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Can anesthesia change your personality?
I am a 38 year old male. I want to know if anesthesia can change your personality?
4 Answers
Not that I know of, unless one has cessation of circulation.
Very little, but elderly patients seem to be more affected by anesthesia and surgery.
There haven't been any case reports in the modern age where anesthesia changed someone's personality. While under the influence of various anesthetic drugs, however, you temporarily may act differently. For example, you may be either drowsy or disinhibited, much like when under the influence of alcohol.
In the elderly, sometimes they present episodes of disorientation and agitation. Patients with a previous history of psychiatric disorders could present schizoid symptoms.