Menopause Discussion > Alternative Therapies
I so need my sleep
prestige:
Hi ladies,
I really need some advice. I'm not on any hrt, and the one most stressful ailment I currently experiencing is lack of sleep.
I would say at best I get an hour and that is about all. I'm at the stage where I may have to resign from my job, as I can't really perform properly on such little sleep. I also have to drive to work, so understandably hubby is really worried I may have an accident at this rate!
I do all the usual recommendations, no screens 2 hours before bedtime,no alcohol and no heavy meals etc. I also have very good sleep hygiene. Please can I ask you ladies to recommend something that has worked for you.
I'm practically on my knees at the moment....
Thank you :'(
Sparrow:
Gosh that sounds horrible.
Have you seen your GP at all. I experienced this for over a year during peri but my cause was night sweats. If that is not your problem it might be another cause your GP can help with.
I do occasionally go through sleepless periods now but I do certain things that help. One is physical exercise, even just a walk helps. Also anti histamines. The old fashioned ones that make you sleepy like prition. These I take for just two or three nights and that gets me back into a normal sleep pattern.
Hope that helps.
prestige:
Thanks for the speedy response Shadyglade!
Yes, its pretty terrible at the moment. I don't suffer from night sweats, just a total lack of sleep.
I have been to my GP a couple of months ago and he did give me a strip of 10 sleeping tablets, but I'm not sure he will prescribe them again if I go back to him. To be honest, he has suggested taking antidepressants in the past, but I'm really don't want to go down that route.
I'm sitting here feeling really terrible and very weepy. Lack of sleep makes everything seem like you are in a fog.
Sparrow:
Don't write of ADs prestige. My lack of sleep ended up with a total mental breakdown so I ended up on them anyway.
I don't like taking any medication at all but sometimes it's necessary. You don't have to be on them for ever. In my case it was only six months but it was long enough to get me back in a safe place.
CLKD:
Morning! Lack of sleep is difficult to live with and the patten hard to break. I dropped off for 35 mins then was awake until at least 3.30 this morning. But I know what is keeping me awake :-\
Do you practice relaxation therapy? Starting from the toes: stretch, hold, relax. Work up the body in all the muscles groups tensing, holding, relaxing. It focusses the mind.
Some people think that they don't sleep much but in tests in sleep labs. actually doze more often than they realise. Do you lay there thinking "I must sleep?" I used to: then realised that I was coping in the day time in a very busy responsible job and hadn't fouled up.
I relaxed more and can now say 'ah well'. Are you able to drop off in the evenings, don't knock it, go with it!
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