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This is not from the COVID virus, it's from the sedation. It happens a LOT with sedated patients, and no one tells them about it first. It can leave some patie
by ars 6y ago
This is not from the COVID virus, it's from the sedation.
It happens a LOT with sedated patients, and no one tells them about it first. It can leave some patients with severe PTSD because the same sedation that causes it also blocks them from communicating about it.
See: https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/nightmares-after-the-i-c-u/ https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/nightmares-after-t... or just search for "sedation hallucinations".
- whoisjuan 6y agoI don't know why you're being downvoted. This is correct.
- brbsix 6y agoI've heard it been referred to as postoperative delirium. My SO has spent a good amount of time in hospitals, but coming out surgery this last time she started to hallucinate. At first we all had a good time as she described these fantastical visions to her nurses and I as if she were watching something on TV. Later things started to get quite terrifying. She was convinced that the nurses were conspiring to kill her. Not a fun experience, but I've heard from many others that it's a fairly common one.
- redis_mlc 6y agoAnother "secret" side-effect that nobody tells you about until it's too late is allergic reactions to the contrast agents used in MRI, nuking your kidneys: https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/are-mri-contrast-agents-harmful https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/are-mri-co...
- emerged 6y agoYea sounds like a side effect of treatment, not of the disease. The distinction should matter but it's difficult to talk about.