There’s a giant list! Most of these methods don’t involve medications or supplements because we don’t want our patients taking supplements before surgery or anesthesia! That’s because there can be dangerous interactions under anesthesia with some natural and herbal supplements. Safer alternatives to reducing surgery and anesthesia anxiety This can be dangerous, and definitely should be avoided in the weeks leading up to surgery. Some of my patients use drugs before surgery to calm their nerves, like alcohol and marijuana. I always err on the side of caution when dealing with these potentially devastating side effects, especially if there are safer alternatives.
We also don’t know if these medications contribute to cognitive deficits after surgery or memory problems after surgery. But they have side effects, like delirium and excessive sedation. These work great in the moment for acute stressors. The standard of care is to give medications, like benzodiazepines. There are lots of ways to reduce anxiety. You have incredible power to control your anxiety and mental health around surgery! Ways to reduce surgery anxiety and make anesthesia safer With the disinhibition that anesthesia provides, there’s a powerful opportunity to gain valuable knowledge about yourself.Īnd one of those powers is to reduce anxiety! But this suspicion can be redirected to oneself during surgery and anesthesia. Unfortunately, humans are trained to be fearful and suspicious of new things. There’s a lot of incredible stuff going on in the operating room. Some powerful examples of mental health transformations after surgery or anesthesia are quitting smoking cold turkey, hypnosis using fewer medications (and saving money), overcoming depression, and major abdominal surgery while fully awake – despite major anxiety. You’d better believe it, because the stress of surgery can catalyze a transformative healing experience for many patients. That sounds cliché and cheesy, doesn’t it? And it’s more possible in the operating room than most patients think! It’s because there’s the potential for you to set a discrete goal. There’s incredible potential for your body to overcome and control your anxiety. I’ll make a whole video on that one day! In surgery, the dose of anxiety makes the poison What you can (and should do) about Surgery Anxiety Interestingly, there’s a certain amount of stress that can be beneficial to surgery recovery! In medicine, we say the dose makes the poison. And your body reveals its anxiety when you're under anesthesia.Īlso, anxiety, and the medications used to manage it, can increase your anesthesia resistance and possibly increase the risk of being awake under anesthesia. To summarize, high surgery anxiety can lead to worse pain, nausea, anesthesia side effects, infections, and cosmetic scarring. The mind-body connection is very real, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the operating room during surgery and anesthesia. This can create challenges to your surgery and your body under anesthesia. Anxiety before surgery is very common and can have real effects on your surgery Why you should care about anxiety in the operating roomĮven though anxiety exists in your mind, it can have powerful effects on your body.
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