Increase progesterone for sleep?
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Anonymous
I am on .0375 mg patch weekly and 100 mg progesterone. Anyone have experience with increasing progesterone dosage for sleep? My insomnia is ruining my life. I was on .05 mg estrogen but kept having bleeding episodes so I lowered to .0375. I'm struggling to find the right dosage. I have an appt with my doc but not for 7 weeks. 
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Anonymous
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I used to take 200mgs of progesterone for something like 12 days a month, then off. GYN switched me to 100mgs every day, and like you I am struggling with sleep. I asked if I could do 200 everyday and she said she couldn't Rx that.
Not sure what the answer is. Melatonin gives me horrible dreams. Sleep aids make me groggy the next day. |
Anonymous
| When menopause insomnia was ruining my life I resorted to pot gummies, the kind supposedly formulated for sleep from a dispensary. Progesterone actually has worked well enough for me that I’m off the gummies, but I took a quarter of one (so I guess 2.5 mg) every night for months so I didn’t go crazy and murder someone. I was in really bad shape. Sleep deprivation is so horrible - using pot daily can’t be great for you but I think sleep deprivation to that extent is worse. When I finally got to my doctors appointment he didn’t even blink about the gummies. Just said he hoped the HRT would help make it so I wouldn’t need them anymore. |
Anonymous
| Is your problem, falling asleep, or staying asleep? If staying asleep, that could be due to estrogen. You might need more estrogen despite the bleeding. |
Anonymous
| 100 mg of progesterone did nothing for my sleep. I now take 200mg and it’s so much better. My doc said I could take 300 if I need to, but have been fine with 200 so far. |
Anonymous
| My doc said I can take 100 or 200 at night. I’m on the same patch dose as you, .0375. If I go up to .05, she wants me taking 200. |
Anonymous
how old are you and any side effects? |
Anonymous
48, no side effects |
Anonymous
| I see weight gain is common with HRT. I am not seeing any yet but my friends have. |
Anonymous
| I use trazadone for that |
Anonymous
| I’m on .05 and 200 and also take magnesium before bed. I go thru spells of waking at 3’ish am, but am doing much better than I was. The 200 progesterone has been an adjustment but I’m giving time. It’s been not quite 3 months and I did have to have an ultrasound of my uterus due to spotting (everything was ok). Seeing if things even out. A friend does use trazadone for sleep as I just saw another poster mentioned. |
Anonymous
| I’m on .1 estradiol and 200 mg progesterone taken cyclically. Have tried a bunch of other doses and this is best for my sleep and no break through bleeding. The estrogen only days are my best sleep days. The progesterone days aren’t bad but I think the progesterone effects are more short term and what you really need long term for sleep is the estrogen. This is just personal experience id one person. |
Anonymous
from estrogen or progesterone? Progesterone only shouldn't give you weight gain, I find it to be the opposite in terms of helping with bloat. |
Anonymous
| I tried 10 days a month of 200 progesterone and it helped a lot with deeper sleep. On 100 daily I don't seem much effect, so similar experience as OP and others. But I take melatonin melts from Natrol brand (they have diff doses) that are fast dissolve and they are very effective. If you wake in the middle of the night take another low dose. I don't care at this point if i have to be addicted to melatonin, maybe it's bad, but it's all that works for me. And I need my sleep. |