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Is It Common To Have Paranoia And Hallucinations After Waking Up From Surgery When Propofol Was Used As Anesthetic ?

Is it common to have paranoia and hullucinations after waking up from surgery when propofol was used as the anesthetic? I don t remember recovery room or being taken to hospital room and then when I woke up it was horrible. Worse experience of my life. I had some sort of temporary phychosis. Heard things not said and saw things that were not there, They had security in my room and I couldn t calm down at all til everyone left room. They had to call my husband back after he had been there all day for my surgery. IT LASTED UNTIL AFTER I GOT HOME.....MORNING TIL NIGHT. THEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GO TO SLEEP AND IT WAS GONE IN THE MORNING. SCARED TO HECK OUT OF ME, MY HUSBAND AND KIDS!
Fri, 7 Jun 2013
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Most of the anesthetic medicines including propofol may lead one or other type of CNS SIDE EFFECT.Although it is not common but it is also not rare to have paranonia or hallucination after recovering from effect of propofol.

You should not over concerned with this.But please be cautious next time.Do not forget to tell your doctor about this incidence,whenever you consult for treatment for any disease.

Hope this will help you.
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Is It Common To Have Paranoia And Hallucinations After Waking Up From Surgery When Propofol Was Used As Anesthetic ?

Hello, Welcome at HCM. Most of the anesthetic medicines including propofol may lead one or other type of CNS SIDE EFFECT.Although it is not common but it is also not rare to have paranonia or hallucination after recovering from effect of propofol. You should not over concerned with this.But please be cautious next time.Do not forget to tell your doctor about this incidence,whenever you consult for treatment for any disease. Hope this will help you.