Posted by suzie2u on May 17, 2001, at 21:43:36
Onset of menopause was due to treatment for breast cancer at age 32.
Hysterectomy was indicated due to estrogen receptors in the tumor.
Instant menopause was worse than having cancer! That is when the insomnia began.
Two years later my GYN put me on estrogen for osteoporosis which another doctor
took me off a couple of years later. I did have a recurrence of the breast cancer in
1991 but chose to do only a partial mastectomy (lumpectomy first go around). Oncologist
gave me two months to two years to live. (unclear margins) HELLO? Left the traditional medicine
for awhile and had a clear bone scan and mammogram last year :-).
This is my first post (sorry if this is too long) but I have been tortured with insomnia
except for the period of time that I was on estrogen. Doctors practically run screaming
from the building when I mention that I want to go back on HRT. I have been taking
Prosom and Ambien (alternating) for about ten years. Sometimes it works, sometimes
it doesn't. I found that increasing the dose does not increase the benefits. They either
work or they don't. Alternating cuts back on the dependency issues (sort of). The deal is
I would rather shorten my life if necessary and get some good quality sleep. After all, it
is the quality of life not the quantity that counts. I really would like some of you to give
me some feedback (please?). There are many different kinds of HRT now and it frankly confuses me.
I have an appointment next week and would really like to present the pros and cons of different
medicines. It took ten years for the cancer to show up agin and now it is almost 20 from the initial
occurance. I range in poor quality sleep from 1-5 hours a night. Oh, I have a seizure disorder
which Lamictal is treating very nicely. I also have migraines which Verapamil with B2 and baby
asprin daily treat beautifully. Now to cure the insomnia and I am golden!
Thank you.
poster:suzie2u
thread:63421
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