Posted by Waterlily on November 15, 2001, at 4:42:09
In reply to anaesthetics and mood, posted by Thrud on November 13, 2001, at 20:59:56
Last year I had a tubal ligation under general anesthesia. I do recall having a very pleasant feeling of calm and well-being. At the time I attributed it to the feeling of relief from having the procedure over and not doing anything after several busy weeks. I felt very calm the entire day (the procedure was in the morning and I was out of the hospital by noon). Depression hit the following day and took several days to lift. My other experience with surgery under general anesthesia was the same, except not so much the pleasant feeling. I thought that maybe it was the codeine that was the culprit. In any case, here's the list of medications that were given to me during the tubal ligation, as stated on my hospital bill: desflurane (I think this is the gas), mivacurium injection, propofol injection, fentanyl injection, ondansetron injection, midazolam injection. I haven't looked up any of these for side effects. The midazolam looks by its suffix to probably be a benzo.
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