Twilight sleep?

[kelel01 1]

With regards to anesthesia, what is "twilight sleep"? Has anyone ever had it before? I think it's where you're waaaaaaaaaaay out of it, but still awake. Is that right?

[OrangeJumper 0]

I found this on google.

Scopolamine, which causes amnesia, was introduced in 1902 and used up until the 1960s. Injected with morphine, this analgesic-amnesic technique known as "Twilight Sleep" provided painless birth. However, "Twilight Sleep" had its downside. Not only did it completely remove the mother from the birth experience, a growing concern in the 1950s, but it also caused neonatal depression. In 1953, investigators at HUP studied the uses of n-allylnormorphine in the prevention of neonatal depression through predelivery injection to the mother or directly to the newborn after delivery. These investigators were Drs. James E. Eckenhoff, George L. Hoffman, Jr., and Lonnie W. Funderburg (from the Departments of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Harrison Department of Surgical Research).

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[Amanduh 0]

I've had quite a few times when I was WAYYYYY out of it but still awake

[kelel01 1]

Yeah, but this is legal.

[Amanduh 0]

OH..nevermind then LOL

[wingnut 0]

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think it's where you're waaaaaaaaaaay out of it, but still awake. Is that right?

sounds like consious sedation..... if so i had it a couple times whenthey were giving me epideral spinal injections... i remeber being in the procedure room, remeber a snipet of pain but not much else.... you are basicly awake and semi aware of what is going on but after the fact you don't remeber much if anything......... sort of like date rape drugs.......

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[tigra 0]

I think that's about right, but I can't comment on the date rape part!

I've had spinals for my ankle surgeries and I was awake, but pretty much "drifting" with very little recollection of the procedures. I was aware enough to ask for my hardware, though! The nurse asked the surgeon what to do with it, he said throw it away, and I was like, "Oh no! I want it!" I think they were pretty shocked to hear from me!

The nice thing about the spinal is you feel no pain, and they can throw in some longer lasting pain meds, too. Plus, you don't have the unpleasant side effects you can get after waking up from a general.