What does going under anesthesia feel like?

Answer 1

Its not scary at all. You feel pins and needles all over your body. They tell you to count from 10 backwards and you only reach about 8. Before you know it you wake up in a next room. The time passes real fast.

Answer 2

when i had iv sedation for a tooth extraction i was so scared before hand as i wasn't sure what it was going to do to me. I'm petrified of needles to start with so was anxious enough about the iv needle but i didn't even feel it going in!! Once they put the sedative in I was asking for more because I was convinced it wasn't working because I was fully conscious but they explained you do remain aware of whats going on. Within a minute I felt more relaxed than I've ever felt in my life! Even though the dentist was hacking away at my tooth I felt fine. Although some people get amnesia I remember the whole thing from start to finish although time did seem to pass very quickly. Within half an hour I was fine to go home and felt completely normal for the rest of the day.

If your having sedation don't worry, it really is very nice! And don't watch David goes to Dentist on you tube because its nothing like that at all, he must have had general anesthetic!

Answer 3

Most simply feel very relaxed; they're generally aware of everything being said to them, & usually hear background noises etc.. Often there is a sensation of "floating" or bodily lightness, but sometimes the limbs/ body may feel very heavy. Frequently there is increased lachrymation (eye watering), & when the eyes are closed there is usually rapid eye movement; in some cases the eyes invert - roll up into the head. Some experience spontaneous penile or clitoral erection when hypnotised, which may cause embarrassment.

People in hypnosis are in a hyperattentive state: they're usually very focused on the hypnotist's voice which may seem to be "inside" their heads, or in some cases to be coming from far away. Although people in hypnosis can & do move, there is a general lassitude/ disinclination to move unless instructed to do so. Most will display "trance logic" - ie behave in accordance with the suggestions made to them rather than reacting to objective reality. For example, if the hypnotist suggests it's cold the subject may shiver/ hug him/ herself even though the ambient room temperature is comfortably warm.

Many people experience some degree of time distortion - frequently the time passed in trance will seem much less than was actually the case, but sometimes the opposite pertains.

Most people do not experience amnesia, but some do, remembering nothing specific about what happened whilst in hypnosis. Generally, the more frequently someone is hypnotised the more likely it is they'll develop trance amnesia.

Some people enter hypnosis very easily, & these are most likely to experience the full range of hypnotic phenomena: they may become somnambulistic, & able to open eyes, walk around, perform tasks etc whilst remaining in a deep trance. If suggested to them, they may experience hallucinations, anaesthesia, bodily catalepsy etc..

Responses to hypnosis vary considerably, but generally most experience what may be described as relaxed hyperattentiveness, usually accompanied by some time distortion. Relatively few experience total amnesia, although a certain vagueness about what happened during trance is not uncommon: they'll remember the hypnotist's voice, but not be particularly clear about the details of what was said. When first hypnotised many do not think they were hypnotised at all. For many, hypnosis is not unlike a "daydream" - and, in truth, that's really all it is, but one induced deliberately rather than occurring spontaneously.

I felt relaxed and amazed at the same time. I tried to pull myself up to reality, but it would't come. It was very weird.

Answer 4

It feels like suffocating. Usually the nurse or tech who applies the mask will tell you to take a deep breath and start counting backwards from 10. It feels like you can't get any air and you'll feel like you're taking shallow breaths and then you're gone.

If you're lucky you'll be out cold and will wake up when everything is over.

Answer 5

That depends on which of the various anaesthetics are used, what pre-meds you have, and how you're feeling at the time. Usually it feels like going to sleep rapidly, if you've ever experienced having to stay up for a very long time and then falling asleep so fast you can feel the sleep hit.

One time as a child I panicked at the last minute and tried to fight the anaesthetic, which felt very unpleasant and is not a fight one can win. But that was without a pre-med - the pre-med is a sedative to make sure you're not feeling panicky when they put you under.