Fatigue

Do you feel tired—sometimes completely drained—even after a full night’s sleep? Fatigue is common during menopause. Between broken nights, hormones going freestyle, and other symptoms crashing the party, it can feel like your energy went on holiday without you!

Why does this fatigue happen at menopause?

Hormonal fluctuations (yep, those again) disrupt your sleep. Insomnia and frequent awakenings make restorative nights rare. Add night sweats or hot flashes on top, and your body struggles to recover. Result: you wake up empty and feel exhausted all day.

What you might feel:

• “Flat” from the moment you wake
• Hard to focus or stay motivated
• Heavy body, head in a fog
• Need to rest… even after sleeping
• More fragile mood; everything feels harder

Gentle ways to regain energy:

• Keep a regular sleep routine
• Eat easy-to-digest meals and skip (or almost skip 😉) stimulants (sugar/coffee/alcohol)
• Move during the day to build natural “sleep pressure”… and fall asleep more easily at night
• Breathe, get fresh air, slow the pace
• Take time for yourself; create a simple bedtime ritual

Extra support:

If bio-identical hormone therapy suits you—which isn’t the case for everyone—it can noticeably improve sleep. If not, here are three plant-based supplements with great results: • Arkorelax • Sediplus Sleep Complete + melatonin • Novanuit (France). All three worked well for me. They changed my nights—and my days!

See yourself in this? You’re not alone. Yes, the fatigue is annoying—grrrr—but it’s telling you something. It’s an invitation to ease off the gas and learn to move forward… differently.