Hot flashes/facial flushing and or Insomnia after vsg? anyone?

**iloveorganicmilk** · 10-22-2016 10:51 PM

Has anyone experienced hot facial flushing and or insomnia after vsg?

if you have did they go away or do they still persist?

Thank you, and pleaseee respond if you have any experience with this!

I'm so worried about developing this after my sleeve. its making me rethink getting the sleeve!

**Srhultberg** · 10-23-2016 11:49 AM

I had both the first week or so, but it subsided as the anesthesia wore off. I sleep very well, now.

**Kindle** · 10-23-2016 12:05 PM

I have the opposite of hot flashes. I'm cold all the time. What I'm saving on my groceries bill I spend on my heating bill and wear long underwear 6 months of the year. I even wear pants in the summer if it's below 80 degrees. And no, I don't sleep great. I probably get 4-5 hours/sleep at night. Once I wake up I can't get back to sleep, which typically happens around 3-4am. I wish I could take a nap every day, but kind of hard to do at work.

**Robin1977** · 10-23-2016 05:05 PM

I used to be hot all the time. Since my sleeve, I'm never hot anymore. I feel more normal, I guess you could say. As far as the sleeping goes, I sleep about 7 hours per night. I wear my fitbit to bed, and it shows that I am quite restless during the night though. I don't know how accurate the Fitbit is, but it shows I'm reslesss about 15-20 times per night

**iloveorganicmilk** · 10-27-2016 03:54 AM

u might wanna check out acupuncture and oriental medicine for that. i used to have insomnia for 2 years. woke up at 5:30 every single day. was terrible but after acupuncture and herbal tonics my insomnia went away after a month. now i cansleep 9 hours a night when i can

**Kindle** · 10-27-2016 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by iloveorganicmilk

u might wanna check out acupuncture and oriental medicine for that. i used to have insomnia for 2 years. woke up at 5:30 every single day. was terrible but after acupuncture and herbal tonics my insomnia went away after a month. now i cansleep 9 hours a night when i can

Been there, done that. I slept fine before surgery, but nothing has worked postop....diphenhydramine, ambien, Valium, melatonin, St. John's wort, camomile, three different Chineese herb formulas to address various Qi deficiencies, aromatherapy, accupuncture, massage therapy, meditation....you name it, I've tried it. 5 hours is my max and it's usually more like 3-4. Bummer because I never had problems sleeping before VSG.