Hot flashes and insomnia are inter-related. Those women who have the problem of severe hot flashes at night have the associated problem of insomnia or sleeping disturbance as a related problem. These are the problems which you can’t avoid but you can reduce the severity of its effect on your daily life. Therefore it is absolutely necessary to check the severity of this disease, otherwise women who experiences this problem at night would be affected by insomnia for the rest of her life.

Nearly 85% of post menopausal women complain that they cannot go to sleep and just lie awake worrying about this problem. Also it has been found out in studies that more women in their perimenopause state suffer from insomnia than those in the post menopausal state. If these problems are treated with proper care then the harmful physical effect of insomnia can also be reduced considerably in both perimenopause as well post menopausal women.

It is often said that even the treatment for this problem induce insomnia, and for this the hormone replacement theory is often held responsible. It is now said that the hormones used for treating hot flashes act as deterrent for a good night’s sleep for many women. But you should not start having sleeping pills for overcoming this problem. Rather you should go to your doctor and discuss your insomnia.

If these diseases are responsible for your insomnia then you can sought the help of some herbal products such as black cohosh and soy which are known to reduce the effects of hot flashes. Also you need to find out what habit of yours is triggering this problem at night and avoid them. You can change your eating habit at night and cut off the smoking habit of yours for reducing the frequency of these at night.

Also before going to bed, relax for about 30 to 40 minutes so that your mind is completely stress free. This you should do in a darkened room as it will help your body to produce the sleep hormones such as melatonin. Do not take hot showers or indulge in exercises before going to bed. Avoid having alcoholic drinks or hot tea just before going to bed. Also you must avoid having spicy foods. You should have carbohydrate rich diet since carbohydrate induces sleep. Warm milk is also a good option for inducing sleep and it helps lessening the effects of hot flashes in women.