{"id":29767,"date":"2025-06-17T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=29767"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:25:18","slug":"perimenopause-is-ruining-my-sleep-what-can-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=29767","title":{"rendered":"Perimenopause Is Ruining My Sleep. What Can I Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Q: I\u2019m a woman in my 40s and never seem to get a good night\u2019s sleep. How can I get some rest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Maybe you toss and turn before dozing off, or <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/13\/well\/mind\/sleep-insomnia-tips.html\" title>you wake at 3 a.m.<\/a>, drenched in sweat, and can\u2019t fall back asleep. These are common scenarios during perimenopause, the time of transition just before menopause when a woman\u2019s period becomes irregular and her estrogen levels start to dip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Perimenopause typically begins during a woman\u2019s 40s, and having trouble sleeping is \u201cprobably the most distressing symptom,\u201d said Dr. Karen Adams, director of the Program in Menopause and Healthy Aging at Stanford Medicine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But the good news, she added, is that perimenopause-related sleep issues are \u201cabsolutely treatable.\u201d Here is why they occur and how to mitigate them.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-60d56ef9\">Why perimenopause affects sleep<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hormonal shifts during perimenopause (and later, during menopause) disrupt the body\u2019s ability to regulate temperature, causing hot flashes and night sweats that can interfere with sleep, Dr. Adams said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Anxiety and depression, which are also common during this stage, are big sleep sinkers, too, said Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of the Mayo Clinic\u2019s Center for Women\u2019s Health in Jacksonville, Fla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Women usually have a lot going on during the perimenopause years, Dr. Faubion said, including caring for children or aging parents and addressing work pressures and lengthy to-do lists. These problems alone may keep them up at night, and not sleeping can compound the issues, creating a vicious cycle, she said. Add in perimenopausal hormone shifts, and it can be even more difficult to get some rest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-kbghgg\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\" data-tpl=\"t\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\" data-tpl=\"t\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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How can I get some rest?Maybe you toss and turn before dozing off, or you wake at 3 a.m., drenched in sweat, and can\u2019t fall back asleep. These are common scenarios during perimenopause, the time of transition just before menopause when a woman\u2019s period becomes irregular and her estrogen levels start to dip.Perimenopause typically begins during a woman\u2019s 40s, and having trouble sleeping is \u201cprobably the most distressing symptom,\u201d said Dr. Karen Adams, director of the Program in Menopause and Healthy Aging at Stanford Medicine.But the good news, she added, is that perimenopause-related sleep issues are \u201cabsolutely treatable.\u201d Here is why they occur and how to mitigate them.Why perimenopause affects sleepHormonal shifts during perimenopause (and later, during menopause) disrupt the body\u2019s ability to regulate temperature, causing hot flashes and night sweats that can interfere with sleep, Dr. Adams said.Anxiety and depression, which are also common during this stage, are big sleep sinkers, too, said Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of the Mayo Clinic\u2019s Center for Women\u2019s Health in Jacksonville, Fla.Women usually have a lot going on during the perimenopause years, Dr. Faubion said, including caring for children or aging parents and addressing work pressures and lengthy to-do lists. These problems alone may keep them up at night, and not sleeping can compound the issues, creating a vicious cycle, she said. Add in perimenopausal hormone shifts, and it can be even more difficult to get some rest.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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