Ageing with attitude: Sleeplessness and the menopausal woman

Getting a poor night’s sleep can have a huge effect on our health, while the menopause itself can already have us feeling drained, writes Margaret Jennings.

IT seems totally unfair, but just when you need it most to help you recharge — or to simply keep you going when your body is changing — sleep not only evades you, but becomes an uncomfortable battle of the night.

While women may feel totally alone as they approach each day bleary-eyed, they are in fact among an army going though the menopausal transition who suffer from disrupted sleep or downright insomnia.