Call me odd, but I find the changes that my body is going through to be quite beautiful. Yes, the night sweats are irritating and so are my moods. I don't like that my internal temperature guage is way off and that my 'who-ha' is tempermental. But I find that recognizing these changes makes me feel alive. I'm grateful that I understand why I'm having these issues and that they are a normal part of a woman's life.
Am I alone in this or have other women found comfort in the beauty of aging?
Yes. I feel as if the burden has been lifted now that my biological clock is no longer ticking. I have fulfilled that obligation and feel free to be whom ever I want to be now.
But yes the interupted sleep sucks.
Progesterone cream - the cream of the goddess! Lol 
"nothing but feelings..."
I have a gf that has tried the progesterone cream & it's worked for her. I hear you, daisy, on the sleep thing. Melatonin has become my friend, however, sometimes that's not enough.
This, too, shall pass... (in about another seven years)... Lol
Call me crazy. I actually like the sweats.
As for the rest, oddly... Not much different than normal. More intense. But not different.
So I guess I should be grateful that I was somewhat odd to begin with...
Melatonin doesn't work on me anymore. Benadryl doesn't work, ny-quil doesn't work. Prescription sleep aids aren't worth it, not a good quality sleep.
I'm just toughing it out the old fashioned way. So far I haven't killed anyone. I won't try anything hormonal since breast cancer runs in my family. I'd hate the thought of feeding a tumor for a little comfort.