VERSED Reviews (MIDAZOLAM HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.7 (1094 Ratings)

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 Type: Brand name discontinued; available as generic

  

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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR VERSEDCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 5  colonoscopy Great drug! 5mg of Versed with 100mg of Demoral. Great cocktail. Very short half life; no pain; no memory of procedure. M 1 days
7/16/2007
 5  colonoscopy No side effect noted by me No nausea, vomiting,or heavy sleepy feeling. F 1 days
1/21/2009
 5  versed Relaxed, incoherent, loopy, floating, pain free, groggy afterward I was calm and joking around with my oncologist as he burrowed a large needle into my bone for a bone marrow biopsy. I don't know how I would've gotten through it if it wasn't for the versed. I liked it- I kept asking for more! F 1 days
2/13/2009
 5  lumbar injections None. Have had it several times. Great drug. M 1 days
2mg
12/29/2014
 3   Need information to include in a medical report on Versed. I am preparing a paper on the effects of Versed, and am particularly interested in its relationship to amnesia. This paper is for a pharmacology course in the surgical tech program. I am very interested in the comments posted here, but cannot use them without the dosages. If you would like to help me, please indicate the following: 1) how the drug was administered (shot or IV); 2) how many mg over what period of time; 3) any additional meds; and of course the results. Thank you. F
10/23/2005
 2   F 1 days
10/6/2005
 2  Ganglion Cyst Removal I remember the whole procedure and this is a good thing. I was told the surgen would state his name but I would not remember hearing it. I remember everything from washing to moving myself to the table to the procedure to being wheeled back out. What I do not remember is parts of certain recent events...this is scary after reading other comments on this site. I asked up front, and have always been concerned with drugs and their indications. I was told it was like Valium...It was more like Ambien...a drug that seriously screws with your memory. I remember many things in early childhood and take pride in remembering...Versed is not worth remembering as it sucks the life out of you...if you can not remember five minutes out of the week before you could miss an appointment made, land in jail, or miss an opportunity of a lifetime you planned for. Wierd shit VERSED. Help and love People as some do not! M 1 days
5/21/2005
 2  For a Colonoscopy I had had Versed many times before for endoscopies and pre-surgical sedation. My own father, an anesthesiologist, even gave it to me once before surgery while his partner was readying the OR. I never had a problem with it, and found it to work well as light sedation. I could speak if necessary during a colonoscopy, but was really mostly out of it. THEN, about 15 years ago, during a routine endoscopy, the anesthesiologist began slowly administering the drug, while I remained conscious, and very calm...the drug was working. Unfortunately, my O2 sats began to drop like crazy. The GI Doc and the Anesthesiologist went berserk and started screaming at each other. LOL The nurse found the syringe of Flumazenil, the antagonist to Versed, and injected it into my IV before I passed out from hypoxia. Now I have LOTS of Ativan and Dilaudid and Phenergan for light sedation, (which actually turns out to be much heavier sedation), and Ativan for pre-op sedation. I will only use ONE particular anesthesiologist...they LOVE being requested by the way...and he knows all about my drug allergies, etc. I had a VERY atypical reaction to this drug. It has been used very safely for years. If you have any kind of bad reaction when receiving Versed, just tell the hospital you are allergic to it and broke out in hives at your IV site the last time you had Versed. They will NEVER give it to you again as they would be liable for a lawsuit. Just make sure you write Versed as a drug allergy whenever you go to ANY physician, and list hives as the reaction. F
1X day
11/12/2013
 2  colonoscopy it did not seem to do anything at the time,later at home drowsy, hungover it certainly did not help the pain, buthad none of the strange effects listed here either. felt normal F 1 days
6/18/2009
 1  colonoscopy PTSD symptoms, lasting for months post-procedure, never experienced before in my life To the woman who has "worked for 4 gastro doctors, " and had several procedures with Versed with "absolutely no problems at all," it is YOU who obviously doesn't "have a clue" how a bad Versed experience can affect someone ! I don't discredit your experience, please do not discredit mine. For me personally, it was hell, both due the drug itself & the sneaky way it was administered to me. Something is wrong with a drug that (most) doctors deliberately do not explain to patients. I pray for the day when "informed consent" is a reality, and not a meaningless cruel joke. If your attitude represents how medical "professionals" view those of us who have had nightmare experiences with Versed, I may never have a surgery or procedure again. F
7/7/2009
 1  endoscopy Amnesia of the procedure, but profound anxiety and depression afterward, lastly several months ( Because it was not explained ? Or an actual physical reaction to the drug ?) To the "bunionectomy" patient who posted below, you are misinformed. While Versed can be given prior to Propofol for supposed "relaxation" as you said, MANY times it is the ONLY drug given for "sedation" during a procedure, and it doesn't always work. And most of us are never told the truth about the drug, which is that it is given to patients specifically because it causes AMNESIA & PATIENT COMPLIANCE (doctor's benefit, not patient's). Sounds like it was not explained to you either. Good look with your procedure, but PLEASE ask questions in advance, and make an informed decision; then all will go well for you. F 1 days
5/12/2009
 1   To the 79 y.o. female who posted 2/17/09: You stated you found information in books you read "...side effects including paralyzing of the throat, tongue, mouth and more." Would you please let us know what book/s you found this information.
2/19/2009
 1   Endoscopic removal of a billiary stent. Procedure took only about 5 minutes. I felt everything. Felt like large stiff stake was being driven down my chest. Physician kept saying more versed, more versed. I screamed and cried loudly. Extra nurse came in and door was shut. As soon as instrument was out I was fine and alert, except the center of my chest ached for several days. F 1 days
12/31/2008
 1  endoscopy To the male who was given Versed for stent placement, if I could "remember everything" about the procedure when I was given Versed, and I "felt no pain," I would rate it A+ also. That does not happen to most of us. The fact that your experience was "unlike what the doctor told (you)" actually proves you are in the minority of patients who have an outstanding experience with the drug. Yes, most patients are okay with it, but some of us have had a really, really bad experience with it, which has left us with a permanent negative (and suspicious) view of medical professionals. Take at your own risk F 1 days
9/22/2009
 1  Cardiac cath Horrible paranoia, heard the people talking in operating room,felt the needle being put into my arterie. Wad intibated and woke feeling that I had been buried alive. Wwould never recommend this drug to anyone. F 2 days
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3/27/2015
 1  endoscopy procedure Memory loss is indeed an intended result but one patients are seldom told about. They want you to think you were asleep or unconscious, free from pain. Not always true. Versed is given so patients don't remember pain and torture. Some do. No thanks ! F
1X day
10/19/2015
 1  Endoscopy Amnesia. This drug is an AMNESTIC. Not a pain killer, and not as similar to Valium or Ativan as they'd have you believe. Versed is given to patients so that they become compliant and later forget the procedure. It is often used so that doctors can cut corners on pain meds, because patients will not remember the pain they were in. It is given sneakily, with manipulation, against patient orders and with UNINFORMED "consent". For anxiety, they could give Valium, and for the pain, they could give adequate amounts of Fentanyl. It's horrific, if you read up on it. Wiping the memories of patients after you've put them in pain is immoral and deplorable.
1X day
11/10/2015
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 1  I HAD COLOSCOPY DONE I HAD COLOSCOPY DONE, I WAS GIVEN VERSED ALONG WITH DEMEROL, I WIKE UP AFTER THE SURGERY , MY HUSBAND HOLD ME WHILE WALKING TO THE CAR. AS SOON AS WE REACH HOME I THROW MY SELF IN BED, MY HEAD IS SO HEAVY, HAVING HEADCHE AND VOMITTING, IT TRIGGRES MY MIGRAINE, I HAVE BRAIN FOG, FEELS LIK I WAS FLOATING FOR 2 DAYS. F
1X day
5/22/2017
 1  preop If you had a bad experience with this drug as I did, please go to www.fda.gov/medwatch/ and report these side effects. It is the only way we will be able to prevent this from happening to others or ourselves.
7/17/2006
 1  for relaxation before surgery Uncontrollable agression and anger. Would never use it again. M 1 days
9/1/2006

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