to what extent will i be loopy after being sedated?

Question

will i be yelling offensive language and laughing, or will i just be relaxed and groggy?

Answer 1

if you are undergoing IV sedation, you will be in a deep like sleep. you won't feel anything. When the procedure is over you will be groggy as if you hadn't slept in days. If you're having something done like wisdom teeth extractions expect 24--36 hours downtime.. meaning: take it easy! the area will be sore, but not a throbbing sensation. your dentist will probably load you up with meds, and it wouldnt be a bad idea to get an ice pack and soft foods. i hope the link helps

Answer 2

If your referring to the use of N20 during your procedure, then no you won't be that "loopy" you will have a "don't care" or "floaty" sensation. Just a really relaxed feeling is all. You won't be able to talk with our hands in your mouth, so no obscenities or too much laughing will be going on. You'll be aware of everything that's happening to you but you won't be as anxious or nervous during the procedure. Most patients find it very relaxing and some use it during their cleaning procedure.

As for being put to sleep with the IV sedation, you will be out and not talking at all. During recovery you will be slightly groggy but not to the point of being offensive or belligerent.

The N20 wears off before you leave the dental chair. With the IV sedation it takes several hours, most patients are advised to take it easy the rest of the day or untill the next day.

Hope I've been of some help and good luck.

Answer 3

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!!!!

A note from an anesthesiologist
I agree that using midazolam alone in painful situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.

A note I got from someone on Yahoo Answers who did have a bad experience..This is very disconcerting... My sister said she heard me screaming from the waiting room but assumed it wasn't me. When we left we heard another female patient screaming. I did a lot of research since your post, thanks so much for the info.

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-meds/sedation

Answer 4

Depends on what kind of sedation you are having.

Answer 5

Who cares as long as you feel nothing I am sure nothing is a surprise to the dentist.