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Related: About this forumNot taking a Xanax
Not sure how it would interact with anesthesia. So, my anxiety is off the chart.
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Not taking a Xanax (Original Post)
XanaDUer2
Jul 2024
OP
My heart goes out to you. Try this when all else fails, a guided meditation
multigraincracker
Jul 2024
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MOMFUDSKI
(7,080 posts)1. Call and ask if it would be OK.
Take care of yourself
XanaDUer2
(15,041 posts)2. Thank you
I'll never get anyone. I saw nothing in what they gave me about meds. Cant even have water!
multigraincracker
(34,717 posts)3. My heart goes out to you. Try this when all else fails, a guided meditation
XanaDUer2
(15,041 posts)4. Ty
So nervous
gab13by13
(26,214 posts)5. I Googled this I am not a doctor but it is a medical site
It says taking Xanax won't affect the anesthesia. As I said I'm not a doctor.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4524932/#:~:text=Despite%20its%20limited%20anxiolytic%20effects%20and%20psychologists%27%20reluctance,not%20represent%20an%20adverse%20event%20for%20preanesthetic%20patients.
MOMFUDSKI
(7,080 posts)7. I took 5mg of Valium before I left the house
for a surgery. Told them and they said OK
livetohike
(23,171 posts)6. It will be over before you know it. It's like having
the best sleep of your life. For now, close your eyes, take deep slow breaths and think about a calm,peaceful place you love.