The sleep thing

[gobackanddoitproperly]

I would have been an Olympian swimmer, should such an event have existed. Now, I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night. I know this is part of menopause (52, no periods for 3 years now) but my question is, does anyone else experience this, in the absence of hot flushes? Just a general ‘wakefulness’ I suppose. Every night, from about 2-4 am? I do get the odd hot flush, but they’re not severe and not in the middle of the night.

I’m not on any HRT.

@Fordian

Oh yes.

I have seen 12.30am and 5.20am every night this week.

I'm 58 and on HRT.

Sadly, the only way I can guarantee a solid nights sleep is alcohol, which is hardly ideal, is it??

Oddly, though, today is a day off from work, and on Thursday mornings I generally wake, after napping from 5.20am, (or am still awake since then) with DH at 7 or 8am, then catch up on sleep til 11 or 12 noon, but despite probably having had no more than 5 or 6 hours a night sleep for days on end, though my eyes are stinging right now, I don't think I could sleep.

Admittedly, I'm a bit wired about all the things I should be doing!

I worry that reduced sleep shortens life and increases obesity, too 😔

Not advocating this but my grandma had a glass of brandy before she went to bed after the menopause etc and it helped her sleep. She mentioned it to her GP once and he said no harm in it.