Posted by MTNDOG on January 14, 2007, at 13:55:28
In reply to Re: anaesthetics and worsened depression, posted by cgd092 on January 14, 2007, at 0:13:45
It has happened to me several times as well- but I think mine were the sedative type of anaesthetics gibven to you for procedures. I had an upper endoscopy in which they used a few different drugs and was horribly depressed afther that.
Also a few weeks ago had very bad reactions (depression, sleeping a ton) to Lidpcaine trigger point injections.
The kindling theory makes sense and you figure that if it's happened to some other people, it's certainly a possibility.
When I had my gall bladder removed I told them that all those drugs made me horribly depressed (happens with narcotics too) so whatever she gave me was different as I did not end up depressed at all and that was the most major surgery I've EVER had!
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