Thank you everyone for tuning into my live video with Shelby Harris PsyD DBSM!
Some take aways:
If you are sleeping poorly, a sleep diary, even for a few days, can help in your discussion with your health care professional.
Follow Dr. Harris on Instagram, she posts all kinds of great, evidence-based information for sleep.
Dr. Harris has a great book, The Women’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia. Reading this will help you be prepared for conversations with your health care professional.
While menopause hormone therapy can help many women with sleep, especially if disrupted by night sweats, it is not a cure-all and so many women may need additional approaches.
A CBT-I app that she recommends is CBT-i, from the VA. CBT-I can even help with sleep disruptions from night sweats!
If you have restless leg syndrome, get your ferritin level checked.
Getting up at night to empty your bladder, nocturia, can be a sign of sleep apnea (I think I forgot to bring this up during out conversation).
