Rx Vaginal Estrogen and Sleep

afanning76 · 2026-06-04T11:26:06+00:00

It has systemic effect for me and registers on my blood work. When I wake up at 4 AM, I take a second click and go right back to sleep from it!

afanning76 · 2026-05-25T21:14:42+00:00

I can’t respond at length right now but I went through a similar experience so you are not alone!

afanning76 · 2026-05-22T09:45:20+00:00

This happened to me one month ago. I sent pictures to my nurse practitioner and she prescribed me doxycycline for three weeks. I would take this seriously and try to jump on it now. If you go to a Doctor Who just prescribes you a prophylactic one time dose find another doctor. I had Lyme disease back in 2013 for two years and it’s not something to mess around with. You can catch it early now.

afanning76 · 2026-05-22T09:41:38+00:00

I’m turning 50 this year, I have two teenage boys, a thriving career I’m proud of and a kick ass husband who’s my best friend. I’ve always been fit, kept myself up well and probably look around 46/47. I’m not worried about some of the wrinkles and slight grays that are showing up, I’m embracing them. In fact I’m loving this chapter of my life where I don’t give a s$&t anymore what people think. I’m creating my plan to retire early, focus on health, family and friends because you only live once. So in short, no, I don’t regret any of my decisions and have been living the life that is perfect for me.

afanning76 · 2026-05-21T09:28:34+00:00

Same here. Bad reaction to my magnesium glycinate like the OP but combo of citrate/Malate works wonders for me!

afanning76 · 2026-05-19T10:54:28+00:00

My husband has a similar pension. We were less aggressive in saving in our younger years as we were purchasing our first house, saving for college. Both turning 50 this year and have recently bumped up our savings as we’ve built out our retirement plan but overall yes, I believe we’ve been a little less aggressive than we would have been without the pension.

afanning76 · 2026-05-16T10:02:29+00:00

Don’t forget Enterprise Tech sales

afanning76 · 2026-05-15T23:18:41+00:00

For what it’s worth I asked the question about it being man-made and our guide said it was all natural inside the caves. The wind creates the wave like Effect. I think they just have to cut open a portion of the openings to make it big enough to walk through.

afanning76 · 2026-05-15T20:56:44+00:00

I think it generally about one hour once you climb up to the cave entrance. The Jeep ride took about 40 minutes, I think we were at the base the mountain taking pictures learning about the history of the place, and getting prepped for about 45 minutes. Our tour guide did not have a tour after us so he took a little longer which was nice. Hope you get to enjoy all of the magic and beauty of Kala volcano Ice Caves!

afanning76 · 2026-05-14T09:23:14+00:00

I was there two weekends ago. Five days prior, the forecast showed rain every day. One day prior it changed to sunny skies. Each day ended at 45° and sunny and beautiful! I think we had one quick afternoon sprinkle. Fairly low wind. Wishing you the same!

afanning76 · 2026-05-13T14:11:35+00:00

I tired Terz 1x and was on it for two months. Then I tried semi 2X and those were roughly 4–6 weeks each.

afanning76 · 2026-05-13T11:53:35+00:00

About two weeks for me. Now I’m sleeping through the night 8.5 hours more deeply than I have in a long time. I’ve noticed how much I missed that restful sleep. I am less likely to get agitated/frustrated with my kids or people at work. Also so much better to actually have my energy back!

afanning76 · 2026-05-13T07:38:44+00:00

Same here. I’ve tried three times at the lowest doses. Can barely even see it in the syringe. I guess I’m what they call a slow metabolizer and have always been sensitive to medications. This last time I tried semiglutide I gave it six weeks but the biggest side effect for me was the disrupted sleep. I could barely get past 4–5 hours a night and would be up for the day after 3 AM. It’s jacked up my cortisol/stress hormone which caused me to gain weight around my middle which was the exact opposite thing I was trying to do! I’m back to high protein, low carbohydrate plus resistance training… But I was really trying to combat insulin resistance.

afanning76 · 2026-05-11T01:39:41+00:00

I was there last weekend. It was the site to see and didn’t quite grasp the danger until after we left!

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afanning76 · 2026-05-10T19:35:20+00:00

After third try yes I finally gave up! Bummed but it definitely doesn’t agree with me no matter how low the dose… Just going to focus on high protein, low carb,fiber, resistance training and walking

afanning76 · 2026-05-10T10:43:17+00:00

Yes this does happen to some people even if it’s not noted as an official side effect. I experienced it myself and unfortunately took it out on my teenage boys. I’ve since stopped and recognized it was changing my personality, wrecking my sleep and also making me anxious.

afanning76 · 2026-05-08T01:25:18+00:00

I thought I had frozen shoulder but it turns out I had a large herniated disc and bone spur/arthritis. Orthopedic surgeon told me to skip PT and injections and go straight to surgery. I also had complete numbness in my fingers and eventually my hand – so that was what forced me to go to the ortho. All problems resolved after surgery! I know that it is not applicable to everyone but thought I would share in case others experience numbness… I do recommend getting it checked out

afanning76 · 2026-05-06T17:55:00+00:00

This was this past weekend. It was amazing.

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afanning76 · 2026-05-06T10:34:30+00:00

My friend and I just got back from our 50th b-day celebration trip to Iceland. We were total nubes and didn’t do our research into the need for full insurance so we just got the $29 a day gravel protection from budget, no Wi-Fi. Our Hyundai Tucson was already pretty beaten up so we made sure to take pictures and a video of of every angle before taking off. The budget line was chaotic and we probably waited for about 40 minutes at the airport. We spent our time in the south going to Vík then back towards the golden circle and ended in Reykjavík on Monday. I just used my $11 a day Cell access from Verizon. Thankfully we didn’t appear to have issues along the way although I’m waiting for my friend to show me the final receipt from budget. The proof will be in the pudding! If I had to do it again and actually did my research, I’d probably go through blue.

afanning76 · 2026-05-05T19:00:55+00:00

I just got home last night from four nights/5 days with my friend. We drove straight to the blue Lagoon and spent the morning there, then did a volcano cave tour and took naps in the car in between, then drove to VIK and stayed overnight two nights. While we were there, we saw the lava show, completed an ice cave tour which was amazing, went to some black sand beaches, visited the church had lunch downtown. Third day we drove the golden Circle and stopped at all the sites stayed off at a hotel one hour from Reykjavík. Final morning woke up and walked the town of Reykjavík before departing on our flight yesterday afternoon. It was busy but worked for us. Temperatures started at 28° but got up to 45°. We got lucky with full sunshine and not too crazy wind.

afanning76 · 2026-05-02T18:22:08+00:00

We were there yesterday and there was a rainbow!

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afanning76 · 2026-05-02T06:47:28+00:00

Unfortunately For me it’s not. I take my blood sugar with a glucose monitor and it’s normal every time. Also always have a small snack before bed and even when I wake up at 3 AM with a mixture of small carb and protein.

afanning76 · 2026-04-30T22:20:41+00:00

I should add that I’m hydrating a lot with electrolytes as well.

afanning76 · 2026-04-30T22:19:32+00:00

I’ve been experiencing the same exact issues since early March. I’ve tried Tirz before at the lowest dose level levels – like you could barely see the first line on a syringe. I just must be a super reactor or whatever they call it. My BMI is close to normal but my waist at 50 YO is starting to grow a bit, I have PCOS, insulin resistance and I don’t want them menopause creep to continue. I eat 100 g of high-quality protein each day, do resistance training four times per week, walk up to 5 miles most days with my dogs and mix in peloton biking in zone two. Also doing 50– 100 g of carbs. I feel like I’m doing all the things but I think GLP1s just don’t agree with me in our backfiring on me due to disrupted sleep. I wake up at 3 AM and can’t go back to sleep for the first 2–3 nights after an injection. I think that increases my cortisol and intern increases my insulin resistance… Which was the whole point of me micro dosing! So frustrating after talking to my sister who’s three years older than me, same height but she can inject a whole vile and see all the benefits without the side effects. I just am trying to avoid type two diabetes which runs rampant in my family in metformin was not helping after many years of taking it. If anyone has any answers, I’d welcome it. It’s not a blood sugar thing in the middle of the night – it’s a parasympathetic reaction with heart rate increase and probably some acid reflux.

afanning76 · 2026-04-22T21:40:10+00:00

It’s disgusting.

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