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 |
| 4 | colonoscopy | None. | I had anxiety going into the procedure. I was able to watch some of the video after the doctor said let's get this started so you can go eat breakfast. I didn't feel anything after that and next thing I remember I was in the recovery area very awake and ready to get dressed. The procedure started at 8:45am, I was able to walk out at 10:15am. Went with my wife to run errands. Got home at Noon and the only thing I've noticed is that I have not been tired all day (as of 9pm) so that's the only interesting part of the experience. Reading some of the comments here will prompt me to find out what the dosage was for the Versed and Fentanyl because it did what I had hoped for. | M | 56 | 1 days | 9/2/2008 | 1 | pain blocker | It screws up the brain so you can't remember anything. Last time I had the Endoscopy without versed and it was fine. | M | 68 | 1 days | 9/3/2008 | 5 | Epidural Steroid Injection (Lumbar) | Sleepiness for about 12 hours after procedure | Worked great - no anxiety about procedure, didn't feel a thing, remained conscious throughout. | M | 41 | 1 days | 9/4/2008 | 1 | arthroscopic surgery | PTSD/suicidal thoughts/no amnesia or decreased terror of procedure. | I have PTSD from a prior surgery. The sadist who inserted my IV said the versed would help calm me and make me forget. It did neither. She administered at least 3 vials of this stuff and I felt nothing but intense fear until she finally had me taken to surgery and knocked out. I woke up too quickly, and surprised the staff by being completely coherent and alert. And very, very agitated. Terrible stuff - don't allow them to give it to you! I can't stop the flashbacks and terrible memories. Don't believe them when they say it's an amnesiac! | F | 35 | 1 days | 9/8/2008 | 1 | Heart cath | My mother went in for a Heart cath and was very nervous. After the procedure, she was unresponsive, BP was up, having double vision and dizziness. She was kept overnight for observation. The next day she had lost her memory and her speech was very slow. She didn't even know her own kids nor husband. She stayed in the hospital for 4 days and now she is at home but she still has some memory loss, speech is slow, jittery and kinda has gone back to her childhood. She will have to get occupational therapy, too. This is hard thing for me and my family to see. And It is also hard on my mother because she constantly says she don't want to be this way and wonders why her brain is slow. She is still seeing several doctors for these problems. | THIS DRUG SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF OF THE MARKET BECAUSE IT CAUSES A LOT OF OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEMS!!! NEVER LET ANY DOCTORS GIVE YOU THIS MEDICINE!! | F | 50 | 1 days | 9/9/2008 | 4 | colonoscopy | Would have liked to have remembered less memory of the procedure. | Liked the drug along with morphine and benadryl IM. Had no pain or discomfort during the procedure and no side effects. Probably needed a slightly higher dosage. Would recommend it except for hypochondriacs and nutjobs. Also worked in the ER, trauma service and ICU and it was very beneficial for pts. | F | 55 | 1 days | 9/10/2008 | 4 | colo/endo | None | After seeing this website, right before my endo/colo procedure the next AM, I went in very set against taking letting them give me Versed. After much debate and speaking to the nurses regarding the Versed they gave me peace. The nurse explained they use very LOW doses of Verse, which works very well when combined with Fentanyl. After they started the IV, I was out and woke up in recovery. Slept much of the rest of the day and felt fine. Today is two days after the procedure and so far I feel fine. | F | 50 | 1 days | 9/11/2008 | 4 | Colonoscopy and EGD | First experience was a combination of Versed and Demerol. I had a colonoscopy as well as an endoscopy because I had symptoms of stomach pain and bloating. This was a pleasant experience and I remember most of my colonoscopy. I had no pain or after effects. Second experience was with an EGD to test for Celiac Sprue. This time I had a combination of Versed and Fentanyl. Remember none of the procedure but was nauseated and dizzy with a bad headache after waking. I had told my doctor that I wanted the same anesthetic mix I'd had with the Colonoscopy and he said "we have the cocktail in your file so don't worry". So much for that! I was very dissatisfied with the second procedure because I was sick afterwards. When I got home I slept for a few hours and awoke without the nausea and dizziness but still had a slight headache. I don't know if Fentanyl has the same side effects of Morphine ( do know Fentanyl is a synthetic form of Morphine) but my record showed extreme sensitivity to | I've been reading that Versed causes amnesia and one is conscious during procedures but remembers none of it. I certainly felt like I was "out" because I remember none of my EGD at all. However, as I said, I was very sick afterwards but I think it was because they mixed the Versed with Fentanyl. | M | 67 | | 9/12/2008 | 1 | Emergency Surgery | amnesia, unable to remember grandson and other family members but able to remember other events, people and minute details. Selective memory?? | My mother was given Versed for almost two weeks staight while she was on a ventilator and recovering from a ruptured artery in her sinus area. She was taken off the ventilator just three days ago. They took her off the Versed at the same time. It is now day three and she still does not remember her 9 year old grandson whom she has always loved dearly. She cannot even remember that I, her daughter, had a son. Yet she remembers being in my house and asked about her motorized wheelchair that she has not used for over a year. Her memory comes and goes. She spoke yesterday about an experience that today she does not recall. She becomes agitated, confused and anger...and will then all of a sudden began crying. It takes some time to calm her down. She knows something is wrong. I am most concerned about her losing a long term memory like recalling her grandson...particularly because they have always had such a beautiful relationship. She also does not remember that we have had a dog fo | F | 63 | 11 days | 9/12/2008 | 5 | 4 hour rhinoplasty | None. I don't want to remember pain, cutting or anything else. I agree with other posters that having a skilled OR nurse or anesthesiologist is the key. They should be able to tell if you're not under completely and feeling pain because your blood pressure and heart rate goes way up. A proper balance of the meds is pure bliss. I actually don't mind having surgery because the drugs make it peaceful and easy. I've been under general anesthesia before and the versed/narcotic/anti-nausea combo is MUCH easier to come out of. Just voice your concerns to your doctor, make sure he/she understands your fears and if you've reacted to anything before. I'm very surprised to hear the negative experiences because I've never had them or known anyone who has. | Bring on the drugs! I LOVE versed and fentanyl. I've had this combo multiple times for different surgeries and have never had a bum experience. I don't know why anyone would want to remember their procedure. I don't, so versed is a wonderful drug in my opinion. Nausea is caused by narcotics. My mom can't handle demerol but does okay with fentanyl. They can also add an anti nausea drug to the cocktail so you don't vomit or feel sick. I don't know what anti-nausea drug was used on me but I never felt nauseous. I just slept it off. | F | 42 | 7 times | 9/13/2008 | 1 | 2 colonosocpies and presurgery | did not work, PTSD, anxiety, | 1st colonoscopy it did not work; but I got over the trauma of the pain better than when for the next colonocopy memory was wiped but this caused serious PTSD it was being used to get me to consent to things I was unwilling to consent to, however, like residents performing surgeries, and students practicing pelvic, rectal and breast exams. | F | 51 | | 9/17/2008 | 1 | Dental Procedure | My 3 year old son was given this drug orally for a dental procedure. (We were afraid he wouldn't handle the drills very well). Ten minutes after the drug was administered my son began thrashing around, slurring, not able to stand, eyes rolling in the back of his head. I understand the drug is suppose to make the patient drowsy, but my 35 pound son was thrasing around and trying to get away from us, it was hard for my husband and I to hold him. He was fine a couple hours later. DO NOT GIVE THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN!!! | F | 30 | 1 times | 9/29/2008 | 1 | colonoscopy | I was shocked to learn of the amnesia effect AFTER the procedure. I feel lied to. Also, I had this weird, lingering anxiety for weeks afterward. | Never again! I will list it as an allergy on my records from now on. | F | 56 | 1 times | 10/3/2008 | 5 | Inguinal hernia repair | Very relaxed for a several hours afterwards. | I am not paranoid about medical care. When told the procedure would be done with local anesthetic and sedation I told the anesthesiologist that I preferred to be sedated enough that I would not be aware of what was going on. He obliged. I am a satisfied customer. | M | 59 | | 10/9/2008 | 1 | Lumbar - Sacral epidural proceedure | I have had these types of proceedures 4 times now since 2004. Two have been in the last two weeks. The last three with same ortho. All 4 times I have had uncontrollable panic attacks, cried and sobbed continually. I noticed these last two times, after receiving 2-3mg straight IV dosing, (I could see the monitor) that my blood pressure shot up to 150's-160's/110's (normal for me is 120's/80's), and my heartrate would go from 60-70 up to a tachycardic 120. Obvious clinical findings of acute anxiety!!! After leaving the clinic on the last two proceedures, I have been so anxious and tense that the least stressor or provocation causes me to react violently, screaming at my girlfriend. one time getting out of our moving car approaching an intersection in such a panic and paranoia that she was "out to get me". I was verbally abusive to my girlfriend. And honestly I was suicidal all day after both proceedures. It does not help that my ortho is not a patient or gentle man when | As a paramedic, I have used versed often to treat patients who are already psychotic or violent, to chemically sedate them, so they can be restrained and transported safely in the ambulance. It is the standard of care here. But it is given in conjunction with Haldol. I have never seen MY patients react like this. Maybe it's the Haldol that helps. After reading other posts, I DON'T FEEL ALONE!!! OBVIUOSLY it's not that uncommon with underlying anxiety! I had a follow-up appointment with my ortho today, and when I mentioned this to him, he starred at me blankly like I was crazy. Obviously he didn't think anything of it. But then again, he has been a passive asshole in my treatment for the last 4 years. As a medical provider - I would like to be contacted if someone is actually doing clinical research in this area, or has more clinical research as to this unfortunate side effect!!! | F | 33 | 4 times | 10/13/2008 | 5 | endoscopy & esophagus biopsy | None | I was told I would be given a low dose. I was very nervous prior to the procedure but it turned out to be a breeze! I have some brief vague memory of the procedure, seeing the doctor looking at the screen and being aware that the scope was in me but it was not at all uncomfortable. Next thing I remember was asking the doctor "Really? That's it? I'm done?" Then I kind of remember being wheeled into recovery and just a few minutes later I was fully alert. I was not tired at all the rest of the day. I literally felt totally normal and felt like nothing had even happened to me. It could not have been better. | F | 37 | 1 days | 10/17/2008 | 1 | Sigmoidoscopy | Agitaion,extreme combativeness,delirium,uncontrolable | My son, 2 1/2, went in this morning for a Flex Sig and was given the Versed as the sedative. He took it no problem and actually within the 15 minutes he was very sedated. More than I would have cared for but the anesethologist? never left our side and monitered us very closeley. However, after the procedure and in revovery it was a differnt story. He woke up "with a bang" the nurse said. And that bang lasted for more than an hour. It was like he was pscychotic. He recated very badly. I could hardly control him. I over heard a nurse say when he calms down this mother needs a medal. It was bad. He wastrying to rip ou the IV and wanted to just get down and thrash which he obviously couldn't do. Long story they sent us home much to our thankfulness and he contiuned the fit all the way home, five minute ride, and another 20 minutes in the house. Finally, took a nap and had a hard time going to sleep. The nurses and doctoe tole us never to give it again to him. Gave us the grug nam | F | 33 | 1 times | 10/17/2008 | 5 | Had a LifeStyle Face Lift | Absolutely no side effects at all. Works within 2 minutes. | I was extremely nervous beforehand about having this face lift done under a local. I was given Versed to calm me down along with a tiny pill to counteract any nausea I might have felt. I remember the walk into the operating room and being placed in a tilting chair. I looked up and saw my doctor with a needle in his hand and THAT IS THE LAST THING I REMEMBER. I felt the doctor tapping my arm and calling my name. The 2 hour procedure was over and I was already totally bandaged. I was able to ride down in the elevator without any help where my husband waited for me. He told me I slept the entire trip home and pretty much slept thru that night. There was no hangover the next day. Versed is truly a miracle drug for those patients having surgical procedures under a local. | F | 64 | 1 times | 10/22/2008 | 1 | colonoscopy | During the procedure: extreme pain with the inability to respond. After the procedure: uncontrollable crying; extreme anxiety; depression. I will never trust another physician or anesthetist again. They are dishonest about this drug. | I received a mixture of demerol and versed. I was only mildly sedated, until the pain started. I remember feeling as though my gut was being ripped open during the procedure. I was screaming, trying to tell them to stop hurting me, but I couldn't get the words together. I was helpless to speak up in defense of myself. This drug does not ease pain, and it doesn't always help the patient to forget. It only protects the medical staff from guilt at the trauma they are causing. This was a horrifying, excruciating experience. | F | 51 | 1 times | 10/22/2008 | 4 | EGD/Colonoscopy | Spacey feeling for a few days after the procedure. Amnesia. | I suffer from severe panic/anxiety disorder and going into my procedure I was amped up beyond belief. I knew that there would be pain - I'm familiar with severe pain so this was not what worried me. As usual, it was anxiety about the drugs. The doctor wanted me to be alert prior to the procedure as she wanted to talk to me so I was not allowed to have the Versed first - which I had hoped for. I was given Benadryl which did NOTHING for my anxiety and made my heart race even faster. Yet, I still have no recollection of talking to the doctor. Might as well have given me the Versed to begin with. Finally, the blessed versed/fentanyl combo was given in the procedure lab. I remember nothing of the endoscope. I vaguely remember intense cramping of the colonoscope - someone responding to me saying they knew it hurt but it would be over soon. I have a vague recollection of waking up and leaving the hospital. I slept off and on for the rest of the day and remember very little. Had to stay home t | F | 36 | 3 times | 10/23/2008 |