Bailey

Hi Everyone,
I’m new here but so happy to find this thread. I’ve been practicing Bikram Hot Style yoga once a week for the last ten years. It is my great love. I got pregnant and had a baby last year. I stopped during the pregnancy and was very excited to get back into it. It has helped me be a better person in so many ways. I just want to share my story because I too think it’s a hormonal imbalance that causes all this pain in the middle of the night. I’m 32 5’4 and am in decent shape. About 130 lbs.
post baby and I excited to get back into physical and mental shape I go to my regular classes I’ve always attended. They are always night classes. Around 1:00 am I wake up with intense anxiety, start getting really cold, begin shaking and convulsing, then sweat profusely for the next couple hours. The next day is horrible. I’m exhausted and so sore. The first couple times this happened I thought I was bonking (a term cyclists use when they’ve pushed them selves too far). The next couple times I drink tons of water eat a power bar and a electrolyte supplement coupled with coconut water after and by the bed. It happens again.
I start to think there’s really something wrong with me so I head to the doctor. She is a western med doctor and orders up a panel testing me for everything. From thyroid to arthritis. I have a hormone imbalance, I have no progesterone in my system since having the baby. I think is is what happens in peri menopausal women as well.
She suggested birth control pills which make me crazy and biosynthetic hormones which I tried for a while but made me gain weight and loose all my drive to even try to get back into the yoga. I’m so completely frustrated. I’m now 12 months post partum and still having these issues. It has been the single most humbling experience in my life. Last night was the 7th time it has happened and I’m feeling crazy for doing the same thing over and over and getting no results. My next move is to try a morning class but if that doesn’t do it, I may have to give up the only thing I’ve ever found and loved with all my heart that keeps me heathy.

I hope this helps some of you in your struggles.

Namaste
Bailey