Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🌈 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

Insomnia after Sleeve?

WalkOnWaking

Recommended Posts

WalkOnWaking    139

WalkOnWaking
Posted

It may be unrelated, but anyone else have insomnia after surgery?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

jane13    2,256

jane13
Posted

@@WalkOnWaking - no, but I have fought insomnia off/on since my forties. It has gotten worse and at times I don't mind. Maybe you can take some melatonin and see if you can kick your "sleep" clock back into rhythm. Call you doctors office and see if they recommend anything.

If you are back to having caffeine I would back off on it as well. It doesn't affect me for sleeping like some.

good luck

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Thucydides    250

Thucydides
Posted

I started dealing with it right at the 2 week post-op mark, never having had insomnia before. I wondered if my Vitamins might have had something to do with it, so I change when I took them to first thing in the morning and around mid-day. Not taking Vitamins later in the evening seems to have resolved it for me.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Amy Wolfe    49

Amy Wolfe
Posted

Only problem i have is waking up very early and unable to go back to sleep because i can't really sleep on my back. Im only 9 days post.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

WalkOnWaking    139

WalkOnWaking
Posted

@@WalkOnWaking - no, but I have fought insomnia off/on since my forties. It has gotten worse and at times I don't mind. Maybe you can take some melatonin and see if you can kick your "sleep" clock back into rhythm. Call you doctors office and see if they recommend anything.

If you are back to having caffeine I would back off on it as well. It doesn't affect me for sleeping like some.

good luck

I can't take melatonin. I tried to a few years back (was working a lot of late nights so kinda felt 'jet lagged'). It gave me horrible vivid disturbing dreams. Found out later my sister and mother have the same reaction, so perhaps it runs in the family.

I don't drink a lot of caffeine, but have started back up again. Maybe 1 or 2 cups of hot tea in the morning per week. I get addicted very easily to caffeine so am careful not to overdo it.

But perhaps that is what is causing it. I'll switch back to herbal tea and see if that helps. Thanks for the suggestions!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

WalkOnWaking    139

WalkOnWaking
Posted

Only problem i have is waking up very early and unable to go back to sleep because i can't really sleep on my back. Im only 9 days post.

I hope you can resume your normal sleeping position soon. I am a side sleeper and was able to sleep like that while still at the hospital. Hurt getting into and out of it, but once I was settled in, no issues.

I even asked my surgeon when it would be ok to sleep on my side again. His response 'whenever you feel comfortable enough to do so.' I told him I was worried about messing up stitches internally or whatever. He said, 'Have more confidence in my sewing skills!' hahahahaha

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

destiny_77    43

destiny_77
Posted

Me!!! I had my surgery on the 28th and have yet to get a full night's sleep! Tonight has been the worst of them all (hence the reason I searched this topic out to see if I'm alone). I usually go to bed at 9 and get up at 6. Well, I got up at 3 yesterday morning and I'm nowhere near sleepy to go to bed tonight and its almost 3 hours past my normal bedtime. I hope this is temporary because when I go back to work I have for to have my sleep in order to function!! Good luck to the rest of you!!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

BestDayEver    418

BestDayEver
Posted

I struggled with this too. I had the doctor check my thyroid med because I thought that was the cause and it came back okay. It eventually got better around month 6.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Catmom4    149

Catmom4
Posted

I have the same problem! Doesn't matter if I go to bed at 9 or midnight, I'm wide awake at 3 am... Sucks. It's hard to function when I have to go to work for 12 hours when I've been awake so early. I've tried melatonin with no help. Benadryl works but then I feel hungover for hours after I get up. I can't take it if I have to go to work.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

WalkOnWaking    139

WalkOnWaking
Posted

Mine seems to be doing better but still not normal.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Cape Crooner    589

Cape Crooner
Posted

Me too. I've started taking 2 Tylenol PMs and I'm back to normal.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

jalleyne1972    10

jalleyne1972
Posted

Wow...same here. I'm hoping it's due to not working and hoping things will return to normal when I go back to work next week

I'm 12 days P.O.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

HealthyRN    56

HealthyRN
Posted

Low carb diets will mess with a good night sleep, especially in the beginning

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go To Topic Listing POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • Aunty Mamo

      Aunty Mamo

      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×