunes,to the point of overdosing. They have a high carb count bec/ they are concentrated, but full of antioxidants as well as calcium.

Comment on Eat Prunes For Postmenopausal Bone Health by Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:43:36 +0000

I’ve been craving “dates” ….. and eating three or four a day….
so I guess I need to move over to prunes~ thank you!

Comment on Menopause Will Scare You Sometimes by DJ

DJ — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:38:58 +0000

At first I thought I was going crazy. The anxiety and panic attacks were as debilitating for me as the hot flashes. They came out of no where and they were hard to explain to others. Now that I know it’s normal, I’m able to self-talk myself down off the ledge most of the time.

Except in the middle of the night, when I’m alone with my thoughts. I wonder if that’s part of my insomnia? Just avoiding going to bed out of fearing my own mind, keeps me up late sometimes.

Yes, wine helps, but as you said, not always. Glad to know that this too, shall pass

Comment on Aging Or Transforming: Which Are We Doing? by Deborah Montesano

Deborah Montesano — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:05 +0000

It was refreshing to come across this website as I was writing a blog entitled, “Life: The Ultimate Disease”. Having made the transition through menopause myself, I find it more than irritating that this phase of life has been so medicalized, along with many other aspects of life. The support and acceptance here are a great phenomenon!