Will I ever sleep again?

 I am 10 days post-op.  Many of these nights (about half) I can't sleep.  I am up the entire night until I finally collapse around 7 am.  Will this stop?  I've tried crushed Ambien and Benadryl. Nothing helps.  Anyone experienced this?  Will it go away?

Thanks.

ahhhh...you will sleep again.    I promise.  Your body is going through some dramatic changes and it takes some time for everything to settle down.  No doubt you are spending alot of waking time getting used to your new way of life.  I thought in the early days after surgery my mind would never shut off.  I was home recuperating so, I did alot of 'cat napping' which really cut into my overnight sleep.  I just went with the flow of things and didn't expect things to be the same as before surgery.  I have a fabulous support group that I joined immediately and the members have been a wonderful resource of answers and reassurance. 

Just give yourself some time to adjust and nature will very likely take its course and soon you will be getting some good quality shut eye again.

Best of Luck on your journey!

Celtie

completely normal. I didn't start sleeping well until I was back to work (4 weeks out).

In about a month, you'll sleep better than you ever have before.

sorry to hear that :(  how many mg of Ambien are you taking?????

 One crushed 10 mg.

First, check any prescription meds you are currently taking for side effects...I discovered my tramadol was causing my insomnia. So I stopped taking it and now I sleep...adding something to help me sleep did not help.

Then relax...thinking about not sleeping makes it worse, :)

Liz

 Ironically, my only meds are sleeping meds.  I'd had insomnia for 6 years.  My meds always worked until now.  I'll give it time.  I don't go back to wor****il Aug 13.

Check the side effects of those....

I was an oddity in that Tramadol caused my insomnia seeing as MOST people use it to help them sleep!

Liz

  When I want to get some major house work done I take Tramodul it helps with the pain in my knees and hypes me up! for hours!  I am still waiting to take my seat on the losers bench not long now!  Have you checked on Melatonin it is an over the counter drug at walmart I have just started taking it helps you relax and sleep.