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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve been doing great with dry January.  I feel better in the mornings because I have a clear head.

My sleep has been absolute crap.  I keep waking sometime between 3 and 4 and can’t go back to sleep for one to two hours.  I wake up super hot and sweaty, even though my room is very cool and I’m pretty chilly when I fall asleep.

If I wake at 4, that basically means no more sleep for the night.  Also having a challenge falling asleep.  Taking me an hour +.

I’ve been doing all the things.  Only one cup of coffee, before 8am. A moderate intensity workout no later than 3pm.  No water after 7pm, no food after 6:30pm, sleep type meditations with breath work right before sleep.  Related or not, I started a probiotic and an over-40 multivitamin a couple weeks ago to see if it helps, but no luck.

I expect part of this is perimenopause.  I have an appt with my doc at the end of the month to talk about possibly starting support. For not just the sleep, but yeah, the messed up sleep is a big one.  I’ll be asking about estrogen/progesterone, cannabis, and supplements (like ashwaganda and maca root).

I’ve tried melatonin and it can help with the falling asleep but not the staying asleep, and I get headaches most mornings I’ve taken it.

Just frustrated.[/quote]

Have you had a sleep study? I would ask your doctor about getting one.[/quote]

Thanks, I’ll ask.  Good idea. I do track my sleep and am getting good percentages, if not enough, deep, rem, and light phases. Also blood oxygen levels are usually around 98 or 99.  My breathing regularity is normal.  I am relatively restless, though- I move around a lot while asleep.  My heart rate seems to be fine and my HRV is age-appropriate.[/quote]

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