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[–] Des@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

they layer some pretty potent opioids underneath the anesthesia. i had general for wisdom tooth extraction.

at the time i had a drug tolerance

i was very nervous about this happening. so i'll explain my experience.

they started with an IV line which had an opioid (likely fentanyl) and propranolol in it. i felt a strong rush like injected opioids and then bam was instantly out. at some point during the procedure i started to wake up, as i remember my eyes fluttering and seeing everything around me but felt very little physically. the opioid was so potent i felt absolutely no pain but did feel pressure. i remember hearing "100 mg (?) ketamine something something". they used ketamine to place me back into a deeper anesthesia. after that the experience of having my teeth removed was like playing legend of zelda and each tooth was a treasure chest.

i woke up still in a K hole. very numb. so there was no pain at all during the experience it was just very weird. they do monitor all your vitals and have a huge cocktail of different drugs they can use

only other time i just had twilight anesthesia which was more fun then knock out. best high i ever had because i felt so safe with so many professionals and was taken so close to the edge of unsafe