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Re:First recording of a dying human brain shows waves simila... by m463 on Monday November 03, 2025 @04:48PM (#45804854)
I had a procedure recently and the description in the preparation instructions said "you won't be asleep, but you might not remember everything"

I talked to the nurse about this as I was prepping for the procedure, and he said that a recent patient talked throughout the procedure, but when he got back to his room afterwards, he asked "so when will the procedure start?"

So, I think the drugs you get might let experience everything. But the "nothing in between" might actually be memory loss, not loss of consciousness.

all this stuff is spooky and philosophically tricky.

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Re:First recording of a dying human brain shows waves simila... by tempacct2cmmnt on Monday November 03, 2025 @06:11PM (#45805602)
Benzodiazepines = memory loss Propofol = we turned your brain off

Nothing stops us from using both, where strategically appropriate.

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Re:First recording of a dying human brain shows waves simila... by stouset on Monday November 03, 2025 @09:52PM (#45806977)
That sounds more like fentanyl (which is widely used as anesthesia for minor surgeries). With fentanyl you'll be awake but loopy and not fully there. Propofol feels like time had an entire section removed with before and after spliced directly together.
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Re:First recording of a dying human brain shows waves simila... by finghin on Tuesday November 04, 2025 @09:17AM (#45811298)
In my personal experience for a day procedure (gastroscopy) it was fentanyl + midazolam, although on another occasion for the same procedure they added ketamine for some reason.

In the latter case I actually remember more of the procedure - although I was completely detached and thought it lasted about a minute (it was a 10-15 min procedure). In that case I can recall having the tube removed and passing out what seems like instantly.

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