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Post by mirabelleswalker on Jul 30, 2014 5:23:16 GMT
If you take halcion, you're supposed to go to sleep. Do not try to stay awake. You don't want any bad stories, so I'll just say that most bad things happen when people take halcion and don't go to sleep!
I didn't even know it was still on the market.
I hope you have a driver and that all goes well.
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Post by scrapsuzy on Jul 30, 2014 5:32:23 GMT
I take 2 Halcion before any trip to the dentist, even for cleanings. They moved me up to that when 20mg of Valium wasn't cutting it any longer.
I only take it an hour before my appt, so I can only tell you my experience with that. Pretty much within 15 minutes of taking it, I don't remember anything until hours later. I walk like I'm drunk, apparently, but will talk clearly and even answer questions. However, I do not remember any of that. Once I get home, I go to sleep for a few hours, and then wake up trying to remember the last thing I remember (last time I remember putting one shoe on, but not the other).
Definitely you need a driver. The first time I took it, not knowing how fast it would take effect and expecting it to be much slower (like Valium), I was driving home from my son's house. About 15 minutes after taking it, I barely remember having a very minor fender bender (so minor that neither car was damaged, I literally just rolled forward and tapped the car), getting out and the other guy saying everything was fine and then getting back in the car. I remember nothing after that... including the remaining 15 minutes of my drive home, all the way through my appt and after. Scares me to think of it! But truly, I had no idea it worked so fast!
I keep saying that I'm only going to take one pill next appt, to see if that is enough for me. But my dental anxiety (the only area of my life where I have anxiety) is so bad that every time I get scared and take both of them.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 30, 2014 5:35:35 GMT
I had to google it because I've never heard of it being used here. I've always had IV sedation for major procedures. Definitely don't try and stay awake!
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Post by alexa11 on Jul 30, 2014 6:43:46 GMT
I took it before a root canal a few years ago and was skeptical, too. I remember getting into the chair and then I went out- no recollection of the procedure at all! And yes, you definitely need a driver.
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