Terrible insomnia!

Women's health
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Hello im Sarah im 24 and im now 5 weeks post op after total hysterectomy with conservation of ovaries done by key hole

I wont lie I've really struggled with some things

Like having a ridiculously about of hicups and burping and general pain

BUT this insomnia is driving me insane !!!!!!! It started on week 3. each night i would fall asleep later and later but when i did finally fall asleep i would still wake up a hour or so later .

I went to the doctors on saturday by this point i had been awake for 36 hours and she gave me zopiclone 7.5mg to help me sleep that night i feel asleep at 9:30 and woke up at 6am Sunday morning, not a bad night at all however i was told not to use them every night so on the sunday i did not take them i did not fall asleep till 5:45am ish monday morning to wake up 2 hours later which brings me here it is now 2:36 am on Tuesday i took the tablets at 9pm on Monday and the pills have not worked !!!!

Has anyone or is anyone having this problem it really is driving me crazy

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Oh yes, insomnia was awful! That was the first problem to crop up. I couldn't fall asleep and when I finally did, I woke every 2 to 3 hours. The anesthesia may be partly to blame but hormonal changes are the more likely culprit at this point. If it continues, you could have a hormone panel to see what's going on. Even if you still have your ovaries, their function can be impaired after the uterus is removed.

Best of luck to you.

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Thank you for your reply i really am struggling with it .i will go the doctors tomorrow again and see whats going on thank you again .

Xx

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Also how long did yours last for ??

Xx

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Mine lasted WAY too long (about a year) because I was not getting enough estrogen. If the cause is reduced ovarian function, that may be temporary. Only time will tell.

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I had the same problem around the same time post op. It lasted until about eight weeks out and slowly resolved itself once I started getting more active.