Posted by sooshi on July 29, 2004, at 9:35:53
I'm having surgery under general anesthesia on Aug. 2. This will be my 4th time under general. The first time went fine. Second time, I came to, and within an hour felt the most unbelievable depression I've ever felt in my life...and this spiraled into a severe suicidal depression that lasted 6 months. Third time, I had some depression and anxiety, but handled it much better. No depressive episode. (BTW, I'm BPII). I warned the 3rd anesthesiologist about my diagnosis and previous post-op problems, but he didn't think anesthesia had anything to do with it.....I guess the personality of the dr. helps when it comes to getting some cooperation.....
Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience, and if there is anything I could do to possibly lessen the chance of another episode? I am on the same AD I've been on for the last three surgeries (Effexor XR), but different mood stabilizers - connection?
Any thoughts appreciated!
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thread:371976
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