Sometimes women who arrive at menopause may suffer from sleeping disorders and insomnia. A lot of women when they approach menopausal transition find it very difficult to sleep throughout the night. They tend to wake up very early in the morning and find it very difficult to go to sleep again. In some worst case it becomes impossible for them to go to sleep at all. This is called menopause insomnia

Menopause insomnia can be cause by the hormonal changes and a decrease in the estrogen level in a woman’s body which is the outcome of menopause. The severity of the problem differs from person to person depending upon the physical and mental circumstances.

Sleep disturbances during menopause may also be caused by other menopausal symptoms like night sweats and hot flushes. The hormonal imbalance can raise the body temperature to a certain level where a sound sleep becomes almost impossible. The sleep disturbances may sometimes be accompanied by strange dreams and nightmares resulting in further sleep disturbances.

Menopause insomnia if experienced by a woman should be very carefully dealt with or else it can lead to a lot of complicacies and may cause a number of additional symptoms. Insomnia may result in depression, irritability and constant mood swing and may affect someone’s day to day life greatly.

Some ways to battle menopause insomnia include:

• No caffeine after dinner and no alcohol before bedtime
• Regular Rising and going to bad at one fixed time
• The bedroom temperature should be cool
• No daytime nap for more than half an hour
• Rise if you can not sleep
• A bedtime ritual to sooth your mind
• Meditation and relaxation also help some women
• If you want to watch TV go to another room don’t do it in your bed room