Linda2
post-grad
Well, I made it to sleep about 2:15 and had horrible, confusing dreams. Now it is all of 3:30. Aargh!
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jessie
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Linda, I had the same problem. I found that percocet made me hallucinate. As soon as i'd drop off to sleep, my hands would start taking an active part of my dream. For instance, if you dream you're picking up a piece of paper or a bag, my hands would actually move. Couldn't sleep for love nor money. Stopped the Percocet and went to Vicodin, finally started sleeping. If you have to nap in the day time to get some rest, do it.
westexas
graduate
Linda,
With my hip surgery, I could not sleep for 6 weeks. I tried everything and I mean every sleep aid, Ambien on...and they just wired me. LorTab and the muscle relaxers were the only thing to at least get me to be still. I know it is hard but you will see the light at the end of the tunnel soon. I promise...Patty
Hey, I even invested in a little Shuffle IPOD and downloaded about 75 of my favorite tunes. Now that helped calm me at night. Just plugged those into my ears and there you go....
With my hip surgery, I could not sleep for 6 weeks. I tried everything and I mean every sleep aid, Ambien on...and they just wired me. LorTab and the muscle relaxers were the only thing to at least get me to be still. I know it is hard but you will see the light at the end of the tunnel soon. I promise...Patty
Hey, I even invested in a little Shuffle IPOD and downloaded about 75 of my favorite tunes. Now that helped calm me at night. Just plugged those into my ears and there you go....
hollyhobble
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Linda
Remember too, if you had difficulty sleeping before your surgery, you will after! I'm over three months post-op with both knees and find that I toss and turn. If my knees get comfortable, sooner or later, the hips get tired of being in that one position so it's roll over yet again. But sleep aids don't help me either so I keep a CD player by my night stand and play some soft, relaxing spa music. I might need to do this three or so times during the night but always go back to sleep within a song or two. Have never heard the CD from start to finish!
I've never tried Percocet, but did try Ambien-CR and found that didn't help. The possible side-effects scared me so bad that I put up the baby gate so I didn't take a tumble down the stairs!! Nothing, not even an interesting side-effect.
Hope that one night soon you get a restful peaceful night, but don't feel at all guilty if you need a cat nap mid-day to get you through. Just try not to nap too close to your bedtime. Good luck!
Holly
Remember too, if you had difficulty sleeping before your surgery, you will after! I'm over three months post-op with both knees and find that I toss and turn. If my knees get comfortable, sooner or later, the hips get tired of being in that one position so it's roll over yet again. But sleep aids don't help me either so I keep a CD player by my night stand and play some soft, relaxing spa music. I might need to do this three or so times during the night but always go back to sleep within a song or two. Have never heard the CD from start to finish!
I've never tried Percocet, but did try Ambien-CR and found that didn't help. The possible side-effects scared me so bad that I put up the baby gate so I didn't take a tumble down the stairs!! Nothing, not even an interesting side-effect.
Hope that one night soon you get a restful peaceful night, but don't feel at all guilty if you need a cat nap mid-day to get you through. Just try not to nap too close to your bedtime. Good luck!
Holly
Hi folks
you might want to check out some of my old posts on this problem. The short side of it, is that my doctor (who is a sleep specialists as I have another sleep problem) said it is a common post operative problem and it is an anxiety problem. The hospital and meds mess up your sleep schedule and then when you don't sleep you start getting anxious and that makes things worse.
Music does help with anxiety. If you need more help what finally worked for me (I tried Ambien and all the over the counter stuff) was the Lorazapam (anti-anxiety agent) she prescribed. That and some suggestions from the book No More Sleepless Nights finally got me to sleep after 7 weeks.
Also, keep your regular sleep schedule as that is also important.
Simon
you might want to check out some of my old posts on this problem. The short side of it, is that my doctor (who is a sleep specialists as I have another sleep problem) said it is a common post operative problem and it is an anxiety problem. The hospital and meds mess up your sleep schedule and then when you don't sleep you start getting anxious and that makes things worse.
Music does help with anxiety. If you need more help what finally worked for me (I tried Ambien and all the over the counter stuff) was the Lorazapam (anti-anxiety agent) she prescribed. That and some suggestions from the book No More Sleepless Nights finally got me to sleep after 7 weeks.
Also, keep your regular sleep schedule as that is also important.
Simon
DaveW
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A very well known side effect of percocet is hallucinations. Especially if taken reglarly over a continuous perod of days.
Also percocet disrupts the normal sleep cycle causing you to stay awake. Sleeping pills wil not alleviate the problem. Stopping ppercocet, if that is posssible, will result in sleep improvement once it leaves your system.
Timing varies by person.
Try taking non-narcotic pain medication if at all possible.
Good luck
Dave
Also percocet disrupts the normal sleep cycle causing you to stay awake. Sleeping pills wil not alleviate the problem. Stopping ppercocet, if that is posssible, will result in sleep improvement once it leaves your system.
Timing varies by person.
Try taking non-narcotic pain medication if at all possible.
Good luck
Dave
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Linda2
post-grad
Thank you all for your help and support. I am not really upset about the sleep problem. I know it is common, and I have bad nights and better ones. Yesterday just happened to be a difficult one. I am just grateful that I no longer have to force myself into the regular school schedule now that I am retired. It was much worse when I had to lecture on Transcendentalism at 7:30 in the morning after only a couple hours of sleep! Now, I can sleep in if I'm able, and I don't have to be so challenged. I don't take Percocet, and I don't have disturbing dreams most nights. It was just a one, two punch combo last night--just missing the KO. 
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