A couple of months before I turned 50, I started menopause... and stopped sleeping. It was as if a light went off. I could sleep only about 1.5 hrs per night. Period. Never had a hot flash, but the horrific insomnia is like a death sentence. I wanted to die. My quality of life was nil. I was miserable. My doctors have put me on various hormone replacement therapies over the years, all sorts of sleep therapy, doctors, this list goes on and on. But now at the age of 65, I have been using cBHRT (cream form) for a few years, and while I don't feel like I did as a young lady, I can at least get enough sleep at night that I don't want my life to end. I have a lot to live for. Four beautiful grandchildren, a husband, and two wonderful daughters and their spouses. Please do not take away from me this one last lifeline I have to sanity and a decent quality of life!