Sleep and hot flashes
Why menopause disrupts sleep and body temperature, and what helps, from habits and CBT-I to hormone therapy.
- Cortisol and Sleep: Why Stress Keeps You Awake at NightHow cortisol and the stress system affect sleep, why midlife women are vulnerable, what helps, and when cortisol testing actually makes sense.
- Hot Flashes: How They Work, Common Triggers and TreatmentsWhat happens in your body during a hot flash, common triggers, which treatments have evidence (and which don’t), and when to see a doctor.
- How Long Do Hot Flashes Last After Menopause?How many years hot flashes usually last, how long they continue after your final period, what makes them last longer, and when to seek treatment.
- Magnesium for Sleep: Forms, Dosage and Timing for WomenWhat research shows about magnesium for sleep, which forms are best absorbed, safe doses for women, when to take it, and who should avoid it.
- Menopause Insomnia: Why You Can’t Sleep and What HelpsWhy menopause disrupts sleep, how long menopause insomnia lasts, and which treatments have evidence, from CBT-I to hormone therapy.
- Menopause Insomnia Medication: Sleep Aids and Treatments ComparedMenopause insomnia medication compared: CBT-I first, hormone therapy, Brisdelle, gabapentin, Veozah, Lynkuet, sleeping pills, melatonin and OTC sleep aids.
- Perimenopause Insomnia Remedies: From Lifestyle Changes to HRTPerimenopause insomnia remedies ranked by evidence: sleep habits, CBT-I, supplements and OTC sleep aids, hormone therapy and other prescriptions.
- Progesterone and Sleep: Why Falling Levels Disrupt Your RestHow progesterone affects sleep, why perimenopause can disrupt it, what studies of micronized progesterone show, and how creams differ from pills.