Insomnia Post-Surgery?

[DarbiMolly 188]

Hi all, I'm 2 weeks out and I've had terrible insomnia post-surgery. I've been taking the odd sleeping pill to get to sleep. I'm exhausted but just can't sleep or even nap. Going to the dr today for my 2 week check up and I'll be discussing with him. Just wondering if anyone else has experience this?

[Forsythia 882]

I've always had issues with insomnia. Not falling asleep, but staying asleep. My sleep patterns have not changed post surgery. I still have the occasional bout of insomnia where I wake up at 2 am and cannot get back to sleep.

[LovetoDive 4]

I don't have insomnia, but found I did after surgery for about 2-3 weeks. What I found out is I was waking because I was hungry. If I ate the 3 bites of what ever, I could go back to sleep. I hope this helps a little.

[getnhealthyintx 281]

OMG! I have it so bad. I get tired about 9, I make my way to bed, lie there for 30 minutes. Get up CLean the kitchen, bathroom, etc. Try to go back to sleep, usually around 12 or 1. Then wide awake about 4 or 5. AUGH!!!!!

[Earlygirl139 9]

​I was sleeved on 7/2. I too am having difficulty sleeping. I see almost every hour typically. I too hope that this passes. I am no good during the day. This stinks!

[Savedbygrace22 28]

You all are not alone in the insomnia department. I am now 10 wks out and have been awake for what seems like forever. I too see every hour of the day. Just unable to turn my brain off, I replay all of the events from my day, previous conversations etc.. I will see my pcp this wk. This happened before post surgery early on and at that time I was given sleeping pills. I have not been able to sleep with the pills this time. I read that some sleepers don't work well with the sleeve surgery, so we will see. I have always had problems sleeping; even as a child. It's just hard to be wide awake when everyone else is asleep.

[eal098 8]

Me too! And believe me I can normally sleep at a drop of a hat. What's up with that?

[junyper 0]

For the first 3 weeks post op, i slept about 2 hours a day. I was completely wasted. I thought I was going nuts because no one told me that it was a side effect of the anesthesia and when I said something they all acted like..hmm well that's odd. I was in tears and it seriously affected my recovery.

I ended up getting medication for it, it was a drug used as an antidepressant but the off label use was for a good nights sleep. It was a life saver.

[Stephannie 300]

I was sleeved 12/2012 and have not slept without sleeping Meds since. I hate it. Still worth it.