Expert: Ronald Levy, M.D. - 4/26/2008

Question
my boy friend went to any oral surgeon, and they used demeral and somthing else that starts with a v, while he was under he got really violent, i thought that once your out, your out! can you help mabey tell me what went wrong???

Answer
The V is Versed which is an anxiolytic (makes you relaxed and calm). You boyfriend was not put to sleep, just heavily sedated. The Versed sometimes causes disinhibition and some people don't like the feeling and can get agitated. This is what probably happened here.

Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston