5 Days Out, Terrible Insonmnia

[KikiCC 83]

Ever since I got home I can't sleep. It's like my mind thinks I should be resting an recovering from surgery, but my body disagrees. I also find that reading, watching tv or being on the Internet make a bit dizzy and uncomfortable. I feel like I am not interested in anything to keep me entertained until I recover and do more things. HELP!

[cariekap 5]

Me too! As here it is 2:20 in the morning, and I'm responding:(. Anyway, I finally had to ask my doctor for a prescription for Ambien....btw, I'm 13 days post-op, but have had insomnia the entire time!!

[Thinner Peace 24]

Mine was terrible between weeks 3-4. It has gotten better!

[suzilouise 13]

I got something from the pharmacy to help and things soon change once I could lie on my stomach. But I still have sleeping issues. I can get to sleep no problem but am wide awake a few hours later. I am sure it will sort itself out soon.

Good luck x

[lollyfidy1965 402]

Try chewable melatonin....works great for me!

[enigmachik 403]

omg, I'm having this problem too. Have hardly slept a wink since surgery. It's been bugging me because this was supposed to be my recovery time and now work starts back up again tomorrow and I haven't done a whole lot of resting. I'm hoping though that the long day of work will force me into sleep tomorrow night. I know one of the side effects of my antibiotic is insomnia so I'm hoping once I finish that it will help also.

[Healthy Mama 1]

Please, someone who is further out and over the sleeping problem, tell us how long it took.

I am 5 weeks out and I can easily fall asleep, but inevitably wake up at 3 or 4 a.m., then to only need a nap in the afternoon. I've tried going with out a nap and to bed around 9 pm, but to no avail, I wake up at 3 or 4. I go back to sleep most times after an hour or so, but it's driving me nuts.

How long should this last? I really don't want to start taking another pill.

[Pattyhdz 32]

Wow this problem is really commen , I am ten days out and the first week I was getting a couple of hours in and rarely needed a nap. Even though I felt super tired and drained. I blames it on pain or discomfort. Last couple of days has been a bit better. But not what I wanted. I go to bed late 12 or one expecting to wake up at 9 at least and it's always 6 to 7. And I don't like it. Like someone said this is my time to heal and recover sleep late take long naps. But I should not complain cuz last couple of days at least a sleep a few hours straight. I saw somewhere on rants and raves. That someone complained about living of of 5 hours of sleep. I hope our body adjusts. Oh and also that loosing part of our tummy affects our rem sleep. This is something I did not know pre surgery. Yes k hope to here from people months into surgery

[MinaT 669]

I was waking up at 1:00 and then going down to the living room and sleeping on the recliner because getting out of bed was an issue for me at first. I noticed I peed every day 1:00am - 3:00am 5:30-6:00am Then I would get up.

I am actually sleeping pretty now. I had a rough time about 14 days out (I also had a drain). I am also a stomach sleeper and I hate sleeping on my back. Once I got on my sides I did so much better sleeping through the night and 2 nights ago I got on my stomach. I have heard people say they got on their stomach the first week. I will be six weeks out tomorrow. Realize everyone heals differently.

Ambien was mentioned...It works great for a lot of people, and for some people it really causes more issues. After I weaned off ambien by using Tylenol PM -then I stopped the Tylenol PM and had a 1/2 cup of skim milk before bed, I started sleeping better through the night. Reasons I weaned off ambien are many, besides it was just another chemical in my system, having sleep apnea it could be dangerous but the biggest issue, a lot of my weight came from it.

I had been on Ambien for years. I didn't realize it but I used to wake up in the middle night while on Ambien and eat. I found a bowl of popcorn (with melted cheese on my desk) next to an apple core and milk. Sometimes it would be slim fast & apple. I accused my son of doing it, and it was me....I didn't realize I was sleep eating. He told me, Mom you get up every night. Since most of the time I would take the Ambien at 10:00pm and I would stay away until 3:00 - it was about 3:30 - 4:00 am that I would get up and do this, approximately 1/2 hour after I fell asleep. Ambien is known for this. So if you see yourself waking up hungry in the middle of the night or find weird food items somewhere, maybe finding something else to help sleep is a good idea. It doesn't happen to everyone, but it has been reported more and more frequently that there is a problem with sleep eating and ambien.

Good luck and eventually sleep will be returned.

[Mz Need da Sleeve 17]

Me too. I'm like wtf? And the funny thing is I'm not even tired.

[KikiCC 83]

Nyquil knocked me out right away. Now that I don't have a cough anymore, I won't take it, as its not a long term solution. I think I'll try the Tynelol PM and start with that.

[MissMistyC 18]

I'm 5 weeks out and I've always had an insomnia problem. I regularly took Lunesta before surgery which was awesome. Since surgery, my doctor said I should not take it and suggested crushing up Melotonin and mixing it with a little sugar free Cool Whip and taking it about 30 minutes before bedtime. It worked like magic, but I found that on the nights I take it, I usually need a mid-day nap the next day. Maybe I'm taking a little too much...BUT it's nice to sleep through the night on the nights I take it.

[pbnjsandwich 13]

I'm 3.5 wks post-op & just started sleeping in the last few days! I'd sleep maybe 3 or 4 hrs a night & was miserable! I increased my activity during the day & managed to sleep on my side (finally - still cant sleep on my tummy)!