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Posted by Thrud on November 13, 2001, at 20:59:56
I had an endoscopy yesterday and was given some short acting (~30 minutes?) anaesthetic of some kind (I don't know which).
After I came to I felt so relaxed and peaceful I could hardly believe it, in fact I told the nurse that, "This anaesthetic ROCKS!!"
That was about midday. As I felt the effects wearing off, by evening it was replaced by a crushing depression, followed by a more normal mood by late evening.
Today I am feeling pretty normal, maybe a bit more depressed than usual.
Whatever they used certainly effects mood to a great extent. If anyone knows anything about this I would be very interested to hear about it, just because I am curious.
Thrud
Posted by judy1 on November 13, 2001, at 22:21:38
In reply to anaesthetics and mood, posted by Thrud on November 13, 2001, at 20:59:56
a benzo that only comes in IV form. usually causes retrograde amnesia, some post euphoria. Are you normally affected a great deal by benzos?
Posted by Thrud on November 13, 2001, at 23:14:54
In reply to probably versed » Thrud, posted by judy1 on November 13, 2001, at 22:21:38
> a benzo that only comes in IV form. usually causes retrograde amnesia, some post euphoria. Are you normally affected a great deal by benzos?
Hi Judy.
I take 3mg Xanax per day and don't really feel sedated by it. Despite its supposed antidepressant qualities, I don't feel much elevated by it either. Based on other peoples' experiences on the board here I think my response to benzos is pretty normal.
If my anaesthetic was some sort of "super" benzo, that would explain the extreme calm I felt afterwards. I did not experience any euphoria or amnesia, just calm followed hours later by very strong depression.
It was a very interesting roller coaster ride.
Thrud
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.
Posted by Thrud on November 15, 2001, at 7:51:00
In reply to Re: anaesthetics and mood, posted by Waterlily on November 15, 2001, at 4:42:09
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.Thrud
> 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.
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.
>
> 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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