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[quote=Anonymous]Agreed a good sleep routine is important and sleep hygiene. Magnesium and vitamin D may also help.

As for feeling uneasy at bedtime, I have sort of just built it into my schedule, not sure if it’s possible for you. I’m early 50s and I work mostly remote from home. I have no problem falling asleep and I go to bed early but most nights I will wake up in the middle of the night - sometimes I go down and sleep on the sofa or the guest room just for a change of scenery and that helps but I try to just lay there and relax, and I’ve gotten much better about not ruminating or thinking stressful thoughts. Some nights I’m up for a long time but most nights I’m able to fall back to sleep and then sometimes I can take a 15 or 20 minute cat nap during the day - so overall I track my sleep on my ring and I’m still getting enough sleep.

I guess if you can try not to ruminate on it except that it is part of midlife and it might get better once you’re in full menopause it takes the stress out of it.

But if you’re not willing to do that, some people have found hormone therapy is helpful. I would not recommend sleep medications. There’s more and more research coming out that they don’t actually help you get a restful night sleep. [/quote]

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