Change in sleep patterns

[kimmeesue 41]

Has anyone else experienced a significant change in their sleep habits after having gastric sleeve surgery? I seem to the waking at the crack of dawn every morning. A cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry at 5 a.m. Is definitely not my norm. I have noticed that I have a lot more energy on the whole, as well. Just wondering if this is related to the surgery or some mental thing. Lol

[joatsaint 2,814]

Immediately after surgery, I went from sleeping 9+ hours/night to 5 hrs/night. I believe the change came about because I wasn't eating late at night anymore. Since I wasn't eating at 9 or 10pm, my system wasn't digesting food while I was sleeping and could focus on rest and recovery.

2 years later, I still wake up after 6 or 7 hrs of sleep.

[Iowa_summergirl 46]

Me too! I have always struggled with insomnia, so I have relied on Ambien for years. Before surgery I took one at bedtime and had no problem sleeping until my alarm went off in the morning. After surgery, I take my Ambien and four hours later I am wide awake. I feel like my body is processing the drug more quickly. I can't say that I am any more tired from getting much less sleep...so I think my body is just feeling better without carrying the 80 extra pounds along!

[cat1802 14]

Having a lot of trouble with insomnia, early morning waking. I normally get up around 4:30 for work but now am waking around 2 and can't get back to sleep. I am 6 weeks out from surgery and it has happened all but two nights. I never had this problem before surgery.

[Lacowgirl72 210]

I am wide awake at 5:45 every morning. Use to have to drag my ass out of bed. Now I hit the floor running. Lol. I think I sleep better since I exercise so much and don't have sleep apnea anymore. Guess my body doesn't need as much rest.

[downsizingdiva 460]

I am experiencing this. I wake up at 2, 3, 4 am and its very hard to go back to sleep, too dark to walk, and too noisy to do chores while everyone else is asleep. Makes me a little tired thru the day but then I can't break the cycle because I can't stay up past nine since I'm so sleepy.