Surgery feedback requested

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I may have to have some surgery under general anesthesia and naturally I am quite concerned.  I am over 18 months off and still experiencing a few residual symptoms.  Has anyone who has been off for many months undergone this and if so, what kind of setback did it cause?  I really want honest feedback, even if it's not encouraging. 

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Hi Ryan

 

I was put under general anesthesia for dental work and didn't have a problem. I told them "no benzos", they gave me Fentanyl and Propofol.

 

You'll be ok

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I was given Propofol and Ketamine for a endoscopy.

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Just tell them you are allergic to benzodiazepenes and also that you don't want versed or any GABA stimulating pre op drug...  Congrats on 18 months.  I just reached that milestone myself .

 

Good luck,

 

V

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Just tell them you are allergic to benzodiazepenes and also that you don't want versed or any GABA stimulating pre op drug...  Congrats on 18 months.  I just reached that milestone myself .

 

Good luck,

 

V

 

I'm not sure it's possible to put you out without some kind of gaba-ergic drug.  Propofol is a powerful gaba agonist, for example.  I am not too worried about a flare up of symptoms, I am just praying it doesn't send me back to square one. 

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Hi. I have heard others who have had propofol after taper and were ok.  I was not aware it was a GABA agonist.  You should be ok.  Let us know.

 

V

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I've had to undergo two scopes during and after my taper, and on both occasions I was given versed and benadryl.  I didn't encounter any setbacks or ramps in my symptoms due to these one off doses.

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Hi Ryan,

 

I'm sorry to hear you are going to have surgery, I hope it's not too serious.  I had two surgeries back to back 12 months after my CT and to tell you the truth, I didn't notice any problems.  I don't think I'm as in tune with my body as some other folks, meaning I didn't notice symptom increases due to sugar, coffee or vitamins, so perhaps I just didn't notice if it made things worse.  My second surgery was to remove my thyroid and I felt so awful from that, perhaps I couldn't distinguish between that and possible withdrawal symptoms.

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I've had to undergo two scopes during and after my taper, and on both occasions I was given versed and benadryl.  I didn't encounter any setbacks or ramps in my symptoms due to these one off doses.

 

Sweet!  Thanks for the feedback everyone.  

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I have a friend from another forum who took Versed for a Colonoscopy and she was 10 months off and felt healed completely, but is now in quite  a setback from it...she really believes it is the Versed. 

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I have a friend from another forum who took Versed for a Colonoscopy and she was 10 months off and felt healed completely, but is now in quite  a setback from it...she really believes it is the Versed. 

 

How long ago did she have the versed?

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I have heard propofol is better, less side effects and I believe shorter half life or less time to bounce back.  Also, if you google versed, it's mechanism is GABA.  Not a chemist or pharmacist but I believe Propofol has several mechisms of action, not just GABA.  When I have to have my colonoscopy, I've already decided on propofol. 

 

V

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I have a friend from another forum who took Versed for a Colonoscopy and she was 10 months off and felt healed completely, but is now in quite  a setback from it...she really believes it is the Versed. 

 

How long ago did she have the versed?

 

She had it about 3 weeks ago for a colonoscopy. 

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I have a friend from another forum who took Versed for a Colonoscopy and she was 10 months off and felt healed completely, but is now in quite  a setback from it...she really believes it is the Versed. 

 

Yes, tell your doctor no benzos including Versed.

 

I had surgery two weeks ago and did not have withdrawal related issues except for waking up in a panic only once.

 

I also had some procedures while I was tapering, and I told the doctor "no benzos", so he used propofol (sp?), and I did okay with it.