Insomnia After Being Sleeved?

[happy1957 138]

My sister who was sleeved on Aug 30th and now myself who was sleeved on Dec 28th both have trouble sleeping. I am used to being exhausted and sleep a good 8 hours a night, but since surgery, I wake after 5 hours and just can't go back to sleep. If I do get up for awhile and go back to bed I can get in another 2-3 hours. I am back to work now so I don't have the time to do back to bed.

Does this ever change? Does anyone out there have a remedy? I blame it on all the Protein so I've been trying to get my daily requirements in before 2:00, but it didn't work last night. Bingo, 3:00 am and I am up for the day. Help!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cheles 75]

Actually, I had the opposite affect. I've been taking sleeping pills for years. Since the surgery, I believe I've only taken them 3 times.

[blackanese25 160]

i definitely feel u on the insomnia...and im tired... it seems i can't fall asleep before about 4 am then i sleep till noon.. but i wake up every few hours... so im all ears as well for suggestion.

[andersonlj 32]

I also had trouble sleeping after my surgery. I would go to bed around 10:30 or 11pm and I would be awake at 5-6 am and could not fall back to sleep. I just stayed in bed and rested and sometimes I would fall back to sleep for short periods. I am not sure what the cause is but it does get better. I am now 4 weeks out and I am definetly sleep longer and better.

[CCWriter 19]

I was sleeved Dec. 27, and I have sleep apnea. But I've been waking up even using my CPAP and have been lying awake several nights.

I confess I took a melantonin one night and it knocked me right out. I wouldn't hesitate to take another if I needed to.

CC

[rhondarina 13]

I don't have true insominia but I do have trouble sleeping. Like I'll wake up at 3 in the morning and it will take me an hour to go back to sleep. I thought it was just me but its something I definitely noticed after surgery.

[Deevah 3]

Wow! I thought it was just me! I was sleeved on 8/31. At first, I was sleeping well. But, pretty soon after I started feeling physically healed (about a month out) I started suffering with insomnia. I, too, have sleep apnea. Even with the CPAP, I am literally up and down all night. I can go to bed at 10pm and I'm back up at 2 or 3am almost every night. Then, I'm trying to force myself to get back to sleep until I have to get up at 5am for work. I've been exhausted for months! If anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears.

[NyanBunny56 12]

I am suffering from the same exact thing! I'm almost a month out of surgery, and lately its been so hard for me to fall asleep, sometimes I stay up until 8 am or 10 am then sleep from then until 2 or 3 and can't go back to sleep until the next morning, this is making me go crazy! If anyone has suggestions please do tell!

[Shea 13]

I did have the same issues right after surgery. I think I read somewhere that this is an effect of being in Ketosis but I'm not positive.

[happy1957 138]

Hello everyone, unfortunately my Dr's visit was a fast one and I didn't get all my questions answered. The Dr was 40 mins late and in a rush. He wasn't my Dr. but a fill in. I spoke with the dietitian today. She said it is common and Shea you are correct, it has something to do with Ketosis. and should go away eventually . In the mean time, I can try Melatonin, but the pharmacist they work with said my sleep pattern is a good candidate for Ambien CR, but I am trying to get rid of prescription meds. So I bought some today, 10mg. I will let you know how they work. Thanks for all of your comments.

[favoredone 590]

Add me to the list!! I think once the pain meds were out of my system, my sleep pattern was thrown completely off!!! I'm up until 2/4am and sleep for 4 or 5 hours restlessly and then I'm up again.. I was taking naps, but in the last few days... no naps... UGH!! I want some relief or a good book!!!

[happy1957 138]

Hello everyone, I bought the Melatonin, but the last two nights have been so exhausted, I slept like a baby without it. I went back to work on Monday about 10 days post op. I have a physically demanding job of standing and walking a lot all day, so my body had had enough by Wed/Thursday and I have slept so good, it also may have something to do with eating regular food and the energy it takes to digest it, but after that wears off an I have to rely on a sleeping aid, I will let you know.. As I said, my sister is 4 months out and still has this terrible sleeping pattern.

[Rootman 1,101]

I've been battling it for decades and have it BAD post-op. I got maybe 2 hours sleep last night.

I don't know if it is stress, diet change or something made worse by the sleeve proceedure. It is really getting me down.

[happy1957 138]

Have you tried sleep aids Rootman? DO you exercise? Just curious, I'm sure you've been asked all the questions. In my past life of "Dieting" , I always had to give up the low carb, high Protein diets because of sleep deprivation, later on when on a low calorie diet I discovered I could not exercise in the evening or the same issues occurred. I hope this last 2 nights is a new pattern for me. I enjoyed getting my beauty rest, God knows at this age we need all the beauty we can get. :-)

[hadouni 301]

me too. my sleeve is very new but I've noticed I have a harder time falling asleep and wake more in the night. this morning I was up at about 4am.