A 47-year-old member asked:
is not sleeping the night before surgery bad. will i come out of general anesthesia?
5 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

Dr. Addagada Rao answered
General Surgery 56 years experience
Yes you will: Yes you will complications from general anesthesia are rare. Don, t worry you will be ok.
5954 viewsAnswered Aug 11, 2020

Dr. Kenneth Choquette answered
Pain Management 35 years experience
Relax: Not sleeping before surgery is fairly normal and expected. You make the anesthetists job easier, thats all. That has nothing to do with waking up. You will wake up without any problems. Count on it.
5954 viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Karen Sibert answered
Anesthesiology 39 years experience
Better to sleep!: It's best if you have surgery and anesthesia when you are feeling at your best. If you normally take any type of sleeping pill, take it on your usual schedule. If you don't, and you're worried about sleeping, ask your doctor to prescribe a small dose of a sedative like Xanax (alprazolam) for you to take the night before surgery. But even if you can't sleep, you'll wake up from anesthesia just fine.
5954 viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. David Rosenfeld answered
Pain Management 27 years experience
Sleep normally : Your sleep the night before will in no way affect your waking up after surgery. Anesthesia is very safe. You will do fine.
5948 viewsAnswered Aug 1, 2018

Dr. Richard Pollard answered
Anesthesiology 30 years experience
Yes: The effect of a bad night sleep before anesthesia will not affect your coming out of surgery.
5194 viewsAnswered Jul 24, 2018
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