How to sleep better during perimenopause and menopause
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2024
- Struggling to fall asleep? Waking up during the night? Poor sleep is an all-too-common issue during perimenopause and menopause.
This week, I look at how poor sleep can affect you at this time, and the symptoms that can impact the quality of your sleep, and I offer my tips on what you can do to get a good night’s sleep.
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0:00 How to sleep better during perimenopause and menopause
0:17 The impact of poor sleep during perimenopause and menopause
2:06 Causes of poor sleep during perimenopause and menopause
6:15 Tips to help yourself sleep better during perimenopause and menopause
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*Eileen Durward is a certified menopause coach (3rd age woman peri-post menopause instructor). The information in this video is for informational or educational purposes only and does not substitute professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.*
I hope this may help. I’ve found listening to rain sounds, soothing music or listening to a podcast helps me sleep. I call it giving my brain something to listen to; this stops me worrying about not being able to sleep. I now usually fall asleep with about 20 mins.
That's great Dottydot, I'm the same!
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Eileen
I fall asleep ok but wake up from about 4am and don't go back to sleep.
That was me for at least a good year. I never figured out why or how to solve the issue, but it eventually stopped. Good luck getting through your day as this was exhausting for me to keep going every day. Going to bed at dinner time or taking a nap at lunch is just always possible.
Hi Sarah
Maybe try a magnesium supplement with your evening meal, and try a small shot glass of warm water just before bed. Dehydration can often wake us up early!
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Eileen
Thank you for this video! I've joined my partner and his daughter and they do not go to sleep until about 11 or 12 or 1am every night!!! I am a 9pm sleeper and this is so annoying and disruptive. And the most uncomfortably hard mattress ever. I am reconsidering my life choices and doing better for myself - putting me first.
Glad it was helpful Michibelle, hope everything works out well for you
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Eileen
Really like ur videos. It feels reassuring to know these are common symptoms. And it is a part of the change.
Thank you, glad you like them!
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Eileen
Very informative. I needed this last night!!!❤❤❤
Glad it was helpful!
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Eileen
I'm 46 years old and have been dealing with insomnia for a few years. Aggravated, I believe, for perimenopause. I started taking A. Vogel Vitex, hope it will work with this issue.
Good Info
Thank you!
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Eileen
I am in late perimenopause and I'm 52.
I eat 8 wheat thins, a string cheese and half a cup of milk before i go to bed. Then i drink some warm water and use the restroom.
I keep the temperature in our house at 65 degrees while we sleep and i have a fan on my side of the bed that i turn on low.
I dont get the night sweats and the white noise the fan puts off lets me get a full night's sleep.
Without my fan i sweat and get hot.
My family also has noticed they sleep well with the temperature at 65 degrees also.
The fan is a life saver. Also i use a quilt vs a comforter. Keeps me the right temperature that helps avoid night sweats and hot flashes.❤
That sounds great, thank you!
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Eileen
So true that's what happen to me it got me stress and confuse
I have found that shutting off my cell completely has helped. It seems my ear was always open and waiting for that late text or email and that's not good. Completely shut it off if possible! 😊
That's such a good idea Racheir! I keep mine in another room at night so I don't hear it.
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Eileen
@@AvogelCoUk 😊😍
This has been my problem through out the menopause and even now post menopause symptoms of the menopause seems to carry over through to the post menopause..... always grateful for these vital weekly vlogs.....I find that some relaxing music helps me to drift off for at least an hour or two...Thanks Eileen.
Yes, I love quiet music too 😊
If I need to eat later than 7:00 I make sure it is no more than what I can fit in to a cup and a half. To measure is great. I can even eat crackers with sour cream, (just one thing I like) or popcorn. Anything really just nothing fatty or oily. I like to listen to the wind on my tablet or the rain while on a "trip in a train". I didn't think i was one of those people with a sound machine and never liked the fan. Still don't like the fan but use my tablet for noise.
That sounds a great routine, Pattycake!
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Eileen
As well as magnesium I can also recommend using collagen powder in water just before bed. 🙌
Please can u tell me .I take dostinex for reducing prolactin. This is pitiutary gland problem..I am 47. Can it make perimenopause symptoms worse? ?
Hi
High oestrogen can increase prolactin so, if you are taking medication to reduce this and then, your own natural level of oestrogen falls, in theory, it could reduce oestrogen levels even further, maybe resulting in low oestrogen menopause symptoms. If you think you may be experiencing menopause symptoms, it may be an idea to speak to your doctor.
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Eileen
@@AvogelCoUk thank u so ooooo much..looking forward to your answer so long...unfortunately my doctor doesn't pay attention or doesn't give much knowledge about it. ..I am trying to find some solution. .I can't but take cabergoline. ...As my prolactin keeps raising. . So what should I do with my estrogen? ??please pleas please promt me any help 😣😣😣 any advice
@@fiesta5840 unfortunately, we can't recommend any of our products as they may interfere with your medication, sorry, but I would suggest seeking the advice of a Medical Herbalist. They may be able to find out why this is happening and formulate a personalised treatment plan for you, also taking your medication into account. If you are in the UK, you can find local practitioners here www.NIMH.org.uk
@@AvogelCoUk thank u so much. No I live far from the UK. It's hard to say if my estrogen is low because of cabergoline or because of my age as I am 47 . my doctor says it's high time of your peri. That is so confusing
@@fiesta5840 you may still be able to find a herbal practitioner in your area
❤ I suffer badly from sleep anxiety and anxiety no1 problem with me ,its so debilitating, tried all sleep gummies and magnesium glycinate, nytol, antihistamines, nose dr wants to put me on utragestran?😮
Thank you ❤
Hi Jane
You're welcome, hope my tips are helpful for you
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Eileen
It's my bladder! I wake to pee 3 or 4 times a night. I even had my a1c checked to see if I was diabetic.
Hi
Getting up ma lot during the night can be caused by dehydration. Urine can become very concentrated and acidic and this will constantly irritate the bladder. Just make sure that you are drinking lots of plain water every day and have a small shot glass of warm water just before bed.
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Eileen