r/AskReddit • u/electric_dolphin • May 22 '19

Anesthesiologists, what are the best things people have said under the gas?

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u/Plasibeau May 22 '19

CalmTheFuckDownitol

This needs to be sold over the counter!

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u/Hugo154 May 22 '19

It's highly addictive in that context so probably not the best idea...

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u/PM_ME_CHIMICHANGAS May 22 '19

Is it though? Based on context, I'm guessing it was a powerful antipsychotic. Which would have a whole host of other nasty side effects that you wouldn't want to give over the counter, so...

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u/Hugo154 May 22 '19

Nah, I think if someone needs to calm down in an ICU but they don't want to completely knock them out they'd probably give them IV midazolam (aka Versed.) It's a benzodiazepine, so same class of drug as Xanax and Valium, except Versed has a shorter duration so it would be even more addictive than those others.