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I have horrible time getting to sleep/stay asleep so does pretty much all my immediate family. I believe undiagnosed insomnia runs in my family. I am exhausted all day long running after my toddler but cant sleep at night. Recently I cannot go to sleep without a sleep aid, my husband is worried I am becoming dependant.

Anyway my question is... did anyone suffer from insomnia pre-op and did WLS affect it for better or worse?

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I had sleep problems pre surgery and have worse sleep problems after surgery. I'm hoping this will get better because I can't keep waking up at 4am and going back to sleep at 6am and try to work too!!

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I did, both pre op, and post op. My insomnia was due to my hyper-thyroid Graves Disease.

Once my thyroid was destroyed by radio-active treatment, I was OK for couple of months.

Then, post op I had insomnia, really bad one for few months, as my thyroid med was getting too strong with ongoing weight-loss.
I finally had my Thyroxine dose reduced, and 7 months post op I am finally starting to sleep better.

I had to use sleeping pills for a while, as on some nights I was up all night!

Yes, it was exhausting.

Better now, finally!

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I had tried everything.. Camomile tea, melatonin 10 mgs, zoplicon.. you name it. I would be sleepy enough to be miserable but not enough to fall asleep. I would then increase the dose, not sleep all night and end up going to work like a zombie.

After the surgery, I can sleep for 12 hours and still be hugging my pillow when it's time to get up. I don't take any sleeping aides and I have not added anything to my routine apart from the weight loss process.

After having to go through years of no sleep of 3-4 hours maximum, I now wonder how anyone can be grumpy through out the day with 8+ hours of sleep every night.

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