Question:
Anyone else having really BAD dreams??
I am 4 weeks post-op and eversince surgery I have been having the worst dreams ever!! I almost hate to got to sleep because of the dreams. My dreams have been very scary, violent and very weird. Am I the only one having bad dreams?? When will they stop?? — Terri G. (posted on July 14, 2003)
July 13, 2003
I had really bad dreams after surgery. I think it had to do with either
the loritab, or the anethesia working through my body. They eventually
went away, not sure how long it took, the dreams were pretty ugly though
— thekatinthehat
July 13, 2003
Terri, I went through the same thing. I had creepy, scarey dreams.I'm four
months post-op and haven't had one for at least two months. My dreams were
horror movie material.
— Debbie W.
July 14, 2003
I've been having extremely bad dreams too. I mean my dreams are all over
the place action packed dreams and the scariest dreams one could have.
Very exhausting to say the least.
— Rosa F.
July 14, 2003
I didn't have them this time but 15 years ago after gall bladder surgery I
was taking pain killers and sleeping pills and had horrible night mares.
This time I limited the pain killers and took nothing to help me sleep.
Powerful drugs can do strange things. Good luck.
— Sunny S.
July 14, 2003
Its the anesthesia, it will subside soon.
good luck
— Kriola
July 14, 2003
I was on morphine in the hospital for 5 days. I had dreams about zombies,
vampires and one where my job was to haul dead bodies wrapped in newspaper.
Very vivid and because of the anesthesia still in my system, they were
virtually impossible to wake up from. I had to let them play out. Once
they took me off of the morphine, the dreams went away within a few days.
I know it sounds crazy, but if you exercise more then you can get the
anesthesia and pain medication out of your system faster. Best of luck!
— mrsmyranow
July 14, 2003
A suggestion which might help: after you wake up, try to jot down what the
dream was about, or (if you have a bit more time in the morning), write the
dream down in detail. The other posters are right, it may be after-effects
of the anasthesia, or the effects of any current painkiller meds you are on
right now. HOWEVER, it may also be trying to tell you something important,
and by writing it down, you have a chance to examine and analyze it in a
non-threatening environment and see if there is anything useful in there
for you. At the very least, it may be a pretty entertaining dream to some
segment of the population out there, and you may have a new career as a
budding horror writer! Good luck. :o)
— sweetmana
July 14, 2003
I too had some really bad dreams before and after surgery- they got better
after a few weeks. I think along with the anesthesia - stress played a big
role in my night mares. The pre-op stress and all the major changes we are
about to face as Post-ops cause a certain amount of stress- even good
changes can bring on stress in your subconcious. And of course when you
are sleeping your subconcious takes over and your mind becomes it's
"play ground". Don't worry- it does get better- I still have
dreams (always have though) But now they are so strange and sometimes even
funny- I woke myself up the other night from laughing and i don't even
remember what was so funny! Best of luck to you!
— lyndaleigh
July 14, 2003
Tylenol with codeine was presecribed for me for pain post-op. It gave me
such horrible nightmares that I stopped taking it! It took a few days to
get it out of my system and then the terrible dreams stopped and never
restarted. Are you on any pain meds?
— Kathy J.
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