What is the name of the stuff the doctor gives you to put you in a rest while they do surgery?

Also, if I took enough of that would I die? And how or where could I get a hold of some of it myself without undergoing surgery.

What is the name of the stuff the doctor gives you to put you in a rest while they do surgery?
It is one of the frustrations of anaesthetists/anesthesiologists that so few people have the faintest idea of what is involved in the process of giving an anaesthetic, or even realise that anaesthetists are doctors who have trained into their specialty over many years, just like any other medical specialty. What we do in hospital you should definitely not be trying out at home.





We still use both intravenous drugs and inhalational agents, each of which has its advantages and disadvantages. They are all medicines which have to be prescribed. It is legal to use them outside a hospital (think flying squad ambulances), but it is irresponsible for anyone to use them without proper training. That includes doctors in other specialties as well as paramedics and the general public.





Yes, if you took enough anaesthetic, you would die, which is why these drugs are not freely available.
Reply:Firstly, i think you need to go see someone as you sound depressed and a cry for attention.


but to answer your question, below is an extract from wikipedia!











Inhalation


Inhalational anaesthetic substances are either volatile liquids or gases and are usually delivered using an anaesthesia machine. An anaesthesia machine allows composing a mixture of oxygen, anaesthetics and ambient air, delivering it to the patient and monitoring patient and machine parameters. Liquid anaesthetics are vaporized in the machine.





Many compounds have been used for inhalation anaesthesia, but only a few are still in widespread use. Desflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane are the most widely used volatile anaesthetics today. They are often combined with nitrous oxide. Older, less popular, volatile anesthetics, include halothane, enflurane, and methoxyflurane. Researchers are also actively exploring the use of xenon as an anaesthetic.








Injection


Injection anaesthetics are used for induction and maintenance of a state of unconsciousness. Anaesthetists prefer to use intravenous injections as they are faster, generally less painful and more reliable than intramuscular or subcutaneous injections. Among the most widely used drugs are:





Propofol


Etomidate


Barbiturates such as methohexital and thiopentone/thiopental


Benzodiazepines such as midazolam and diazepam


Ketamine is used in the UK as "field anaesthesia", for instance at a road traffic incident, and is more frequently used in the operative setting in the US.
Reply:There are now MANY different medications for this purpose. Which one is used is determined by the needs of the patient -- is he healthy, does he have heart problems, does he have kidney problems, etc





All of the medication are now given intravenously (by injection). The "breathable" kind (like you see on television) are no longer used, because they irritate the lungs. They are also controlled by state and federal law.. ONLY a hospital can buy them.
Reply:anesthesia.


they put a mask over you and you breathe it in, then you just calmly go to sleep while they perform the procedure.


it's not likely that anything bad will come of this, considering you'll have professionals administering it to you, such as an anesthesiologist.


i don't think there's a liquid form, though.


but to answer where you could get it, i have no idea.
Reply:anesthesia is administered via IV. The stuff that you inhale is nitrous oxide, which only puts you under a light sleep
Reply:nitrous oxide,cloroform,halothane