In fact, one of the problems with anxiety is that anxiety itself can make mistakes more likely-because anxiety changes thought processes and feelings in a way that can lead to you to making decisions that are counterproductive for curing anxiety. Alcohol abuse is a great example. People turn to alcohol to reduce anxiety because it can dull anxiety away, but in reality it actually makes anxiety worse because it replaces your mind's ability to cope with stress. But that is an extreme example.
4 â IV sedation Moderate, also known as Twilight anesthesia or Conscious sedation. This level of anesthesia includes amnesic drugs, which make the patient forget what happened during surgery. The patient is usually asleep, but able to breathe on his/her own.
Oral sedation is one of the available methods of conscious sedation dentistry, along with inhalation sedation (nitrous oxide) and conscious intravenous sedation. Drugs which can be used for sedation include diazepam, triazolam, zaleplon, lorazepam, and hydroxyzine.