Anyone have insomnia on the transplant meds.

[bette1]

I am wide awake at 4am, and I'm not sure why.  I took a pain killer this evening, so that could be it, but I am wondering in any of the antirejection meds cause insomnia.

[cariad]

If you are on prednisone, most definitely yes. I am not on prednisone, but did experience insomnia for about the first month after transplant. I took ambien or an ativan for a while. I would say I have been sleeping fine for the past two months. It could be painkillers if you're still on narcotics, or it could be your body readjusting after the operation.

[okarol]

Jenna's drifting sleep pattern started when her ESRD started, and has been a challenge through 3 years of dialysis and 3 years of transplant. In her case I don't think it's the meds, and her neph said the majority of kidney patients have irregular sleep patterns. 

[Meinuk]

I load up on Benadry fairly often.  I don't know if it is stress or the immunosuppressives.  Maybe a combination of the both.  My clinic denied me Ambien though, they said that there were too many side effects.  I was told to just use Benedryl as needed.

I think as a nation, most Americans don't sleep very well. CKD may just add another level of complexity to an already established epidemic....

[kellyt]

Yep.  I would be able to sleep much better now, but my schedule is weird three nights a week and that messes me up the rest of the week.  Not to mention an old dog that wakes me up every so often.  I never feel rested.

[Chris]

After my ransplant, I had very bad insomnia and snd still do have insomnia unless either sick, or other medical issues going on like recovering from surgery and doing p.t. I am prescribed a sleeping pill, but don't take it because I am so use to staying up all night