Sleeping After Surgery?

[iggychic 1,405]

Have any of you experienced changes in your sleep pattern since surgery? I sleep terribly...can't fall asleep and don't stay asleep well. I'm wondering if I should start taking something for it cuz I'm getting tired LOL

[SoonToBeThinKAT 67]

I have seen a difference in my sleep pattern. Im now usually in bed by 7-8pm and sleep 12 hours but wake up frequently thru the night and i even take naps during the day. Before surgery i went to bed at about 11 and woke up at about 6:30 am.

[Newfoundlove 95]

Have any of you experienced changes in your sleep pattern since surgery? I sleep terribly...can't fall asleep and don't stay asleep well. I'm wondering if I should start taking something for it cuz I'm getting tired LOL

I did at first and went to my doctor. But, I was having other issues too, all connected to peri-menopause, so she put me on a low-dose anti-depressant two weeks after surgery and bam - back to normal, including sleeping. Of course sometimes I don't sleep well because of work stress or some other type of anxiety, but when that happens I take one Tylenol PM and I'm good. I saw on another post that there's something you can buy that has the sleep aid in Tylenol without the Acetominephan, but I can't remember what it is. You might try checking with your doctor first.

[Carol Watts 67]

I had trouble before surgery. I was on sleeping med I got to where I weaned myself off of pill before surgery and had started sleeping. Since surgery I was only sleeping about 4 hours a night. Yesterday he gave me my sleeping pill back I am 2 weeks Post-OP and I slept most of night

[iggychic 1,405]

it seems like benedryl is the only thing that works but i haven't tried other things maybe ill get a little tylenol pm to try. I cant take an actual sleeping pill because I need to get up with my son at least once a night unfortunately. it is getting a bit better than it was when i first got out of the hospital but not enough. i chalked it up to the 22 days of constantly being woken up every few hours but I'm on week three out of that and you'd think my body would let me sleep!

[Newfoundlove 95]

Yes, Benadryl is what they give a lot of patients in the hospital to sleep, but it tends to make me groggy in the morning. For some reason Tylenol PM does not. Good luck!

[soccermomx2 111]

I too have issues sleeping...at first I couldn't sleep at all.

Now I get tired so easy but still have trouble sleeping. I'm hoping it's a post op side effect that will pass.

I'm going to talk to dr & NUT about it in 2 weeks for my 4th month checkup.

Here's to wishing both of us more sleep!!!

[Need-a-Sleeve 211]

Tylenol P.M. has Benadryl (generic name Diphenhydramine HCl) in it, so don't waste your money. I used to use the generic brand from Sam's or costco, you get like 400 tablets for less than $10.

I also use a sleep tracker and have found immediately after surgery I slept heavy for 8+ hours but now I am back to my regular pattern--in bed for 8-9 hours a night but only getting 5-6 hours, waking up over 10 times a night. And it doesn't matter whether I wear my CPAP or not.

[LeaveItToSleever 80]

No, but I did sleep pretty much all day for the first week after surgery.

[imworthit 156]

Yes! Since surgery I got to bed at 11am wake up from 330 to 430ish and then sleep till about 8!!

[iggychic 1,405]

we're all going to be skinny zombies

[soccermomx2 111]

we're all going to be skinny zombies

Lol...too funny. I love the skinny part....not so thrilled with the dark circles.

Anyone else having issues with their energy levels? I'm 3.5 months out and some days are a challenge to keep going.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Yes, I am about 3.5 months out as well and am tired all the time. Exercise does help get it up so I would encourage some kind of exercise to have more energy. Besides all those endorphins are a natural high!

[soccermomx2 111]

I'm doing exercise & weight training on a regular schedule.

What exercise are you doing? Maybe I should switch it up. I was starting to think it was due to the time of year ;-}

[Fiddleman 4,376]

I don't really exercise, but when I do it is fast or uphill walking for 3 miles.