My surgery date was the 20th of April, so I'm now 6 days post-op. Since then (unless I have been knocked out by the heavy duty pain killers or anti-ametics) I have been super super tired but struggled to sleep, then when I DO sleep I have crazy crazy dreams and only sleep for an hour or two at a time. I did a bit of research thinking that maybe this was the anesthetic.... and found this. Anyone else experiencing?

"The “surgical stress response“, the body’s hormonal and metabolic response to the trauma of surgery, is quite profound and has an important effect on the subsequent amount and quality of sleep. The bigger the surgery, it seems, the more significant is the stress response and the accompanying sleep disturbance.

During the stress response, hormones from the pituitary gland are released, and the sympathetic nervous system is activated (adrenaline and its companion “fight or flight” hormones). Metabolic changes include increased blood sugar, and breakdown of body Protein. Injured tissues release cytokines and other potent chemicals associated with inflammation.

Pain, and the medications used to treat pain, sedatives, food deprivation, fever, psychological factors, age, and a person’s usual sleep profile all affect sleep after surgery."

FULL ARTICLE http://surgiprep.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/does-anesthesia-cause-sleep-disturbance/

Had my sleeve done 4/20. Sleepless right now. Ughhh. I hate it. Yes. It's been harder to sleep. Did have a few nightmares. Now I think I have insomnia because I'm not as active as I was prior to surgery when I was working and working out trying to lose weight for surgery. I'm also worrying about going back to work.

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Hmmm. Its strange that this far out you guys are getting headaches and insomnia...

Are you guys on a multi Vitamin??

I know that high doses of vitamin B6 causes insomnia and nightmares/vivid dreams.

If it is over 100mg... try not taking it for a day or two and see what happens.

Perhaps try having an egg or some turkey for dinner. tryptophan in turkey/eggs help assist sleep.

Edited May 23, 201610 yr by AussieGirl81