# More Emotional After Anesthesia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-emotional-after-anesthesia/471439>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 6, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-emotional-after-anesthesia/471439 "2008-11-06T12:29:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nan\_Sequitur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Nan\_Sequitur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nan_Sequitur)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-emotional-after-anesthesia/471439/21 "2008-11-11T20:38:42Z")

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I had minor surgery a few years ago which required general anesthesia, and was puzzled by a statement on the after care printout they gave me which warned not to make any life altering decisions for a few weeks following the surgery. They seemed to be aware that general anesthesia can cause erratic or overly emotional responses. I was a blithering basket case for a couple of weeks, so was relieved they gave me a heads up that I wasn’t actually going nuts. It surprises me that others haven’t gotten the same warning.

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