Post-op Insomnia anyone?
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I went from only sleeping about 4 hours at a time now I get 6-8 if I take my pain meds right at bedtime. However, I can't usually fall asleep until 2 or 3 at night and then I either get up and lose sl
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I went through the same thing! Two weeks out and my sleep is still off. I normally fall right asleep and now I've found I'm having a hard time settling. It's better than it was, but I definitely feel
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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/