Losebig 508 Posted January 16, 2018 I used to have no trouble sleeping, I'd be in bed early and if I got up in the middle of the night I'd go back to sleep. Since WLS I'm having trouble falling asleep and trouble staying asleep - despite being VERY tired. I'm guessing its hormones from the rapid weight loss or similar, but wondering if other folks saw anything similar? I have 2 young kids, so lack of sleep when I can get it wreaks havoc because there is no time to catch up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creekimp13 5,840 Posted January 16, 2018 I did for about two weeks after surgery. But the plus side...is that all those extra hours awake made it easier to reach fluid goals. Glass half full, so to speak:) LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Claudiarb 21 Posted January 16, 2018 Yes, big time, I went around 2 weeks with 2 hr sleep a night even though I was totally exhausted. I tried sleepy teas, melatonin and nothing worked, finally broke down and went to the doctor for a prescription sleep aid as I could not function at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy 10-30 57 Posted January 16, 2018 Yes, for about 2 weeks. The surgery (anesthesia) and the healing took its toll on my entire system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Losebig 508 Posted January 17, 2018 7 hours ago, Claudiarb said: Yes, big time, I went around 2 weeks with 2 hr sleep a night even though I was totally exhausted. I tried sleepy teas, melatonin and nothing worked, finally broke down and went to the doctor for a prescription sleep aid as I could not function at all. Do you still take a sleep aid, or did it get better on its own? I tried Melatonin with no effect, Benadryl works but is crappy sleep. I imagine the hormones or whatever are out of whack. Pretty annoying! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Claudiarb 21 Posted January 18, 2018 On 1/16/2018 at 7:43 PM, Losebig said: Do you still take a sleep aid, or did it get better on its own? I tried Melatonin with no effect, Benadryl works but is crappy sleep. I imagine the hormones or whatever are out of whack. Pretty annoying! Yeah, Im still taking it. It's actually an antidepressant that helps with sleeping & anxiety. It's called Amitriptyline. Dr prescribed me 50 mg at night but that knocked me out for almost a day and 1/2. So I break it in half. I have never taken an antidepressant before but I get absolutely no side effects from it except for getting super sleepy. So far it has worked great so will continue with it for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Losebig 508 Posted January 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Claudiarb said: Yeah, Im still taking it. It's actually an antidepressant that helps with sleeping & anxiety. It's called Amitriptyline. Dr prescribed me 50 mg at night but that knocked me out for almost a day and 1/2. So I break it in half. I have never taken an antidepressant before but I get absolutely no side effects from it except for getting super sleepy. So far it has worked great so will continue with it for a while. Thanks. I've had a couple decent nights of sleep, I've been having some sleepy time tea a bit before bed and trying to be more mellow. I see the DR next week so will mention and see if they suggest anything. I think part of it is I'm trying to catch up at the end of the day on Protein so I eat a bunch an hour or so before bed and then have a big boost of energy.. so trying to cut that out too and balance a little better in the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abefroman329 704 Posted January 19, 2018 It's hard to say because I didn't go to work for almost two weeks and wasn't engaging in good sleep discipline during those two weeks, but I did have a lot of trouble falling asleep and staying asleep my first week back to work. Things are mostly fine now, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orionburn 1,024 Posted January 19, 2018 Yes, had a horrible time the first few weeks. My prolonged hospital stay jacked my sleep schedule up something fierce. I basically went 6 days without ever being able to sleep for more than 2 hours straight. Once I was back home I'd wake up about 2 a.m. and then be awake for the rest of the night. I never took anything for it and eventually my sleep cycle got back to normal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ready_4_Relief 4 Posted January 19, 2018 On 1/16/2018 at 7:04 AM, Losebig said: I used to have no trouble sleeping, I'd be in bed early and if I got up in the middle of the night I'd go back to sleep. Since WLS I'm having trouble falling asleep and trouble staying asleep - despite being VERY tired. I'm guessing its hormones from the rapid weight loss or similar, but wondering if other folks saw anything similar? I have 2 young kids, so lack of sleep when I can get it wreaks havoc because there is no time to catch up I had my surgery 12/21 and had trouble sleeping. After the holiday break I had to return to mommy duties 1/4. Getting up at 5:30 am and dealing with 4 children because my fiancé worked overtime since I had to take off killed me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abefroman329 704 Posted January 19, 2018 35 minutes ago, orionburn said: Yes, had a horrible time the first few weeks. My prolonged hospital stay jacked my sleep schedule up something fierce. I basically went 6 days without ever being able to sleep for more than 2 hours straight. Once I was back home I'd wake up about 2 a.m. and then be awake for the rest of the night. I never took anything for it and eventually my sleep cycle got back to normal. I was only in the hospital for a little over 24 hours and barely slept that night. I went home, slept for 16 hours, and was back to normal. It was more the following 2 weeks of sleeping as much as I wanted at night and napping during the day that did not prepare me for sleep discipline when I went back to work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tphillipss 8 Posted January 22, 2018 Yes, I had surgery on October 9th and I still don't sleep and I take sleep aids and that doesn't work either I hate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Losebig 508 Posted January 23, 2018 Sorry to hear that. Did your DR have any ideas? I've been sleeping better the last few days, mostly due to exercise I think. Going to see what my DR suggests this week. Nothing worse than not being able to sleep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
