Rant: An epidural alone does not make you “loopy”

Once again, misinformation!!! Jesse saying that Mia was “on a lot of drugs” so he didn’t know how she felt about getting a CS…ugh.

Yes, some women get IV pain medication in lair, typically short acting agents like fentanyl or hydromorphone. These last max 2-3 hours.

An epidural is localized anesthesia for the spinal cord. The medication is in the epidural space, not the systemic circulation. ELI5: you are not mentally altered by an epidural.