Do the sedative medications have any drug interactions?
In general the sedatives used do not have any effect the bodys handling (metabolism) of maintenance medications for most chronic medications. If you are taking sleeping , anti-anxiety, or psychiatric medications your system may be some what more resistant to the sedatives which can usually be handled by raising the dose. The dose of maintenance medication and other categories (blood pressure, diabetes, gout, arthritis) need not be changed after an endoscopic procedure has been completed. Blood thinning medications such as Warfarin, Coumadin, clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix), or aspirin are a special category and specific individualized advice is always needed and is usually covered in the post procedure discharge instructions.
