Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I had surgery a few weeks ago. in a person who has depression, can the anesthesia cause a depressive episode?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Yes it can: Anesthesia and surgery itself can often worsen the depression in the postoperative period for few days or even couple of weeks
Answered 11/9/2015
2.5k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
I have depression. I had an ischemic stroke 5 years ago. The depression started ~2 years ago. I had STA-MCA surgery 3 years ago. Anything I can do?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
How to deal with the anxiety and depression after surgery?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What's a good way to address the anxiety and depression after surgery?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is there a surgery to cure depression or bipolar disorder?
11 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Does morphine given after surgery have lasting side effects?. Ex. Depression, being tempermental, ?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
My depression disappeared for only a week after I had my surgery. Could the ketamine in the anesthesia cause that?
Can constant pain for around 2 years cause depression.Have had 3 surgeries so far with therapy and the surgery the therapy again. Then repeat (age 15?
What kind of scar revision would be possible for a round half pea size depression caused by deep laser surgery on center of chin?
Do newborn skull fractures that healed without surgery and didnt cause any brain injury still cause neurological or developmental delays? Baby is 4 months and meeting milestones suffered a depressed fracture and diastatic fracture that healed alone?
What do docs recommend to deal with post surgery depression?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
