Menopausal insomnia

Decrease in psychological symptoms of menopause insomnia, nervousness irritability, and depression... 

For menopausal insomnia with excessive dreams, add Semen Biotae Orientalis (Bat Zi Ren), Semen Zizyphi Spinosae (Suan Zao Ren), mix-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae (Zhi Gan Cao), Fructus Levis Tritici (Fu Xiao Mai), and Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae (Da Zao). 

O Common symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, night sweats, vulvovaginal atrophy, and vaginal dryness. Women less commonly may experience mood swings, depression, insomnia, arthralgia, myalgia, and urinary frequency. 

For reasons that are not entirely clear, insomnia is also more common in women than men. There are particular times when a woman is especially vulnerable to insomnia, including pregnancy, the transition into menopause, and the premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle. This, of course, suggests that it is changes in the female reproductive system that somehow alter sleep. Depression and anxiety are also more common in women at these times, and insomnia is a common symptom of these psychiatric illnesses. 

N.A. Sedum acre L. Sedacrine, n-methyl anabasine, sedinine, sedacryptine, flavanol glycosides.102-294 Insomnia, depressant, hemorrhoidal pain, treat excessive menstrual flow during menopause. 

Diabetes, Parkinson s disease, arthritis, insomnia, hyperthyroidism, menopause syndrome, menor-... 

Withdrawal of high doses of androgens or anabolic steroids after the system has become accustomed to them can lead to menopause-like reactions, such as anxiety, chills, tachycardia, anorexia, piloerection, insomnia, sweats, hypertension, myalgia, nausea, vomiting, irritability, and hot flushes. Young men who have used these compounds can experience depression and fatigue for a time after withdrawal. 

Guilleminault C, Palombini L, Poyares D, Chowdhury S. Chronic insomnia, post menopausal women, and SDB. Part 2. Comparison of non drug treatment trials in normal breathing and UARS post menopausal women complaining of insomnia. J Psychosomat Res 2002 53 617-623. 

Menopause has always been a part of natural life for women, and the history of medicine is littered with references to the period when women stop bearing children. The Greek philosopher Aristotle noted that women stop giving birth after the age of 50. But little was written about ways to ease women through the symptoms of menopause, which include hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, and vaginal dryness. 

MJ is experiencing multiple menopausal symptoms (insomnia, hot flashes, vaginal atrophy). She would like to initiate a hormone replacement product. She has not had a hysterectomy, but does have a history of HTN and hypertriglyceridemia. Which of the following combinations would be a good choice for MJ ... 

Indications Roundworm inversion patterns. Ascariasis, biliary ascariasis, chronic dysentery, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, post-gastrectomy syndrome, neurosis, insomnia, and menstrual, premenstrual, and menopausal complaints associated with candidiasis and a combination of hot and cold, vacuity and repletion signs and symptoms, including endometriosis... 

Insomnia may contribute as well. We ve all experienced a night where an inability to fall asleep or stay asleep left us exhausted and irritable the next day. Some cancer drugs, such as steroids, can wire you up and spark insomnia. And if you re going through menopause, hot flashes and night sweats can further interfere with a good night s sleep. 

The National Cancer Institute estimates that 12 percent to 25 percent of the general population and about 45 percent of people with cancer experience sleep disturbances. Worry and depression are the most common contributors to insomnia in otherwise healthy people. Pain and some cancer treatments, especially regimens containing mind-rewing steroids can also interfere with sleep. And if you talk to people who are experiencing hot flashes and night sweats from early onset menopause, they will tell you a thing or two about insomnia. Lack of sleep quite literally messes with your head. Taken to the extreme, sleep disturbances can cause disorientation, depression, even delusional or psychotic behavior. 

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