Root Canal Report and My Experience with Halcion

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The root canal I had yesterday was a breeze. I can't remember a thing about it except going to the office, taking the two triazolam (Halcion) tablets under supervision there, walking into the room where the chair was and lying down. I did ask for a pillow. They gave it to me. I remember nothing else. I can't believe that decades ago I used to take this as a sleeping pill occasionally with no side effects. Of course, I only took one of them before bed -- not two. They label this a sedative-hypnotic drug. I can understand why the instructions specified that I had to have a close friend or relative drive me home and that I could not use public transportation. They could easily call this a date rape drug. The only thing I remember about leaving the office is picking up the bag with my Kindle in it. I asked my husband, who picked me up, what happened. I told him I have no recollection of leaving the office, walking to the car, getting out of the car, or walking into the house. I do remember sitting in my chair and trying to read before deciding I should go to bed while waiting for my mouth to thaw out so I could eat. I slept for a couple of hours before getting up and having some soup. My husband said he had to hold me up while we walked to the car and he had to put me into the seat. I don't remember who fastened the seat belt. He said when we got home he had to pull me out of the car and although I tried to walk into the house, he had to pull me back when I started to stagger off the sidewalk. After I ate my soup, I watched an hour of TV with my husband and went back to bed for another nap. I got up, made myself a package of organic mac and cheese, and ate it while I watched another hour of TV. I tried to read a bit of the book I'd started in the dentist's office but it didn't hold my interest so I went to bed again about 9. I woke up again about 10:30 and thought I'd better see if I'd taken my night medications. I hadn't, so I had some more soup and then took the pills while I read more of the book, [i][/i]Derailed in Chancey. I still couldn't get very interested in it by 1:30 AM, so I went back to bed and slept until 7. The pills did their job of knocking me out while my tooth was worked on. It did take some time to have full control of my body again, but it was worth it. I would agree that no one should drive a patient so sedated home except a person that is absolutely trustworthy. I have no recollection of what happened after I left that office until I got in my chair at home. Still, I will do it again for the other root canals. Would you take this medication under supervision to have a pain-free experience?