Posted by Waterlily on November 16, 2001, at 7:23:30
In reply to Re: anaesthetics and mood Waterlily, posted by Thrud on November 15, 2001, at 7:51:00
> Maybe we now know a little bit what the "highs 'n' crashes" are like on drugs like cocaine? (never done it myself).
> For me, the crash was much worse than the high! I will ask the doc next week what drug was used. If I read Judy's post right, I may have been sedated but actually conscious during the procedure and just fon't remember anything afterwards, like sleepwalking. Freaky.
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> ThrudThe crash was worse than the high for me too. There are a few other surgical procedures that I'd like to have done (bunionectomy for one), but if that means another crash I may either not have them done or have them done under local (I cringe just thinking of that). I looked up midazolam and indeed, it does cause amnesia, it is a benzo, and it is used both for conscious sedation and for induction of general anesthesia. I could not find any references linking it to mental depression - just respiratory depression.
The first surgery I had was a breast augmentation and a forum devoted to people who are/have had this surgery has frequent posts about depression after this surgery, and these are people who are happy with the results. There has been some speculation there as well about either the general anesthesia or the pain killers causing the depression. My psychiatrist wasn't aware of depression being a side effect of either.
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