Thank you for taking a few minutes to help shape the future of women's sleep health.

Less than 10% of all health research dollars in Canada are dedicated to women’s health. That means an even smaller piece of the research pie is focused on the perimenopause-to-menopause-to-postmenopause journey, and an even smaller piece focused on the impact insomnia has on women’s midlife health.

We all have an important role to play in ensuring women’s voices and midlife health experiences are heard. Thank you for contributing approximately 9-10 minutes to complete this survey and share your experiences and insights. Your individual responses will always be confidential. Skip any that do not apply.

The survey has three parts: 1) questions about your sleep/lived experience with insomnia, 2) questions about you/your current life stage + 3) an invitation to participate in a conversation about insomnia management.

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* 1. The first few questions relate to your sleep health. Do you ever experience poor sleep?

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* 2. Insomnia is defined as: difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, waking too early or difficulty functioning the following day. How often is your sleep impacted by:

  Rarely or Never 1 - 2 times per week 3+ times per week Few times a month Few times a year
Difficulty falling asleep
Difficulty staying asleep
Waking too early
Difficulty functioning the following day

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* 3. How has insomnia negatively impacted your day to day life?

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* 4. Who have you spoken to about your insomnia/sleep health?

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* 5. What do you think could be the underlying cause(s) of your insomnia?

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* 6. What have you tried to improve your sleep and insomnia?

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* 7. Which over-the-counter sleep solutions have you tried?

  Currently taking No longer taking N/A
Antihistamines (i.e. Gravol, Benadryl)
Cold Medications
Melatonin
Anti-Allergic Medications (i.e. Claritin)
Cannabis (prescribed)
Cannabis (recreational)
Other products marketed as sleep aids
None

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* 8. Which prescription sleep medications have you tried?

  Currently taking No longer taking N/A
Z-Drugs (i.e. Ambient)
Benzodiazepines (i.e. Xanex)
Desyrel/trazodone, Silenor/doxepin (prescribed for sleep)
Elavil/amitriptyline, Aventyl/nortryptiline (prescribed for sleep)
Remeron/mirtazapine (prescribed for sleep)
Lemborexant (i.e. Davigo)
Daridorexant (i.e. QUVIVIQ)
Antipsychotics First Generation (prescribed for sleep): Loxapac or Loxitane/loxapine, Haldol/haloperidol
Antipsychotics Second Generation (prescribed for sleep): Seroquel/quetiapine, Zyprexa/olanzapine, Saphris/asenapine, Latuda/lurasideone, Risperdal/risperidone, Zeldox/ziprasidone, Invega/paliperidone, Abilify/aripiprazole, Clozaril/clozapine
Alpha Deta Drug (i.e. Gabapentin)
Antidepressant (i.e.
I don't know
None

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* 9. How satisfied are you with your current management of insomnia? (0 = not at all satisfied, 100 = very satisfied)

0 100
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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 10. What is your definition of "successful sleep?" What is the biggest challenge you have to achieving successful sleep?

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* 11. What is the biggest challenge you have to achieving successful sleep?

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* 12. The next few questions are about you.
How old are you?

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* 13. Where do you live?

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* 14. What life phase are you in?

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* 15. How would you rate your knowledge of perimenopause, menopause & post-menopause?

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* 16. Which topics are of most interest to you & your health at this time?

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* 17. Where do you prefer to get your health information?

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* 18. Do you feel you have a strong personal network of people to talk to about perimenopause/menopause/post-menopause?

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* 19. Who do you currently have on your midlife health team?

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* 20. Anything else you'd like to share?

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* 21. THANK YOU so much for sharing your lived experience.
Would you consider sharing more insights regarding sleep & insomnia with a patient panel (virtual event) in January 2026 (evening)? [Canadian residents only] This will be helpful to you, as well as other members facing similar sleep health questions and/or concerns. If so, let us know below ⬇️

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