VERSED Reviews (MIDAZOLAM HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.7 (1094 Ratings)

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 5  Colonoscopy Some memory loss following the recovery period and some tiredness, although an hour nap cured that. I have had Versed given during 3 procedures - eyelid surgery, hernia repair and colonoscopy. I experienced no serious problems to speak of, aside from some disorientation and memory loss (getting dressed and getting to the car) following the colonoscopy procedure. The other two occasions were quite remarkable to me in that one moment I was on the surgical table and in the blink of an eye I was in recovery. Each time I thought the experience to be peculiar but not unpleasant. I guess I am fortunate in not having any problems with modern anesthetics. I am old enough to remember a very bad experience when ether was given to me as a boy. I am very happy that we have progressed well beyond that. M 67 3 times
6/5/2008
 5  cataract surgery No side effects. Versed worked for me exactly as I hoped it would. I felt no pain or discomfort or nausea. I don't recall much about the surgical experience, but what I do remember just made the procedure seem interesting to me. Afterward, I woke up quickly with no "hangover" feeling. I would not hesitate to have Versed again. F 68 1 days
6/6/2008
 2  Colonoscopy I could not communicate with the doctor. Although I have a family history of colon cancer and had in the past remove polyps from me he suggested waiting 5 years. I have no memory of telling him off. If you don't mind making a fool out of yourself take the Versed or any of its equals. M 61 3 times
6/8/2008
 4  Gastroendoscopy Prep VERY pleasant reduction of anxiety, even hours after 20-minute procedure. Near-total amnesia for hours, which was DISORIENTING. Talked intelligently and then could not remember conversations, hours after procedure. Thought amnesia period was over before it actually was. 6 mg Versed + 100 mcg Fentanyl for endoscopy (EGD). Id read scary posts about contemporaneous suffering masked by amnesia. Id had painful local-only nasal endo before. Told dr,nurse I didnt want to FEEL pain and FORGET, but PREVENT discomfrt. Dr gave maybe high(?)dose both meds. I insisted wife be in procedure room; she sez I slept eyes closed til tube put in, gaggd then, then showed no discomfrt exc a little hand mvt toward tube 2x, prob to ask for suction. Got suction, gave thumbs-up. Recall 0 of procedure, exc maybe dim thumbs-up. W watched for pain signs, saw none exc for that. Dimly recall calm while wheeld out, dimly recall good (noncancer) results, 0 details. Lots of rest of day blanked from memory, DISORIENTING to the point of queasiness. I hear I carried on lucid talks w/o drug signs but did not recall them hrs later. Kept thinkng mem-loss part was over, but still forgot a great deal after I thought amnesia was over. Wdnt mind less amnesia but am glad that combo of Versed &a M 39 1 times
6/12/2008
 1  wisdom teeth extraction my 21 year old daughter has been in the psych ward for weeks! No one can tell us for sure right now, but a few days after having her wisdom teeth extracted she became irrational and we took her to the ER. She is a catatonic mute. She has no history of mental illness BUT she had versed 2 years ago for a lymph node procedure and also was "out of it" for about 2 weeks after the procedure. She was really in a fog BUT this is the most horrific experience, they say she may have had a "predisposition" to have a dissassociative reaction. No one knows and they are now giving her shock therapy to try to bring her back. All I can say at this point is beware. I just want her to come out of this! F 21 2 times
6/12/2008
 5  colonoscopy No side effects that I know of. Versed and the fentanyl worked wonderfully to put me out while I had a colonoscopy done. Within an hour of the procedure, my memory was reliable. I was a little out of it for a few more hours until it all wore off. I had 10 mg Versed and 200 mcg Fentanyl (5'7" and 130 lbs) and loved it. No pain or awareness at all. Very little recovery time needed after the procedure. F 46 1 days
6/17/2008
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 5  Diskogram I had no side effects. Before the procedure , I was very worried about the pain I would feel when the doctor touched the bad disks . But , with versed I did not feel anything . I did not remember anything that happened . When I knew anything I was in the recovery room. It was GREAT!I was surprised to learn that you can respond while under the sedation. It took about 30 minutes. F 63
6/19/2008
 2  Colonoscopy I was given 75mg of Demerol and 6mgs of Versed and awoke before the procedure was over. The pain was just obscene as was the sensation of the instrument moving within me. The person who administered the drug was standing beside me but looking away from me at the monitor and couldn't hear me screaming at her. I realize now the screaming was silent and I was the only one to hear it. When I thought I couldn't stand anymore the instrument was removed and I remember nothing else until I was in recovery so I assume I awoke near the end of the procedure but what if it had been at the beginning? This is the stuff nightmares are made from. M 54 1 times
6/19/2008
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 1  pre-op - major liver surgery I only remember about 2 minutes after being given the injection. I don't remember going into the OR or talking to MDs before procedure. I had surgery at 7:00 a.m. on Friday which lasted for 6 hrs and then was in recovery for 5 hrs.I had severe complications during surgery & almost died. I didn't know any of this until I read the operative report of my surgeon two weeks later. I have no memory of recovery onward until Sunday evening. I was in ICU on respirator and NG tube until Saturday mornign and then I talked with family coherently carrying on conversations which I no longer remember.I don't remember seeing my husband that weekend even though he was right by my side before/during/after this risky procedure that almost killed me. I hate that I lost such memories. I've had 4 other general anesthesia surgeries in the past w/o problem (never had Versed). I am so angry to have lost essentially 3 days of my life.I'm obsessed with trying to get my memory back which is very frustrating and impossible.I'm driving my family nuts making them tell me over & over what happened during those days.Everyone tells me to 'just let it go' but I can't and I don't think I ever will. I lost 3 days with my husband of 13 yrs of marriage. F 37 1 days
6/19/2008
 5  pre-op hernia repair none I was terrified of having general anesthesia because of horrific experiences I'd had in the past. The night before surgery, I came to this board and it scared me even more. My anesthesiologist spoke with me about all of my options and so did the surgeon and nurses. I decided I really had no choice because I did not want to have a spinal and then end up with general anyway if something unexpected happened. As much as I wanted to be awake for surgery, I let the professionals convince me to have the versed. I never felt drugged or out of control and spoke with people in the OR and even remember the conversations but I was no longer afraid and calm. I fell asleep and when I woke up I felt kie an idiot for having been such a pain in the butt about the versed and general anesthesia. I felt good when I awoke and not like I had been drugged at all. I will recommend it to everyone I know and will ask for it next time I need to have surgey. It was awesome. F 44 1 times
6/25/2008
 5  pre-op twice relief of pre op anxiety. don't remember anything until recovery room for vitrectomy surgery to repair retina hole, and colonoscopy procedure. No unpleasant or lingering after effects. I am allergic to demerol, and become highly anxious before medical procedures, with my B/P rising very high. Versed was pleasant, no effects except the feeling of not a care in the world. I just recently learned of the amnesia effect. Prev. I thought it had put me to sleep. Hope I didn't engage in too much conversation! F 66 2 times
7/2/2008
 5  Prior to Hip Replacement Surgery None, I was very anxious prior to the surgery and my doctor ordered the versed added to my IV. I felt terrific. Any anxiety was over. The anesthtic worked wonderful. I have had numerous back associated surgeries and have awoken during surgery on two occassions. The versed helped keep me anethisized. I hope I spelled that correctly! The next time I have surgery, I am asking for versed. M 59 1 days
7/7/2008
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 1  colonoscopy I was angry,depressed, and obsessed for weeks after the procedure because I had never been told about the amnesia. In fact, I had told my doctor I wanted to be awake (although comfortable),and had assumed I was just being given something to relax. He offered no apolgy/excuse/explanation to me when I confronted him about it. Many people (although not all) find the amnesia from Versed to be extremely disturbing. Health Care Professionals really need to be upfront about it. Now I will find it hard to completely trust any doctor again. F 56 1 days
7/8/2008
 4  Colonoscopy Fatigue, sleepiness after. I also had a headache, but I remember getting the headache before they gave me the versed and commenting to them that I thought the headache was from caffeine withdrawal. Had versed with fentanyl. I remember being in the procedure room and telling them about my headache and the nurse said that when I got the drugs that the headache would go away and next thing I remember is being woken up and saying I could go home in a little bit. The headache had stopped, but then returned when I got home. I had versed for a previous colonoscopy and had no problem. F 55 2 times
7/9/2008
 5  colonoscopy none It may be a dirty trick, but I'm just as glad not to remember any of the procedure. F 57 1 days
7/11/2008
 1  Heart Catheterization Amnesia of the procedure, panic attack immediately after the procedure, anxiety and depression. I had previously been given versed before and had anxiety afterwards. I asked to not be given versed for this procedure, and expected to be awake, aware and remember what happened. I have only the memory of being given versed, and trying to stop the nurse. Since the procedure 3 months ago, I have developed anxiety, depression and constant thoughts of suicide. F 41 2 times
7/11/2008
 1  surgery I've had Versed several times. Sometimes it's worked perfectly and other times has been like a dream where I'm watching myself move, talk, etc. I don't remember pain with it, although there was violent shaking in post-op after one C-section. My son had it at 4 yrs age for surgical anxiety (ear tubes). Absolutely violent reaction. He kept trying to pull out his IV's and screaming "I need to WALK" Incoherent for the better part of an hour. There was no way to calm him down or reason with him. He remembers nothing about it but it was terrifying for us as parents. I have it listed as ALLERGY for my son on every medical record. I prefer to not have it, either. F 40 1 days
7/12/2008
 5  cataract surgery No side effects other than being drowsy for the rest of the day. I was given Versed for my second surgery as I was for the first, and the effects were a little different. I was more aware the second time, but it was actually a pleasant experience, not frightening at all. I can't help but wonder if a patient's reaction to this and similar drugs reflects his/her feeling about anesthesia in general--i.e., if you are afraid of being put to sleep and fight the effects of the anesthesia, your experience may be bad; if you aren't afraid (as I am not) and want to be asleep, you just relax and let the drug do its job. Has there been any study done about this, how the mind influences the results of anesthesia? If you know of one (or more), let me know via email. F 68 1 days
7/13/2008
 1  SIP port placement for chemotherapy It did not work the way it should have. I remember the entire experience and was able to correctly answer questions about what happened. The amnesic effect of the drug failed to work on me. The doctor was very rough and ignored my cries of pain because he figured I would not remember, although the anesthesiologist did end up giving me more versed and fentanyl when I continued to scream and my heart rate went through the roof. Versed is purely a drug of convenience for the surgeons and staff. It is dangerous physically and mentally. When the drug does work like it should, the mind struggles to replace lost memories which can lead to tremendous stress, nightmares, and even permanent memory loss. It also opens the doors for abuse of the patient because they will not remember anything that happened. I recommend never allowing yourself to be given this dangerous medication, something which the doctors are not going to appreciate. At another procedure I had to tell 4 different doctors not to give it to me and they continued to try to trick me into it, using it's trade name Midazolam and simply walking over and sticking a conc F 21 1 times
7/15/2008
 5  2nd Degree Burn 40% I was administered Versed with morphine 48 times over a period of 2 weeks. My experience is both terrifying but at the same time comforting. I have the utmost respect for the doctors and nurses that cared for me those horrible weeks. I experienced complete amnesia about 95% of the time. I do have spotty memory during wound therapy sessions. This procedure was done 3 times a day for a week and I remember 1 session vividly as I refused the versed as I believed it was causing dementia from the holes in my memory. The doctor suspended the versed treatment and they performed a wound treatment that still comes to me in nightmares to this day. Basically the nurses cut off dead exposed skin then scrub open wounds clean and re-bandage. You must be awake for this as you need to move around and respond to the nurses. Without versed I basically remember fighting with nurses screaming in pain and they had to restrain me as i screamed in agony for 1 hour during the procedure. I was promptly admini The feelings I felt right after being administered the drug was an intense sense of euphoria. A sense of being disconnected from my body. Intense and vivid hallucinations. After about 2-3 minutes of this feeling no recollection for 4-8 hours. I was administered Versed via a Nasal aerosol. I think that this drug is an amazing drug. Trust me their are times when in a hospital that you don't want to remember. I also see a great potential for abuse of this drug as when under its influence you will basically do anything you are asked and feel no pain and have no memory. This drug must be tightly controlled and can never make it to the streets. M 28 2 weeks
7/16/2008
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