Disrupted sleep is common in midlife. Here is what women are saying about it:
My sleep has definitely been affected. I will wake up and not be able to fall back to sleep for a few hours, or waking up multiple times a night. A lot of people I know seem to wake up at 3 am and not be able to fall back to sleep. The good news is that it is temporary; my sleep has improved over the past few months, and I am able to fall back to sleep fairly quickly if I wake up.
I’m frustrated that I can’t seem to get anything to work. My doctor is now prescribing a patch. This has cost me many relationships, sleep, self esteem.
I agree with alcohol sensitivity. I crave it before my period and it makes me 3 times worse when I do drink before bed.
The loss of sleep has been awful. Attempting to use sleeping pills just lead to other side effects (heart palpitations). Muuuuuch more research needed in this area. It made it really, really hard to work and I lost a great deal of respect, which was devastating to my career.
