And we must be very careful. So it's best if your physician is the one who's ordering and monitoring your medications. That is a myth. We believe that our sleep need continues throughout our adult life, although there is research now ongoing on that issue. The problem is, it's harder to get sleep as we age.
Women typically begin having trouble around the perimenopausal years.
And that can begin in the 30's. Frequently, insomnia is the first sign of perimenopause. It's true that exercise can stimulate you, but it also raises body temperature, and that ultimately helps to deepen sleep. So a good rule of thumb is to exercise in the early evening, about three hours before bedtime. I used to sleep like a baby all night long but between one of the kids getting up, being pregnant and my husband snoring, I am up routinely from 1-4am and unable to get back to sleep.