Perimenopause Articles: Page 2
The Integrative Toolkit: Supplements, Nutrients, and Lifestyle for Perimenopausal Sleep
Key Points Summary
✓ Magnesium: Good evidence for sleep support, with glycinate and threonate forms often preferred
✓ Lifestyle fact...
Beyond Hormones: Non-Hormonal Medication Options for Perimenopausal Insomnia
Key Points Summary
✓ SSRIs and SNRIs: Can help both mood symptoms and vasomotor symptoms that disrupt sleep
✓ Gabapentin: Evidence f...
Stress, Cortisol, and the HPA Axis in Perimenopause
Key Points Summary
✓ The stress system changes during perimenopause: Interactions between reproductive hormones and the HPA axis affec...
Micronized Progesterone for Sleep: What the Research Shows
Key Points Summary
✓ Mechanism: Progesterone metabolites enhance GABA, the brain's primary calming neurotransmitter
✓ Sleep architec...
CBT-I: Why Behavioral Treatment Is First-Line for Menopausal Insomnia
Key Points Summary
✓ Robust evidence base: CBT-I works for menopausal insomnia whether or not hot flashes or mood disorders are presen...
It’s Not Just Hormones: The Bigger Picture of Perimenopausal Sleep
Key Points Summary
✓ Multiple converging factors: Mood changes, sleep disorders, life stress, and metabolic shifts all intensify durin...
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats, and the Sleep Disruption Cycle
Key Points Summary
✓ Significant but not the whole story: Vasomotor symptoms contribute to sleep disruption but don't fully explain it...
The Hormone and Sleep Connection: How Estrogen and Progesterone Shape Your Nights
Key Points Summary
✓ Direct brain effects: Estrogen and progesterone act directly on brain systems that regulate sleep, independent of...
Perimenopause Insomnia: Why It Happens & How to Fix It
Understanding the unique nature of sleep disruption during the menopausal transition
Key Points Summary
✓ Unique pattern: Perimenopau...