To want to experience a general anaesthetic again?

[slightlyovertiredalways]

Or something like it?!

I had a general anaesthetic for the first time a few months ago, and as someone who struggles with sleeping the feeling was unreal. One second I felt a bit drunk, the next I was waking up from the deepest sleep of my life with a warm blanket on me and someone bringing me tea and toast 😂 some nights when I’m extra tired and struggling to sleep I think about that feeling and crave it in a weird way.

Is there anything I can do to help me sleep in that way?!

Going through IVF, I had 6 different egg retrieval procedures which involves heavy sedation. I used to look forward to it so much! I felt like I was in a cosy, warm bubble all day after and would just lie on the couch slipping in and out of sleep. HEAVEN! When people talk about how hard IVF is, I never understand it. Kinda sad those days are over!

Oh no, I have always felt absolutely awful after, firstly my body is so stiff, the pain in my jaw from the equipment, then the sick feeling and headache, and the absolute disorientation. I’ve had a lot of GA’s probably an average of 2 a year since the age of 5. One lasted 12 hours which was the weirdest feeling waking up and realising I’d missed out on a whole day. Another where they’d given me a strong pre med I have absolutely no recollection of at all of any of it. I hate that too.

If only we knew what they were!

this is such a great threat. I also loved the GA unfortunately after a missed miscarriage and remember waking up and asking for paracetamol and being told it was ok as I’d had some fentanyl.

I have chronic sleep and will pain issues and a have tried tramadol, diazepam zopiclone amyteillyline and desperately want to be drug free.

I wish it was a simple a a walk and a hot bath!

although the best is night nurse! Which I think is the antihistamine what it in Kirkland sleep aid but I don’t know how to buy it in the UK

Sometimes I do consider it when I’m in Europe, they have a lot more available in a pharmacy than we do!

We’re so damned backward here. I mean, we spend most of our time in rain, cold and darkness so it would be really nice to have something to cheer us up.

😂 it is part of the reason it’s so hard to see a GP though. Everything has to go through them

Melatonin works for me to actually be able to fall asleep - after suffering my entire life I wish I’d discovered it sooner!

You can guarantee those GPs are very happy to sedate/boost themselves. The hypocrites. I think the hippocratic oath got lost in translation.

😊

Sleeping tablets or antihistamine?

I have no idea. I was handed this box of pills, told it was night nurse and that was that. I think part of the issue was that I took two at a time and may have only needed one 😂

I've had 2 GA's in the last few years, the last one left me feeling a bit tipsy for a few days after. Wasn't unpleasant 😁

So I’m thinking Brave New World.

A gram is better than a damn.

What’s the worst that could happen.

Better than 1984.

Low dose amitriptyline and magnesium works well for me (and zopiclone when the GP is feeling very generous)

zMA tablets are supposed to be good

I know what you mean, although I always wake up cold from them, no idea whether that’s weird or not.

I can't relate at all, when I have had them I'm hideously sick after and don't feel relaxed at all. I would love something to make me feel as you describe though as my sleep is absolutely terrible.

Have you ever had a sleep study done?

im not sure I need one? I just struggle with sleep, I always have

Not always morphine, I can't have morphine (allergic not a former user) and still have that cosy feeling after a GA

It’s so awful struggling with sleep, when it should be a completely natural process. You have my empathy OP. I am so sick of it.

This topped off with a couple of nagnesium tablets and a valerian tea (small so you don’t need to get up at night!)

The first GA I had I remember coming round and feeling all sleepy and happy and cosy - a lovely nurse was talking to me and went off to get me tea and toast, it was great. Like being a kid again when your Mum is looking after you 😁
The second one I had wasn’t so good - I felt so sick and nauseous afterwards and they gave me an anti sickness drug which made me feel dizzy and really weird. Maybe it’s the type of anaesthetic they use or perhaps they give you opioids as well? I don’t want another one if I can help it!

Exactly. Lying in bed unable to drive off, waking up, feeling crap the next day. It’s awful

I’m on zopiclone and have been for way too long so I get the odd hours of sleep but it’s truly awful. It really depresses me so I do understand.

Life shouldn’t be this bloody hard.