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Is it normal to be embarrassing when sedated?

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SaveTheSharks1 · 04/12/2025 13:24

Is it normal to behave strangely or embarrassingly after being sedated??

about 6 months ago I had a procedure done in a&e which involved having to get sedated, I think I was given ketamine? I remember feeling REALLY drunk, sort of like I was falling back into a hole but I was aware of everything around me? It was actually terrifying and I vaguely remember bits where I was talking but I felt like I had no control over what I was saying😩 I remember sort of wailing out that ‘I want Chris!’ and to call Chris and I wanted Chris to be there, the nurses were lovely and were trying to reassure me and one of them was like ‘is Chris your boyfriend?’ Then I burst into tears and was like ‘no he’s my situationship 😭’ i sort of remember everyone laughing a bit after that then I don’t remember much else haha

just recently I had to go back to a&e and it was the same nurse and she recognised me and she was SO lovely, she was laughing and saying how are things with Chris?! Are you guys still a situationship or are you official now?! 😭😭

Christ knows what else I said when I was under but apparently I gave her ALL the details about how I can’t tell if wants us to be together or if he’s stringing me along and he’s messing me around and we’re on then off then on then off😭 she said I was babbling about it for about 30 mins and telling her everything ah

to be fair everything I told her was true (and Chris and I are absolutely not a thing anymore haha) but it got me wondering what else I said and in case I said anything else embarrassing 😭 Is this normal?! It was my first time getting ketamine and I never want it again bloody hell it was terrifying😩

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RatCamHeyHey · 04/12/2025 14:20

Oh no I wish I hadn't read this! I'm due to be sedated for a procedure soon and now I'm worried - not so much about embarrassment but more about feeling drunk. Don't drink - hate feeling drunk 😭

DarkEyedSailor · 04/12/2025 14:15

Very normal. I had pethidine in labour and spent a long time telling a student midwife all about the Roman empire and Elvis Costello.

I don't actually know anything about Elvis Costello.

SizeableBadBoys · 04/12/2025 14:13

My friend picked me up after sedation. She still laughs about what I said. But won't tell me what it was.

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