Still waking up at 2 AM even with a (seemingly) good dose of HRT
I started Estradot .025 in January. Added 100 mg of bioidentical progesterone in March. Had to bump up patch to .0375 in Early April because symptoms were coming back (anxiety, sleep disturbance, and feeling cold all the time). I have no problems going to sleep but I have problems staying asleep. I slept well for a couple of weeks on that dose until last week, I started waking up at 2 AM again and couldn’t fall asleep. My deep sleep has increased to about 50 mins to a little over an hour most nights, though. It would be nice to get at least 7 hours of sleep, though.
Aside from the sleep issue I seem to feel good on this dose, but I haven’t been on this dose for long. I notice that towards the end of the life of the patch, my temperature regulation can be a little off and sleep isn’t great. Does anyone else feel good with their dose but still have issues staying asleep? Is this normal?
I exercise regularly (weights and HIIT). I’ve tried multiple things to try to go back to sleep—peanut butter, cold compress on my forehead, cognitive shuffling, sleep
meditation—all failed. I will try better not to look at devices an hour before bed.