Quote Originally Posted by Drtgirl View Post
I exercise anywhere from 5-7pm, depending on the nature of the workout and I'm definitely not overtraining (been too tired to work out lately). I'm 30. I *love* Diet Coke and usually have one with lunch and dinner.
You *may* be in peri-menopause, but you are really young if you are. One sign of my menopause was the sleep pattern disturbance. It was so bad that I only got about 3 hours of sleep a night. Needless to say it wasn't long until my gyne prescribed an Rx that is non-habit forming and I wake up feeling refreshed and not groggy. I tried the melatonin and it works if you are already have a regular sleep pattern. If not, you have to resort to something a little more effective.

Perhaps limit your diet Coke to noon and a caffeine free DC at dinner?