Expert: Ronald Levy, M.D. - 7/11/2007

Question
I have a question about the way a patient would behave during conscious sedation. I have read several things including a comment on a physician's blog about the foolish things patients say when under the influence of this drug. Is it common for this to occur? Does a patient lose all inhibitions and say various foolish things? Is it a truth drug -- if a patient had robbed a bank would they reveal it? If the doctor is attractive, would they proposition the doctor?

Appreciate your thoughts.

Answer
In general, Midazolam makes you relaxed but it is not a truth serum (there is no such thing) and it generally does not cause disinhibition. That being said, each individual responds differently and in some patients, Midazolam can make them disoriented and fidgety but not to the point of propositioning, etc.

Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
URMB-Galveston