VERSED Reviews (MIDAZOLAM HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.7 (1094 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VERSED with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VERSED | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | colonoscopy/ endoscopy | memory loss | had used versed 2000 - 5mg, 2001 10 mg, 2004 -10 mg, 2006 - 10 mg, 2009 10mg and 2011 15 mg. Have had short term memory issues (and some long term memory issues) for past 6 years or so.... Now I know why!!!! This last time - 2 days later I am still groggy tired and headachey (the most versed used) went to look up on line how long it could last and read way too much info about versed and memory loss. Never put the 2 together, but makes sense considering how much versed I have had over the last 10 years. Scarely to think a lot of people have only doses of 2-5 mg....whywas MY doctor using so much???? | F | 50 | 1 days 15 mg 1X day | 6/7/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy | No side effects whatsoever. Extremely grateful for this drug, accompanied with FENTANYL, for my stressful, long over-due colonoscopy. Will no longer put off future tests because of the benefits of Versed. | F | 52 | 1 days 1X day | 6/6/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy | None | Wonderful drug. In combination with 75mcg of Fentanyl this colonoscopy was a snap. | M | 55 | 1 days 3 mg 1X day | 5/31/2011 | 1 | endoscopy/colonoscopy | Terrible amnesia after 2 weeks...PTSD. | Why is this drug on the market??? | F | 55 | 1 days 4mg 1X day | 5/31/2011 | 1 | Endoscopy | Numerous | I hate the drug Versed but not the people who love it. I sure hope the previous post was not written by anyone in health care; the last line is really frightening. (Also frightening is the fact that if he IS in health care, he doesn't even know how to spell ANESTHESIOLOGIST !) I was no "cry baby" until I was given Versed without explanation or permission, and had bad PHYSICAL as well as psychological reactions afterward. Do medical people really "hate" us for disliking Versed ? PLEASE, if there are any medical people out there reading this who would respect a patient's right to refuse Versed, speak up ! | F | 50 | 1X day | 5/29/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy | None | Went in for a colonoscopy. I was given Versed and fentanyl in my I.V. The anestegiologist told me that I would feel relaxed and sleepy and that was it. Woke up in post-op 40 minutes later and walked out of the hospital 45 minutes after that. I resumed normal activity later that afternoon.No memory of the procedure and absolutely no side effects. I would recommend this to anyone who is considering an outpatient procedure | M | 49 | 1X day | 5/28/2011 | 5 | transesophageal echocardiogram | Briefly drowsy afterwards | I have to say reading this forum I was scared to death but I couldn't have asked for a better experience. The doctor told me exactly what was going to happen. Basically said, "we're going to give you this, it's called Versed, you're going to not remember anything and wake up in recovery" and then gave me the consent form. Basically they gave the injection into my IV, I remember thinking "when is this going to kick in" and then I was in recovery as if I had just blinked. I know patients react to drugs differently but for me I had no issues with it at all. I was given the drug around 9:30 and out of the hospital at noon with just slight drowsiness. | M | 29 | 1X day | 5/26/2011 | 2 | colonoscopy | Second colonoscopy and I was nearly fully awake during the procedure. With my first colonoscopy, I didn't remember a thing-it was a piece of cake. Same doc, but need to ask if I received different meds the second time around. I came home w/ a severe headache and very, very drowsy. I felt like I needed to make sure I breathed. I also received Fentanyl w/ the Versed, so its hard to say which med caused what. I'm concerned b/c I feel like I'm in a fog the day after and my vision is blurry. Even my regular reading glasses are not strong enough. Feel like I can just sleep all day. I'm working tomorrow and I'm starting to feel that I won't be able to be mentally clear to return to work. I'm in the healthcare field and mental fog is obviously not a safe thing! I know my doc said that they had to give me alot more Fentanyl than what is normally given...like I had an intolerance to it....don't get it and not sure why I would have an intolerance to this narcotic since I don't take narcotics. | I've given patients Versed many many times, but intramuscularly. Never had patients complain that they had adverse effects from the Versed, so I believe that the IV form has a much different effect on me and apparently, many others. I'm praying that these continued side effects will not be long term. | F | 54 | 1X day | 5/24/2011 | 1 | endoscopy | I was flopping around like a fish out of water and stopped breathing. This drug should be banned from use!! It's dangerous and causes permanent memory loss, paranoia and panic attacks. | M | 35 | 1 days 2mg 1X day | 5/21/2011 | 2 | ENG procedure | Severe headaches after 5 days post-op. This has happened twice. October 2010 and May 2011. Was told by Doc that I was also given Fentanyl... so don't know if reaction was from Versed, Fentanyl or both. | Good news was I do not have any memory of the procedures... but only tied the severe headaches to the meds today. When the headache occured in October, PCP did not identify that they could be from procedure done by other doc 5 days before... so went through a series of test (CT scan, eye test, blood work) in Oct 2010 that never identified the root cause. So I tied the headaches today after recalling the last severe headache occured 5 days post op past time. | M | 59 | 1 times 2X O | 5/16/2011 | 1 | screening colonoscopy | My PCP scheduled me for a colonoscopy; she actually had one herself 2 days before and they gave her versed 4mg and fentanyl 100mcg. This was the same "cocktail" that I was to get. She called me a day later and advised me to skip the Versed; she was totally disoriented, angry and had a bad case of serious memory loss. The memory loss persists after 2 weeks. | Few patients have a doctor like mine; she called me and warned me about the Versed. It's been over a month since she got Verswed and still can't think straight. I got my colonoscopy without drugs; I had to write on the consent: "I'm not consenting to any sedation". Glad that I did. Read the askapatient comments...why is this terrible drug still being used??? | F | 52 | 1 days 4 1X day | 5/16/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy | A little drowsy after the procedure, I was given Demerol and Versed. Fantastic combo, made having a colonoscopy a calm experience. | This is the best drug for a colonoscopy! Loved the feeling as I watched the needle inject it into the IV drip. | M | 47 | 1 times 1X day | 5/7/2011 | 1 | Inguinal Hernia | Totally blindsided by the amnesia part, was not told anything, I didn't even know anything was in the IV. I was in the holding area and instantly it was 90 minutes later and I was in recovery. It was mentally like being slammed up against a wall. Very jarring and I am still angry months later. | Let's see: a drug with the main purpose of causing amnesia. It is not a pain killer. Too bad if you go through hell, you won't remember to complain about it. I wasn't supposed to be having general anesthesia but to me it might as well have been. | M | 40 | 1 times 2 1X O | 4/24/2011 | 3 | colonoscopy | could not remember a thing about procedure did not understand why I needed this drug if I was given demerol for pain don't like not having control | when I asked nurse why I was given this drug she could not give me a reasonable explanation was very anxious about procedure as this was first being put "under" | F | 58 | 1 days 1X day | 4/20/2011 | 1 | colonoscopy | Dizziness & anxiety initially; amnesia during the procedure itself (except for the memory of a couple of minutes of excruciating pain); then more dizziness & anxiety when drug finally started to wear off (a good two hours later), as well as agitation, anger and depression | Like most of the posters here, I was never informed of the amnesa, only told I would receive a sedative....which, in layman's terms means something to relax. I consider it outright deception and unethical to mislead a patient about the side effects and the real reason it is given. I have no memory of EVER feeling relaxed or sedated; quite the opposite in fact. How can they get away with lying to us about this ? Also, the memory loss for me lasted well beyond the procedure, and my records clearly state that I was given high doses of both Versed & Fentanyl BEFORE the procedure even began; it was never based on MY comfort level, just the comfort leverl of the doctor, who obviously wanted an immobile, amnestic piece of meat on the table, so he could rush through the procedure and keep his assembly line moving... | F | 60 | 1 days 5 mg 1X day | 4/20/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy and Endoscopy | No side effects | My nurse explained the purpose (amnesia) of Versed and the accompanying fentanyl, and also told me my doctor is very conservative with meds in general, preferring to adjust based on the patient's discomfort. I remember parts of the procedures and being in and out, and even feeling the scopes, but nothing hurt at all. I was awake as I was wheeled to recovery, completed relaxed and never in pain. No memory loss before or after and now (3 hours later) feeling just fine. My heart goes out for those who have had a bad experience with this drug but for me it worked like a charm. | M | 41 | 1 days 3mg 1X day | 4/19/2011 | 1 | TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY, BLADDER SURGERY | Nausea after surgery and vomiting; weakness, loss of appetite, unable to finish even a small meal (as a diabetic this was frightening). Short term memory loss, fuzzy thinking and inability to find words in English and Spanish. Decreased physical coordination. Anger and frustation due to these side effects. | F | 54 | 1 days PRE SURG 1X day | 4/17/2011 | 1 | To relax me before a mastectomy | I take meds for RLS (restless leg syndrome) and the Versed made this condition intolerable == couldn't keep my legs still a second. Don't know how they kept me quite during surgery. Now I'm having cataracts removed and that's what they would to give but I am asing for a substitute. benodryl has the same effect on my RLS. | F | 78 | 1 days ? 1X day | 4/14/2011 | 1 | endoscopy | Did nothing for me. I was awake the whole time while they were putting the tube down my throat. I kept trying to get their attention and was told to stop moving and then held down. I was vomiting and gagging and being reprimanded for moving. Never again! Cancelled my colonoscopy and changed dr's as I was on my way home. | F | 40 | 1X AN | 4/13/2011 | 1 | Endoscopy | An hour or so after procedure I became very anxious, agitated, hysterical. Threw objects and banged my head purposely. Finally vomited, and began to get better, but two days later still feeling depressed, agitated and not in control of myself. | Not sure what I've experienced is due to Versed. This is the only site where I've been able to find helpful information. Was not told what I was being given. The post-op report mentions the drugs, but indications of dosage are completely illegible. | F | 58 | ? 1X day | 4/10/2011 |