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Need help with sleep
I suddenly developed insomnia...im 44 will have to check if this insomnia is due to premenapause...but is it something to worry currently i just been taking magnesium for sleep but I wake up every hour? 5 am 6 am 7 am I can't stay asleep.
Im scared 😱 as my psychiatrist says he can't help me with my sleep as i can't tolerate the headaches antidepressants give me .
Please advice what to do .
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At 44, hormonal shifts from perimenopause are a common cause of exactly this pattern: falling asleep but waking repeatedly through the early morning hours. It isn't something to panic about, but magnesium alone rarely fixes sleep disruption that's hormone-driven.
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A gynaecologist can check where you are in the perimenopause transition and discuss sleep options that don't carry the headache side effects you get from antidepressants. Keeping a fixed wake-up time and cutting late caffeine and screens also helps.
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If the sleeplessness keeps worsening or starts affecting your mood and daily functioning, please see a gynaecologist or your psychiatrist again soon.
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