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Insomnia and cramps before period

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emma95398
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Hi,

For the past 4 months or so, 2 weeks before my menstrual cycle I get really bad insomnia. I usually fall asleep at around 10:30pm and wake up at 6/7am and the 2 weeks before I usually end up falling asleep 3 hours later than I’m supposed to which ends up being around 2AM. It’s hard to cope with it as I have to wake up so early and wake up every 30 minutes or so, and I’m convinced it’s because I’m nearly on my period. In addition to this, a week before the menstrual cycle I end up getting really bad cramps like I’m already on it. It lasts for around 3 hours a day. I take antihistamines for whenever I can’t sleep and they usually work except at this particular time. Does anyone have any advice on what I should do?

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