Sleep Issues

Hi Folks, Did any of you have trouble sleeping after surgery?   The first week post-op was fine as far as sleep except the pulling of the incisions when I would turn or get out of bed.  Now, however, I am having a devil of a time getting to sleep and then I just sleep for 3 or 4 hours.  I've found that I'm having a lot more energy during the day now and maybe that is carrying over to night as well.  Ambien, Unisom, benadryl, etc. don't seem to be working at all, whereas prior to surgery if I took any of those, I would be zonked for 10 hours. So what is it?  Extra testosterone being released?  Just an energy surge?  The B12?  What?????  I like the extra energy during the day, but I LIKE to get sleep too! Thanks for any of you ideas.

tim you are not alone, I take a hand full of pils at night to make me sleep, and i do good to get 6 hours, and that is with up and down... One of the docs hee in houston is doing a study...he says that it is very common for use to sleep less Russ

It must be different for everyone. I sleep like a corpse. Good luck. DD

mediatate for 15-20 minutes before bed time. try to burn the energy throughout the day.  Don't know if you work out late at night but if so try to move it up and do it earlier. Good luck

Tim, Could be 'extra energy, testosterone, etc..." or could be lack of "blood sugar" fluxuations from past.... I also dealt with insomnia... others have greatly improved sleep. *see post above. Trazadone was my "fix." Best Wishes- Dx

Tim, I had no problem sleeping after surgery.  And, it just got better and more restful as I went along.

I had  some of the same sleep issues after surgery for about the first two weeks.  I was sleeping in my recliner...  no way I could sleep in a bed.  I was taking light doses of my surgery pain meds to help get me asleep...  basically it took the edge off and helped me get a few hours..  but I would only sleep for 2 to 3 hours, then I would wake up , watch tv for a few hours  and  then get a few more hours sleep  by about 4 to 6 am...  that all lasted to about 3 weeks post op  and once back in bed,  I'm back to normal.  I tried tylenol PM  liquid which worked good, but it gave me terrible heartburn, so I only took it twice.