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 |
| 5 | Oral Surgery | Nothing bad... I didn't remember being under at all (about 1.5 hours) and Versed supposedly has some amnesic properties. However, I remembered everything prior to surgery and everything after surgery, which was ideal. A little woozy when I was coming out of it but that's to be expected. No nausea, change in mental status, shakes, etc. | I came to this site the night before surgery and was a little nervous after reading the horror stories, but I have to believe that the very few people who may be predisposed to have a poor reaction are just more likely to come on a site like this and voice their strong feelings, so I really doubt that the rankings on this site are representative of the overall experiences of the general population -- a bit of "self-selection bias," if you will. I just want to let readers know that my experience with Versed was not remarkable at all, and that is exactly the point. I'm glad my oral surgeon chose Versed. | M | 26 | | 10/19/2007 | 1 | Research Paper on Versed | I am writing a paper on the use of amnestics like Versed in medical procedures. I would greatly appreciate any help from actual users of Versed: specifically, long term effects, what the doctor told you about the drug, and copies of consent forms (block out any personal identification). I turn my paper in around the first of December 2007, so I will need information up until that point. Thank you! | Email me at: [email protected] I have already contacted those people on this forum that listed an email address. | F | 33 | 0 days | 10/23/2007 | 5 | Epidurals-preop-Discgram-colonscpy | No side effects... - made the procedures quick and painless- writing this 4 hours after an epidural injections at S1-L5 just this morning.. Versad and Fentynl mixture every time.... If the proceedure hurt more the Doc would say "another one and one" or two and one (cc's)..... Sometimes only small amounts used.. Half life fast and back on feet within hours. | I, too am sorry about the bad effects some people reacted with the Versad... but having no anestelogists in Op room????? This is not Clint Eastwood movies with 5th of cheap whiskey and biting on a rusty bullet... Most of time, I was coherent during the procedure, And why would you want to be 100% awake and alert while in there? Who cares if it is a temporary amnesic class benzoid.. Relax - you are having surgery, after all .... | M | 51 | 14 times | 10/26/2007 | 5 | setting a broken ankle in the ER | Ended up on oxygen for several days after surgery due to low sats but i don't know if that was from the Versed or something else. All I know is that I don't remember anything about my ankle (which was broken in 3 places) being set in the ER...and I don't want to! Thanks Versed!! | F | 33 | 1 times | 10/27/2007 | 5 | colonoscopy | A little nausea afterwards, but I was a bit nauseous before the procedure too, probably from the Phospho Soda I had to drink. | I could hear the voices but not discern words, like a dream when you don't understand the language. I did understand when the doctor came to my side and said, "Okay, you're all finished." No pain at all, I would highly recommend this in combination with the fentanyl. | F | 51 | 1 days | 11/7/2007 | 3 | Oral Surgery | My oral surgeon gave me Versed for a very painful tooth removal. I remember nothing but flashes of moments after receiving the IV of Versed. I was dating a new man who agreed to take me & bring me home from the procedure. One of those memory flashes after the procedure was of being forced to preform oral sex on the man who brought me home. I thought I had had some bad dream & didn't understand why I would dream such a thing. The bloody gauze from my surgery was on my nightstand & my mouth & throat hurt in ways that had nothing to do with surgery. I never went to the police with any suspicions because I couldn't prove a thing. It has bothered me constantly since the day it happened & I finally went to my oral surgeon's office to ask them what it was they gave me. Part of my delay in asking them was out of humiliation & embarassment of trying to relay to them what I did remember. I asked them if what they gave me could cause me to semi-function like I had with | The drug worked as it was supposed to but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!! make sure you trust who you are around after being given ANY amount of this drug at all. You are putting your health, well being & personal safety in jeopardy if you don't. It's been a yr & I still can't recall everything. PLEASE BEWARE!!! | F | 40 | 1 times | 11/12/2007 | 4 | Pre-op relaxation | Extreme uphoria, lightheadness, sedation | I have had 11 kidney stones, yeah 11. I have had versed for pre-op relaxation & it helped "take the pressure off" so much that i didn't even care where i was. I'm going in for a minor procedure today for my throat & am going to have it again by request. | F | 34 | 6 times | 11/14/2007 | 5 | CT assisted biopsy | They gave me just enough to relax me but not enough so that I don't remember the procedure. I loved the effect, relaxing and feeling no worries for once. | One hour of heaven in the last few weeks of testing hell. | F | 53 | 1 days | 11/15/2007 | 1 | Post SI injection | I was completely catatonic when this was given to me. I was aware of time passing, my surroundings and what people were doing in the room around me but I was unable to respond to anything. It lasted for approximately two hours and was very frightening. It also left me with a 'hangover' that lasted much of the day. | F | 36 | 1 days | 11/16/2007 | 4 | fystula surgery | extreme attack of restless leg syndrome prior to being put out. This has happened twice | other than the RLS, the drug worked great | M | 59 | 2 times | 11/19/2007 | 1 | endoscopy procedure | bad hallucinations, nausea and vomiting, no wonder they call this the date rape drug. | was used for a 'twilight' sleep to break up a gall stone. It didn't work, made me sick as a dog and my throat is permanantly damaged from this. | F | 49 | 1 days | 11/26/2007 | 5 | Corto-Steroid Injections, Epiderals | Memory Loss. "Goofiness". *EXTREME* Calm and relaxation. Extreme Weakness for length of procedure only. Very tired for lenght of procedure only. Confusion. Confusion and "Goofiness" lasted for about 2 hours. Later on in the night after one of the procedures, I had a brief, major bout of confusion, but it was actually pretty funny. | **It looks like most negative comments come from colonoscopies...do these doctors not know how to use it??** **Also, one very poor rating was from an abortion patient saying she had extreme depression...I don't think the drug caused that. Think about it...** I remember watching it being put in the IV. Literally 20 seconds later, I got dizzy and slumped down. They gave me some O2 via nasal canula to help breathing. They asked to lifet my arm for the BP cuff and I could, but it was hard. The first time I had it, they had to give me more as I was not relaxed enough (I **HATE** Needles). Then I remmeber nothing but being wheeled to recovery. Oh...and ONE time, I vaguely remember groaning in pain and the nurses were saying "It's okay your tough. Your strong... Give him two more mgs" I LOVE VERSED! | M | 17 | 4 times | 11/27/2007 | 1 | endoscopy and colonoscopy | Remembered everything - the doc snipping lab samples from my stomach and colon, the doc yelling at me to breathe, the pain of the tubes, the movement of the instruments. It was ghastly. I was in tears during the whole procedure(both)- my sinuses congested from crying so that I couldn't breathe anyway. Doc seemed unconcerned. NEVER, EVER AGAIN! | F | 55 | 1 days | 11/28/2007 | 1 | Dental Work | Bad reaction - I could not remember I was at the dentist's office and generally freaked out. What I recall is like broken pieces of a dream - moments where I was confused and just wanted to be at home. The work was not done because of it. | I will not attempt to use it again. There are other options. | F | 37 | 1 days | 11/29/2007 | 1 | Hernia fix | I have used versed before, had a horrible paradoxical reaction. | The one poster may be right about "selection bias" - since a person with a complaint is more likely to post to a site like this. Also most people don't even know what they are getting. Therefore, I conclude that the flood of recent 5 ratings are mostly phony. | M | 46 | 1 times | 11/29/2007 | 5 | dental extraction | ran around like a nutter in the office when they let me out of the chair to leave! mood swings were strange, ranging from crying to giggling my head off. and I was an annoying passenger in the car on the ride home. 25mph was too fast. | Versed was a very effective benzo used for me in a joint IV sedation during an in-office dental extraction. I am a dental phobic patient and appreciate all the efforts taken by my healthcare team not to repeat an incident that happened with me as a child. | F | 36 | 1 times | 11/30/2007 | 1 | Cataract surgery | I have had lots of outpatient surgery and never had a reaction like the one I had to Versed. Was totally nauseous and light headed for the day of the surgery and the day after. Stayed in bed to stem the nausea. Would never have this again. | F | 64 | 1 days | 12/6/2007 | 3 | Vitecomy eye surgery | I had versed along with a local, I felt no pain however, apparently I talked through the entire surgery and said things I should not have said. I can't remember what I said, but it left me with a very negative feeling, It is like a dream that you just can't put together in your mind but you have the general idea of the dream. A very uncomfortable feeling. I have not been able to sleep since the versed. | I would say take this drug with caution. Read other peoples experiences and make your own choice. BE EDUCATED, just because the doctor or hospital says it's good doesn't mean it's good for YOU. Had I known the side effects I would not have taken it. | F | 47 | 1 days | 12/9/2007 | 2 | Upper Endoscopy | Post operative confusion and dizziness to the point that I needed assistance to walk. Got home and was extremely groggy, began vomiting and had dry heaves for about 6 hours. Woke up the next morning with a headache that persisted through out the day. | Was given Versed during a operation. | F | 44 | | 12/12/2007 | 2 | Colonoscopy | This medication didn't work for me. I was given Versed and demerol for a colonscopy. I remember EVERYTHING and I felt EVERYTHING. The nurse gave me a second dose of Versed for a total of 7 mg. She said "It should have been enough to knock a 300 pound linebacker...I screamed in pain, told them "you are killing me", ask them to "please stop"...they didn't stop! The next day I called the hospital and talked to the same nurse who administered the drug and was told. "I felt so sorry for you during the procedure, but there was nothing more I could do for you." She could not explain why I had such a reaction or non reaction to the meds, she stated "you are one in a million that it just won't work for. | I would never knowlingly take versed again. | F | 44 | 1 times | 12/12/2007 |