Hormones affect my sleep quality.
So In confused and curious what I might be missing in here. Im 30's and on monotherapy 0.1 mg estradiol patches bi weekly for almost two years. My estradiol level is 115 pg/ml and my testosterone is 20 ng/dl.
The problem is whenever I'm on patches, I feel like my sleep is never restful, always wake up at 4 and when I wake up, I didnt feel fully rested. When I took my patches off then that day I usually will have a good sleep like I used to before hrt. I was injection before which give higher level of estradiol but my mood and sleep quality is way worse.
So I wonder what is my body missing or what is missing from my regimen. I takes melatonin, still doesnt help and my doctor doesn't want to prescribe me progesterone because he thinks Im sensitive with hormones and progesterone might worsen it. Because of sleep deprivation, it wrecks my metabolism, my lipid profile is off chart, even when Im not overweight, I eat healthy and exercise.
So help me I feel lost.