Weird sleep during PMT

[warmmfeet]

Hi
Past few months I've noticed at the end of my cycle when I'm in my PMT days I have really weird sleep. It seems like I'm constantly jolting awake, it's very fitful, I get vivid nightmares and a couple of nights ago had a sleep paralysis experience.

Then I get my period and sleep goes lovely again.

It's not a huge problem I just wondered if this is a known phenomenon? Anyone else had this?

Oh God yes! My sleep is horrendous in the run up to my period! Poor sleep, no sleep, nightmares, vivid dreams, you name it!! I hate it! Are you of peri/menopause age?

Oh no! Sorry that happens to you too. It's horrendous isn't it.

I have recently turned 40 so I guess that's perimenopause age?! It's definitely a recent thing though I've always had bad PMT.

Got to say I'm v nervous about the menopause. My mum was so awful during hers (I was a teen living at home). I don't want it to impact on my family, mood swings etc

My friends and I call it the “pre period insomnia”! It’s possibly something to do with your body temperature?

@Christmascracker0 oh that's interesting. I was a bit warm. Intense nightmare about someone running up the stairs and jumping on me in bed, it felt so real! Oh the joy of a monthly cycle

Oh no that’s horrible! It’s so awful when you wake up not well rested the next day too.

https://www.ccrmivf.com/news-events/periods-crazy-dreams/#:~:text=Sleep%20Disturbances%20Are%20a%20Symptom%20of%20PMS&text=“This%20is%20likely%20because%20of,before%20their%20periods%20was%20normal.)