Waking up at 2:30am every night was killing me... 
turns out it's all because of this crazy thing our brain does
By Dr Kelleyanne (June, 28 2025)
From peri to post-menopause - if you can't sleep, this is your answer
I know what it’s like waking up at 2:30am every night

I know the drenching sweats that soak through your pajamas. 

Then five minutes later, you're shivering under three blankets, wondering if you're losing your mind.

I know the middle of the night bathroom trips…

Like your bladder suddenly shrunk to the size of a pea.

I know the feeling of lying there in bed, thinking of all the worst things in the world

I know the dreaded mornings. 

The dragging yourself out of bed feeling like a zombie

The rage…

Feeling like your not yourself anymore

I know the crying, the frustration, the feeling like this is something that you have to live

And, when we’re all confused… 

The doctors that are meant to help us
They just just blame it on stress, aging, or ‘just being a woman’
And I also know why those sleeping pills or anti-depressants never worked for you…

You noticed I keep saying “I know”?

It’s not because I read about it

It’s because I lived it. 

Every brutal part of it

And the fact that you’re reading this?

It already tells me nothing has worked for you either

But there is something that will…

It's not another pill that stops working or something you get addicted to…

And... in the story below, I’m going to show you exactly what it is…

And how it changed everything for me and I’m sure it will do the same for you

It’s the first and only thing built specifically for women in menopause…
That actually treats the root cause of:

✅ Sleepless nights
✅ Hot & cold flashes
✅ Anxiety
✅ Middle of the night bathroom trips
It was made by a doctor who actually went through menopause herself.

It's backed by over 1,000 clinical studies .

And it's already helped thousands of menopausal women finally sleep through the night again.

So what you're about to read isn't hype.

It's the missing piece. 

The real reason nothing has worked until now - and exactly what will.

So take the next few minutes and read the story below fully. Not later. Now.

Because the longer you wait, the worse it gets.

I've been there. I know exactly where this goes.

This is your turning point. Keep reading...
Hey, I'm Dr. Kelleyanne. And Yeah, Menopause Almost Made Me Go Insane…
And the worst part was that:

I'm an OBGYN - I literally help women through menopause for a living.

Been doing this for about 7 years, so of course I thought I understood it.

I couldn’t have been any more wrong…

Turns out there's a big difference between treating menopause and actually living it. 

And you know what's crazy? 

They barely teach us anything about menopause in med school.

So when I hit 48 and this stuff started happening to me, I was just as lost as anyone else.

It started a couple years ago with hot flashes.
And honestly, whoever named them "hot flashes" really undersold it. 

To be honest, it was probably a man 😂
It's more like... you know when you open an oven and that blast of heat hits you? 

Except it starts from inside our stomach and just rolls up through our whole body.

Every night, I was sweating so bad - sorry, this is kinda gross - but I had to get up and 
put a towel on the bed.

Then five minutes later I'm under three blankets shivering.

Hot, then cold, then hot then cold…

Make it make sense… LIKE HOW?
But all that? That was nothing compared to what happened to my sleep
I'd fall asleep fine, right? Then 2:30am hits and I'm wide awake. Every. Single. Night.

I'm just laying there thinking thoughts...

And them thoughts start trickling down into the stressful stuff…

It's 2:30am and my brain's thinking of all the worst things in the world…

This went on for months and I just...
I was falling apart
Every morning was the same - drag myself out of bed feeling like a zombie, running 
on what... two hours of broken sleep?

My brain was turning into mush. 

And I was turning into this  angry, horrible version of myself.

My kids would ask me something totally normal - like "Mom, can you sign this?"

And I'd just snap...

For no reason. 

Then I'd see their faces and feel like the worst mother in the world!
I tried everything. Trazadone, Ambien, everything I could get my hands on. 

Nothing worked...
And even worse? The pills left me feeling drugged and groggy all day…

I remember counting the bottles in my cabinet. Fifteen different things I'd tried.

Fifteen failures.

Each one hurt more than the last because it meant I was running out of options. 

Running out of hope.
I was ready to give up... And one night I almost did.
It was like 6am and I'd been awake since 3:30... 

I just sat on my bathroom floor and  googled "mental hospitals near me."

I wasn't even crying anymore. I was just... done.

I filled out an intake form online. Had my finger on the submit button.

But then I thought about my kids waking up and Mom being gone. 

My husband having to explain where I went.

I closed the laptop. 

I couldn't check out, but I had to find another way..

So right there on that bathroom floor, I started searching differently. 

Not for another pill to try, but for why nothing was working.

At first I was just reading what other women were going through. 

But then someone mentioned a Harvard study. So I found it. 

And that study sent me to another one. And another.

Before I knew it, I was neck-deep in medical journals.

I t took me weeks of connecting dots. But then I saw it.

Every woman's story. Every piece of research. Everyone was waking up around 2:30am. 

Or close to it. Every. Single. Night.

I sat there staring at my laptop thinking...
What the hell happens at 2:30am?
So I did more digging around, and I finally found the answer…

I knew menopause meant our estrogen drops. 

Like, you know how guys lose hair as they get older, we lose estrogen. 

That's just aging and something we shouldn’t mess with.

But then I found something that made everything click.
Our brain is addicted to estrogen
It's been running on it since birth. 

It's like oxygen for the brain - it just expects it to be there

So when estrogen suddenly starts dropping? The brain completely panics.

And when the brain panics, it floods our body with stress chemicals

Tons of it…

The medical term for these stress chemicals is: Cortisol

Cortisol is what saves us in real danger - like if a bear is chasing us…

It makes us super alert, gives us that adrenaline rush, gets us ready to run.
Look at the picture of the 2 faucets below
On the left - that's how the brain normally releases these stress chemicals…

Just trickling out a little bit to keep us functioning.

Now look at the right…

That's what our brain does in menopause - It cranks that faucet all the way open.

Full blast. All day, every day.

Just pumping our body with stress chemicals…
And here’s why it’s even worse at 2:30am…
Estrogen doesn't drop evenly. 

It's like a roller coaster throughout the day - up and down, up and down.

But at night? That's when it crashes. Hits rock bottom.

So when estrogen is at its lowest...

The faucet turns into a fire hose…

And our body? It can't handle it.
All that cortisol flooding our system breaks everything:

It messes with our body’s thermostat - Our body can’t figure out if we’re hot or cold. 

So we’re left sweating buckets one minute, freezing the next…

It stresses out our kidneys sending us to the bathroom every 5 fricking minutes

Our brain gets flooded with anxiety - because that's what stress hormones do. 

They make us scan for danger, worry about everything, think the worst.
Of course I couldn't sleep. 

Cortisol is literally designed to keep us awake and alert. 

That's its job.

Everything suddenly made sense.

I mean, that's why sleeping pills or anxiety meds never worked. 

They’re just a band aid and don’t address the real root cause

They don’t reduce the amount of stress chemicals in our bodies…

It’s like trying to mop up water while the faucet's still running full blast.

But here's what scared me…
These women had been suffering for YEARS...
And they all started exactly like me. Hot flashes, sleepless nights

But it doesn’t get any better… The cortisol keeps flooding our system until… 

Our body’s thermostat just shuts down…

That already happened to me… I was always running hot

Like I was overheating… I couldn’t blow dry my hair without sweating buckets

And going out in summer - I’d feel dizzy and faint-ish

Plus… women were starting to go insane from how little they slept

And I realized… shit, that's exactly where I'm headed 😱 

And all this goes on for 7 years!

Yeah… that’s how long menopause lasts for AT A MINIMUM…

I had to find a way to fix this, like, now. 

Before it was too late for me.

So I went back to the research. 

Weeks and weeks of looking for the answer and then a lightbulb went off in my head…
We don't need to stop the cortisol...
We just need to lessen it
Think about it. If cortisol can only trickle through instead of flooding…

There’s less cortisol in our body…

Which means...

❌ No more hot flashes. 
❌ No more 2:30am wake-ups. 
❌ No more anxiety. 
❌ No more racing to the bathroom.

Because all those symptoms? 

They only happen when cortisol is flooding our system.

So I knew we needed a way to lessen the amount of cortisol…
I searched everywhere for weeks. 

Called every company I could find, asked all my colleagues... nothing.

Nobody was making something that did this. 

It's like they didn't even care about us menopausal women.
That's when I realized...
if I wanted this to exist - I'd have to create it myself
I really didn't want to.

I mean, I was just a doctor who couldn't sleep. 

I'd never made a product in my life. Didn't even know where to start.

But then I'd remember that bathroom floor. 

How close I came to checking myself into a mental hospital. 

And I'd think about all the other women going through the same hell.

What choice did I have?

So I started digging.

It took three months just to find something that could reduce cortisol in menopause. 
And when I finally found it, there was a catch - it only worked in its pure form.

So pure that if you tried to make it into a regular pill, it would break down. 

Become worthless.

The other problem with putting it into a pill is that your body can only absorb 5% of it

The other 95% is broken down by your stomach and turns into waste
I knew I had to do this the proper way...

I didn’t want to just whip up something in my kitchen

My reputation as a doctor was on the line…

So I found a clinical research lab called numeno

These people usually only work with Big Pharma, but when I explained what I was trying to do…
"Nobody's ever approached menopause this way," the lead scientist said.

"This could actually work."
And then SHE told me the deposit...
$65,000 just to start
I felt sick.

But I kept thinking about those seven years of hell ahead of me.

So I did it. I even had to remortgage our home.

We worked for months trying to figure out how to protect this pure compound so your body could actually use it. 

Every solution led to another problem. 

And every problem meant more money.

I maxed out our last credit card. My husband stopped asking questions.

Fourteen months and over $200,000 later, we finally cracked it.

We'd created a way to reduce cortisol that your body could actually absorb. 

Something that actually works for menopause…
It's called Benthica
And my gosh, what a journey to get here. 

But it was so worth it because remember when I told you we couldn't put it in a pill? 

How your body would only absorb like 5% of it?

Well, we made it into this buttery smooth cream instead. 

All you do is rub it on your feet...

I know, I know. Feet? Really?

But it actually makes sense when you think about it. 

You know those nicotine patches people use to quit smoking? 

Or the ibuprofen gel some women use...

It's the same idea - your skin absorbs it straight into your bloodstream, completely skipping your stomach.

And the thing about your feet is they've got thousands of pores down there. 

I mean, that's actually why you're so ticklish there, all those nerve endings and pores
It takes maybe five minutes to rub in...
and honestly?
It's smells soo good!

And it absorbs right away, so there's no greasy sheets or sticky feeling . 

Just smooth skin.
The main thing in it is this ultra-pure Benthica Magnesium. 

That's what reduces cortisol… 

Shea butter to help with the absorption

Plus some Vitamin E to help with the hot flashes once the cortisol calms down.
Oh, and I forgot to mention - smoother feet from the shea butter are definitely a bonus. 

My husband actually noticed, which is saying something. 

First time he's touched my feet in years 😂
And that's basically it. No hormones. no fillers
You won't wake up groggy...

It just stops the flood of cortisol so you can sleep naturally.

And I still take my other meds - blood pressure, thyroid, whatever. 

No issues. 
Now... you won't find this on Amazon or at your local supermarket
Because everything else out there? 

They're just band-aids. They don't actually reduce the cortisol that's flooding your system.

We make this in an FDA-registered facility, in small batches... 

Because I wanted something that actually worked.
So how long does it take to work?
Look, if you want those knock-out pills that work overnight but make you feel like crap, then just leave it...

Just give it like 4 to 6 weeks to let your body adjust to it...

And the thing is, you won't build a tolerance to it either

It's not like sleep drugs where you need more and more. Your body just uses what it needs.

✅ The 2:30am wake-ups stop. 

✅ The hot flashes calm down. 

✅ You actually sleep through the night and wake up feeling... normal. 

Not drugged. Just normal.

That's what happened to me.

And that's what's happening for thousands of women who were tired of generic solutions not made for us…

So yeah, that's Benthica. 

Fourteen months and over $200,000 for something that actually works for menopause 

No hormones, no prescription, no addictiveness. Just natural deep sleep
I get emails every day that make me cry. Happy tears this time.
Women telling me what their life looks like now. 

And I want you to, you know, see yourself in their stories.
First week - Your body's adjusting. Maybe you sleep an extra hour. Maybe you fall back asleep after a bathroom trip. Small wins, but you notice.
↓
By 30 days - You notice that you're starting to sleep through the night again... You're getting your energy back
↓
At 60 days - Real chunks of sleep. Like 6+ hours straight. Your brain fog lifts. You're at your grandkid's soccer game actually watching, not just surviving. You say yes to dinner with friends because you know you won't crash by 7pm.
↓
By 90 days - This is when women email me crying. Because they got their life back...
They're planning trips because they're not terrified of being exhausted anymore. 

Feeling mentally sharp again. 

Their boss is actually praising them at work instead of, you know, wondering what's wrong.

That weight on your chest every morning? Gone. 

The fear of bedtime? Gone. 

The shame of being someone you don't recognize? Gone.

Just being the mom, the wife, the woman you were before menopause stole your sleep.

Women tell me they feel like they got their life back. But really? They got themselves back.

And that's worth everything.
every batch is made at our fda-registered facility
After 14 months and over $200,000 of my own money...

People ask "Why didn't you just make it cheaper?"

I could have. 

But I kept thinking about that night on my bathroom floor. 

About all the women going through the same hell. 

How could I give them something that didn't work?

So I used the purest Benthica Magnesium. 

Paid for the best formulators. 

Did it right.

Every jar has to be perfect. 
Frankly... That's why we run out so often 
It takes 2-3 months to make each batch...
It drives me crazy because I want to help as many women as possible

But I won’t sacrifice on quality…

We’ve already wasted enough money  

❌ $350 consultations.  
❌ $200 monthly prescriptions.   
❌ HRT that needs constant adjusting - more appointments, more money.  
❌ The Ambien that stops working.   
❌ The Trazodone that leaves you drugged. 

Thousands of dollars wasted. Zero sleep.
And like I said… the longer you wait - the worse it gets.
Hot flashes turn into always running hot

Less sleep turns into you feeling like you’re going to go insane

I waited two years. Don't be me. 

Don't wait until you're googling "mental hospitals near me" at 6am.

Which is why I had to make Benthica affordable - but still effective.
It's just $50 for a month's supply.

Less than $1.70 a day. 

Less than what you're spending on coffee to survive another exhausted day.
But here's what I learned from thousands of women - you need to use it consistently.

Benthica has to build up in your system. 

The best results? They happen around month 3.

So I did something my team thought was nuts.
If you order 3 months today, you get another 3 months for free
See, here's what happens - women order one month, start sleeping better by week 3, then run out. 

They go to reorder and we're sold out. 

Now they're waiting 2-3 months while their sleep goes back to hell.

I get these desperate emails: "I was finally sleeping! When will you have more?"
So when you order 3 months today, I'm adding 3 more months free. 

Six months total for just $150.

That's just $24.99 per jar. Just 83 cents a day.

Plus with this bundle you get FREE SHIPPING. 
Because this isn't about money. 

It's about making sure you don't lose the sleep you fought so hard to get back.

Look, I know what happens if you keep waiting.

You tell yourself you'll try it next month. 

But next month, the hot flashes are worse. The exhaustion is deeper. You feel even more like a zombie. 

You start feeling like you’re losing your mind…

Every night you don't sleep, the hole gets deeper. Every day you wait, your body breaks down a little more.

And if you finally decide to order and we're out of stock? 

Those 2-3 months waiting for us to restock feel like a lifetime when you're not sleeping.
That's why this is completely risk-free
You get 365 days to try Benthica.

I just ask you use it for at least 6 weeks to get the full effects

But if you’re still waking up at 2:30am? Still having hot flashes? 

Email team@mynumeno.com

Send back what you haven't used. 

And I’ll refund every cent back. No questions.

Because if it doesn't work for you, I don't want your money.
So if you can see that green "Check Availability" button below…
It means we still have stock. 

For now… 

Click it before we run out and you're stuck waiting months while the exhaustion gets worse.

Grab your special bundle - the 3 months plus 3 free - and sleep through the night again...
Now, if you're still reading, you probably have questions...
That's completely normal. 

So I asked our support team to pull together the most common questions women ask... 

And I've answered them all below.

And if you can't find your specific question? 

Email us at team@mynumeno.com

And we’ll answer anything you have to ask…
But please - don't wait like I did. Don't wait until you're at rock bottom.

It’s completely risk-free

The only risk is doing nothing. 

Another sleepless night. 

Another day as someone you don't recognize.

You've suffered enough. Time to get your life back.
FAQ
Can I use it if I'm still in perimenopause?
YES. Actually, starting it in peri might save you from the worst of menopause insomnia. The cortisol issue starts in peri.
What if I'm post-menopause - will it still work?
Absolutely. I'm post-menopause. The cortisol/sleep issue doesn't magically disappear after menopause ends. Your brain is still adjusting to lower estrogen.
How do I use it exactly?
Just squeeze out about a nickel-size amount and rub it on the tops and bottoms of your feet before bed. Takes maybe 5 minutes. That's it.
Can my husband use this for his sleep issues?
No. This is formulated for women in menopause only!
I've tried everything - melatonin, Ambien, HRT, supplements. Why would this work when nothing else has?
Because those are all band-aids. They don't address WHY you wake at 2:30am. Your brain thinks you're dying because your estrogen dropped, so it floods you with cortisol (stress chemicals). Sleeping pills just knock you out temporarily. This actually reduces the cortisol flood. It's treating the root cause, not the symptom.
Will I become dependent on this or build tolerance like with sleeping pills?
No. This isn't a drug that forces sleep - it's pure magnesium that reduces cortisol. Your body just uses what it needs. I've been using it for 3 years now, same amount, still works. Unlike Ambien where you need more and more.
How can a foot cream actually help me sleep?
Look, I know it sounds weird. But here's the thing - your feet have thousands of pores. It's the same science as nicotine patches or hormone patches. When you rub the Benthica Magnesium on your feet, it absorbs straight into your bloodstream, completely skipping your stomach (where pills lose 95% effectiveness). The benthica reduces the cortisol that's flooding your system at 2:30am. Less cortisol = your brain stops panicking = you sleep.
What about my hot flashes and night sweats - will this stop those from waking me up?
YES. This was the surprise for me. Turns out when cortisol floods your system, it breaks your body's thermostat. That's why you're sweating then freezing. When the cortisol calms down, so do the hot flashes. Most women see them reduce by month 2.
Can I take this with my other medications?
It's pure Benthica Magnesium, so it doesn't really interact with medications. I take it with my blood pressure meds and thyroid medication - no issues. But always check with your doctor if you're worried.
Will I feel groggy or drugged the next morning?
No! This was huge for me. It doesn't knock you out - it just stops the cortisol so you can sleep naturally. You wake up normal, not drugged. I had to function at work as a doctor - I couldn't afford the Ambien hangover.
How long does shipping take?
Usually 5-7 business days in the US. We ship from our facility in California.
What if it doesn't work for me?
You get 365 days to try it. A full year. Just use it for at least 4 weeks to give it a real chance. If you're still waking at 2:30am, email team@neumeno.com and we'll refund everything. I don't want your money if it doesn't work.
How long until it actually works?
Give it 4-6 weeks for full effects. I know that sounds long when you're desperate, but your body needs time to adjust. Some women notice better sleep by week 2-3, but month 3 is when the magic happens. The 2:30am wake-ups stop completely.
What if you're out of stock when I need to reorder?
This drives me CRAZY but yes, we run out often. It takes 2-3 months to make new batches because of the purity standards. That's why I created the 6-month bundle - so women don't run out right when it's working. Nothing worse than finally sleeping and then having to wait months for more.
Is it messy or greasy? Will it stain my sheets?
No, it absorbs in about 5 minutes. We added shea butter so it feels nice, not medicinal. I put it on, rub it in, and by the time I'm done with my bedtime routine, it's absorbed. No greasy sheets, no sticky feeling.
Why is it so premium?
The Benthica Magnesium has to be ultra-pure or it doesn't work. We make it in small batches at an FDA-registered facility. I spent $200,000 developing this - I wasn't cutting corners. At $50/month, it's less than most people spend on coffee. And way less than years of doctor visits and sleeping pills that don't work.
What's in it exactly?
Ultra-pure Benthica Magnesium, Vitamin E, shea butter, and a few natural preservatives to keep it fresh. No hormones, no drugs, no weird chemicals.
Is there a subscription or auto-ship?
No, I hate those. You order when you want. Though most women reorder every few months once they see it works.
Comments

Evelyn Samuel

I'm in peri and this is the only thing that let me sleep naturally without waking up groggy

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Skyler Greig

How long does shipping take??

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Marie Campbell

Hey Skyler, got mine after a week.

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Shaniqua Jacobs

Girls, I recommend this. I have energy... Like real energy

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Louis Lane

Update: 6 weeks later & still great sleep and NO HOT FLASHES... Amazing!

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Sarah Jane

At the onset of perimenopause, I was waking up at 3-4 am and couldn’t go back to sleep. I started taking Benthica Magnesium by Dr Kellyanne. Now I'm sleeping soundly until my alarm goes off.

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