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> Rough like the roughest hangover you can have

I’ve had one for an operation on a broken jaw, just didn’t think it was particularly rough. Of course it takes time to come round and be clear headed, but the OP kinda implied serious physical problems with “dangerous and very rough on you”. Maybe I just misunderstood what they were saying, but I thought they meant rough as in long lasting damage (which I didn’t think was the case), not temporary discomfort.

Your situation obviously isn’t ideal, but doesn’t have the same implication.

> I always wonder what was that drug that produce so weird half-wake dreams

The sibling comment here mentions Ketamine, which is possible, but if they’re giving that to you intravenously then all perception of time and space will be warped. It’s extreme. So wild dreams is one thing, questioning what is even real is more like ketamine.

It is after effect free though and doesn’t last long, so once stopped you can be over it within the hour. It also has antidepressant effects afterwards.



First off, glad it worked out nicely for you and there were no complications.

I'm gonna stretch the alcohol analogy a bit here, because that's most likely to be relatable to everyone, but of course the situation is a bit more nuanced with anesthesia. If you're a healthy adult, you could probably down a bottle of vodka. You might not enjoy it nor have a good time, but you'd most likely make it out the other end with a wicked hangover and some questions about life choices. If you're a small child, you might leave with permanent brain damage. If you have an underlying condition, you might have a kidney fail. Etc. Anesthesia is the same way. The fact that you, I'm assuming a healthy adult, walked away with few issues, doesn't make it any less risky.

Most healthy adults walk away from general anesthesia without longlasting effects. But for everyone else, you can already find a number of unfortunate experiences in this comment section alone. A large portion of people who go under do so because they're already in some dire state and need emergency help. Adding general anesthesia on top of that is a large source of risk.




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