Why Perimenopause Wrecks Your Sleep — And What Actually Helps
If you've been reading about perimenopause sleep problems , you've probably noticed that the advice tends to be either too vague ("practice good sleep hygiene") or too narrow ("try magnesium"). Neither is particularly useful when three different things are disrupting your sleep at the same time. Because that's usually what's happening. Perimenopause doesn't pick one way to wreck your sleep. Night sweats wake you up at 2 AM. Early waking pulls you out at 3 or 4. And on the nights neither of those happens, you might still lie there unable to get back down. Your brain running, cortisol already rising. The problem isn't a lack of effort, but the lack of the right information. These aren't sleep habit problems. They're hormonal, and hormonal disruption needs a different approach than a better bedtime routine. This article covers all three disruptors, why they tend to arrive together, and what actually helps, including why understand...