I had a procedure and they used medicine which caused TWILIGHT SLEEP?

Question

it was really cool and if any doctors or nurse who are up and can tell me what it is and how it works on your brain--pts to a well informed answer

Answer 1

Twilight sleep can be produced by a mixture of morphine and scopolamine injections.

A combined effects of analgesia (pain relief) and amnesia (loss of memory) puts the person in AMNESIC STATE with insensibility to pain while not losing consciousness.

Scopolamine is an anticholinergic drug so as the name implies, it OPPOSES the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine found extensively in the brain and autonomic nervous system. As the result, voluntary muscle contractions are blocked. Whereas the MORPHINE's strong analgesic or pain reliever effects directly acts on central nervous system thus there will be no pain sensation perceived.

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

There are a number of different drugs that can be used for sedation. (I'm not a fan if the "twilight sleep" term, myself) They work by different mechanisms.

Opiates (morphine, fentanyl, sufentanil, hydromorphone, meperidine, etc.) work by activating opiate receptors in the central nervous system.

Benzodiazepines (midazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, atc.) work by increasing gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is a neurotransmitter in the brain.

Propofol is a short-acting hypnotic drug that also is involved with GABA.

Ketamine interacts with NMDA, opiate and muscarinic receptors, as well as voltage-sensitive calcium channels, but not GABA.

Neuroleptics (like droperidol) act on dopaminergic receptors in the brain.

The most commonly used sedatives these days are midazolam (Versed), fentanyl and propofol.

Answer 4

Twilight sleep is light anesthesia:

From http://health.howstuffworks.com/anesthesia1.htm

"Some of the drugs that produce general anesthesia in large doses can be used to produce sedation, or "twilight sleep" in lower doses. Sedation can be given in many ways. A common example of an anesthetic gas that is used for sedation is nitrous oxide or laughing gas."

It produces a brain state called theta wave activity which is almost like being hypnotized or daydreaming.

From http://www.brainsync.com/brainlab_theta.asp:

"Going deeper into relaxation, you enter the elusive and mysterious Theta state where brain activity slows almost to the point of sleep, but not quite. Theta is the brain state where magic happens in the crucible of your own neurological activity. Theta brings forward heightened receptivity, flashes of dreamlike imagery, inspiration, and your long-forgotten memories. Theta can bring you deep states of meditation. A sensation of "floating." And, because it is an expansive state, in Theta, you may feel your mind expand beyond the boundaries of your body.

"Theta rests directly on the threshold of your subconscious. In biofeedback, it is most commonly associated with the deepest levels of meditation. Theta also plays an important part in behavior modification programs and has been used in the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. Finally, Theta is an ideal state for super-learning, re-programming your mind, dream recall, and self-hypnosis.

"Theta waves range between 4-7 HZ. Theta is one of the more elusive and extraordinary realms we can explore. It is also known as the twilight state which we normally only experience fleetingly as we rise up out of the depths of delta upon waking, or drifting off to sleep. In Theta, we are in a waking dream, vivid imagery flashes before the mind's eye and we are receptive to information beyond our normal conscious awareness. Theta has also been identified as the gateway to learning and memory. Theta meditation increases creativity, enhances learning, reduces stress and awakens intuition and other extrasensory perception skills."