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Trouble sleeping after TKR: What helped you sleep?
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I had my surgery 8 weeks ago and sleep 0-2 hours a night. I have had maybe 5 days of 4-5 hours. It’s not due to pain, I just can’t sleep. I can’t nap either. I am a zombie. How long will this go on? Sleep meds don’t work, melatonin doesn’t work, meditation doesn’t work. Any help? Thinking of trying a sleep clinic.
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@auntmarmar - Welcome to Connect. I feel for you the sleeping issue. I had a TKR in January and I know how difficult it was to get decent sleep. For me, it WAS pain - not just inability to sleep. I had enough pain that I needed pain meds before bed to curb it enough to let me sleep. Did you have trouble sleeping before the surgery? I'm thinking I might just give it another month before you try the sleep clinic. I felt like the improvement and level of recovery increased drastically between 8 weeks and 12 weeks. Maybe yours will too. I'm pulling for you!
Have you tried Ambien? I had problems sleeping after TKR and Ambien worked for me. I have had sleep issues for many years but was worse after TKR. After about 4 months, my normal sleep pattern returned. Good luck!
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@auntmarmar I had trouble sleeping shortly after bilateral TKR. My OS prescribed Trazadone every night, and for the first 4 nights he added Xanax to break the anxiety cycle of not being able to sleep. It seems to help for half the night. Which felt like relief from the zombie state! Good luck!