What are the risks for being sedated??

Question

IM CONCERNED!!!

I mean sedatives with local anesthesia.Also is sedation an option for surgery

Answer 1

If you mean general anasthesia, there's a very slight risk of dying, or not waking up ever again.
Sedated? Not sure what you mean, but a sedative usually has a temporary effect and is typically pretty safe.

Answer 2

A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation
think they are being given General Anesthesia!

There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient. On occasion some
some patients will remember a bad experience. Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!
I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!
Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!
In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.

Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!


Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed
I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

I feel that giving a drug for amnesia is cruel I would not want it done to me!

A strange development in medical thinking that it's okay for a patient to have
pain as long as they don't remember it and think they slept thru the procedure..


Here is a link for some info

http://www.freehelpforcancer.com/manages...

Answer 3

I have worked in surgery for 16 years...I don't know what type of surgery you're having but many people that are having local anesthesia prefer sedation. First of all, they will give you a med. called (usually anyway) versed, which is a med. that relaxes you and also has an amnesia affect (given in pre-op). You probably won't remember even going into the operating room if they give it to you. Okay...without scaring you...the risks are...you may have shortness of breath which you won't even know about. You are on monitors and the anesthesiologist will see that and give you oxygen. Honestlyif you are the nervous type this is the best and safest way to go. If not, just go with the local anesthesia if it is a short procedure. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I had a very bad experience by being sedated with Morphine prior to surgery.. I am not sure whether they gave me an overdose or if I just had some kind of reaction. I was "out of it" and hallucinating for 11 days. Also had the hallucinations after coming home from the hospital. So, I am very scared of being put to sleep again. Don't mean to scare you but have a visit with the anathesiologist if you are coming up for surgery.

Answer 5

There is a risk of dying from being over sedated, and also asphixiation on ones own fluids while under sedation. That is why most times you will find yourself to be NPO or nothing by mouth on the day before your surgery. The risks are there but slight due to our state of medical advancement.