Thread: Does being put to sleep give you lucids?

I'll tell you what - I don't know what kind of chemical they're going to use, but I remember once at the dentist they gave me sleeping gas and it was an amazing experience.

At first he held the mask over my face and counted for a while, then he pulled it off and started getting the gigantic needle ready. I tried to tell him I wasn't asleep yet, but I couldn't move my mouth properly, and I just sort of mumbled. That's when I realized I was actually pretty far gone already, but I was still able to see what he was doing. This scared me - I thought I was going to see and maybe feel the whole thing - but next thing I knew I was standing on a placid glass-smooth lake with my arms out to my sides and slowly starting to tip to one side. It was incredibly vivid and lifelike - it seemed completely real. I just remember I kept slowly tilting... I don't remember what happened after that though. It's been many years ago. But that vision will always stand out in my memory.

I don't know if you could go lucid from it - I would guess not since the whole purpose of the drug is to knock you out. Probably I went from that vision into deep sleep, but I'm not sure.

From what I know, most or all anesthetics/drugs to put you asleep, put you into non-REM, or dreamless sleep. I have heard that it is possible to dream in non-REM but it is rare.

i am actually pretty interested in this too, i'm getting knocked out next week for an operation and i am gonna try to remember what i dreamed (if i have dreamed in non-REM).