Agitation on vent

[jld85]

What’s some of your all’s personal experience or a loved ones personal experience, with trying to breathe over the vent. They said my dad was coming out of his sedation a little today and then he starts to breath real hard and he gets all agitated and anxious, so then it in turn messes with his oxygen. Then of course they had to up his sedation. I know it’s bad to try and breathe against the machine, but have you guys seen this a lot? Is that a normal thing?

[stevet11753]

I don't know about this, but I'm not sure if it's possible to breathe against the ventilator. When my sedation was reduced I was very agitated because of the intubation, which was only relieved when the tube was removed and replaced with a trachy.

[jld85 in reply to stevet11753]

I’ve read a lot about the trach. They haven’t mentioned anything like that to us yet. But yes, he’s gotten agitated about being intubated. His arms were also strapped to the bed at first, he didn’t like that for sure. They aren’t anymore though, I guess bc sedation has increased.

[stevet11753 in reply to jld85]

I can remember my hands being bound, I guess to prevent me pulling at the tubes and lines.

[jld85 in reply to stevet11753]

Yes, his hands aren’t bound now though. I know we talked to the doctor yesterday and he said he’s going to try to extubate in the next 2-3 days. If by day 13-14(something like that) he’s still intubated, they would do trach. So he did ask us yesterday.

[Husky2269 in reply to jld85]

My arms where bound,When I came out of my coma

Looked liked white boxing 🥊 gloves

Had them of because I ripped all my rv lines out of my neck and arms

[jld85 in reply to Husky2269]

Oh wow!!!

[FamilyHistorian in reply to Husky2269]

And me

[holdtheprozac]

I got agitated with the intubation when coming off sedation as I felt I couldn't breathe properly, but they didn't bind my hands, they just sedated me again. I've been told it's common. I ended up with a tracheostomy because I was intubated via mouth for too long and that was MUCH better.

[jld85 in reply to holdtheprozac]

Yes, his trach has been so much better!!!