Perimenopause - Help! I need to sleep!

So I'm experiencing all the symptoms of the Perimenopause (lucky me!??). Hot flushes, mood swings (happiest woman alive one minute and raging Rosie the next??), can't cope with normal tasks (e.g. Had to walk out of Morrisons one day just because I felt I couldn't cope with it ????), lack of concentration and only had three periods in the last year. On top of all this.. I'm hardly sleeping, which I just can't cope with.

Today I couldn't go into work because I just couldn't face it after another night having a couple of hours sleep. When I did drift off I had nightmares. I really need some advice from others on anything you've found to help.

I'm currently trying black cohosh and cod liver oil tablets, but I don't think they're helping. I thought they were but I had a light period and I think that's the only reason I felt better for a week or so. It was bliss to get a good nights sleep.

I've made an appointment at the doctors, but having been previously and finding they're not really that helpful, I'd much prefer to take some advice from others who are going through, or have gone through this.

Why did no-one warn us about this!! Jeezo! I'm normally a pretty upbeat, happy person but finding this new chapter in my life pretty hard to cope with ??

Oh, and feeling the need to speak my mind is going to get me into trouble soon too I think ??

Your advice is needed and will be much appreciated by myself (and my suffering husband, family and friends)

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