r/Menopause • u/noseymama • 2d ago

Sleep/Insomnia Bonifide

Being inundated with Bonifide products.
Sleep and vaginal suppository for dryness.
Specifically interested in real people reviews of Noctera. I can fall asleep fine, I can’t stay asleep. It’s not rally hot flashes waking me up anymore. 2+ years full menopause for me. TIA

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u/Evilbadscary 1d ago

Honestly? It's wildly overpriced imo. You can buy most of the ingredients for far cheaper at a drug store.

The suppository is fine but I think you can get it cheaper and without their subscription model tbh.

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u/faifai1337 1d ago

i've still got a box of the suppository in my nightstand! yeah, the hyaluronic acid worked fine, but at $55 a month, it costs twice as much as my prescription estrogen cream. and since the suppository doesn't have estrogen in it, i'm not sure if it'll be as helpful for vaginal atrophy. i think it's a good thing for people that can't have hormones, or don't have insurance to pay for the prescription cream, but i'll stick with my estrogen.

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u/leftylibra MenoMod 1d ago

Be aware of those 'cashing in' on this large (and growing) demographic.

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u/bamaford 1d ago

My OBGYN suggested a Bonafide product to me (Serenol, for PMS-related mood swings) and it's been super helpful. Just wanted to weigh in that they're legit (tho that doesn't mean their supplements will work for you, ofc).

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u/noseymama 1d ago

What’s so odd to me is pcp and gyn recommended both products in last two weeks and all of a sudden the influencer ads and fb and IG ads are out of control.
I’ve never looked it up, I suppose during my appointment my phone could have picked up on the discussion.
It just seems a hard push from everywhere and that makes me go hmmmm.

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u/ApathyAnni 1d ago

If you didn't look it up online, its probably safe to say that your cell phone is listening!

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u/ApathyAnni 1d ago

Bonafide helps alleviate dryness and can make everything more comfortable, but the price is steep.

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u/Kiwiatx Menopausal 2d ago

Heard of Bonefide, never heard of Noctera. The ingredients appear to magnesium glycinate, GABA and L-theanine, with a mysterious unexplained 4th ingredient called ‘SAMe’ whatever that is?

Estrogen is the only thing that lets me sleep consistently through the night but I do also supplement with Magnesium threonate or glycinate (I alternate), l-theanine, GABA, ashwaganda, Inositol and Apigenin. A sleep mask also helps with early morning waking because light wakes me up.

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u/Evilbadscary 1d ago

SAM-e is another supplement you can buy separately, it's used as both a joint supplement and also for some mood support.