I was banded on 10/8/2007 all is well, but every since i got the band i can't sleep!!!!!!! I toss and turn every night, I've counted every sheep born,still no sleep,by the time the clock goes off at 5:00 A.M., iam just getting to the point where iam sleepy.......then HA HA it's time to get up:mad: is anyone else having sleep disturbances since being banded?

benadryl works wonders for me when I can't sleep - also praying while laying down in the bed helps too..,. relaxes me and I always fall asleep before I am finished.

You could also try yoga, walking, etc. an hour b4 bed to help get you sleepy... walking is best when done outside though because of getting the fresh air it will help.

But when all else fails - 2 benadryl (or off brand) work great ...

Hope that helps...

Amy:tired

I was banded 2 weeks ago and am doing prett good I think. But I was just scrlling through here looking to see if anybody had trouble sleeping. My thing is I used to eat right before I went ot sleep and the feeling of being full used to be like a sedative to me. Did anybody used to do that. My favorite bedtime sleep aide was a bowl of cereal. I haven't had a good bowl of Captaiin Crunch since starting me pre=opdiet 4 weeks ago. I have found that turnig the t.v. off and reading a book helps, but I sure miss that nice full feeling where it makes you want ot lay down a just sleepit off. Any body remember that?:notagree

Yup, I can't stand to go to bed hungry either. Try half a cup of cottage cheese and a melatonin. That's why I do. Not as good as Captain Crunch though I agree! Farewell oh my Captain!

I can't sleep at all. I was used to relying on the carb comas to knock me out and now I can't sleep. Can't nap. Can't function. I'm thinking about asking the doctor for some Ambien.

My whole sleeping pattern has been thrown off. I just absolutely can not go to sleep on an empty sstomach. Even after a hard day at the gym where my whole body is sore I jsut can't. I have even tried having a glass of wine. May be it is my metabolism picking up alittle bit. Because I am not really tired during the day once I struggle to get out of bed and start on the coffee,but yeah I am up all night too.

I wonder if it really is to do with banding?

I have had a lot of changes in my whole life since Banding, and I am going through periods of sleeplessness. I will be okay for a couple of days (nights) and then it will be several of being totally spun out with exhaustion and just can't rest/sleep.

I don't do tons of exercise, and when I do it doesn't seem to affect this much, but maybe it is the subconscious thoughts/feelings that our life will be and is changing?

I too have been having trouble sleeping...or wake up each hour during the night until an hour before I have to get up, THEN I fall into a DEEP sleep.

I also used to take naps (loved them esp. on a rainy Sunday afternoon), but now when I have a toe-up, nothing happens. So I end up getting up and doing something else instead.

I think the band is helping me leave my lazy, slothfulness behind (hopefully??) :drool:

No more naps for me either!