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 & other medical proced | severe insomnia, severe rash that started first between thighs and then all over my body over the years. Because the doctor said that it couldn't be the versed because it did not stay in the body long enough, I have been given the drug many times over seven years and Iam paying the price! | During my research this year,I have found many people with horror stories of reactions to this awful drug that were never reported. Perhaps it is safe when used properly and the patient's prescription records are looked at carefully; however, most of us know how little the doctor really pays attention to that very important matter! | F | 66 | | 12/10/2009 | 2 | Multiple tooth extractions | No side effects, but it did not work for me as an amnestic. Time was a little distorted (dental surgery felt shorter than it was), but I retain most if not all memories of the surgery. | It had little amnestic properties for me and I remained coherent. The dentist was floored. On the first day of surgery I received 32 mg. of Versed and remained completely cognizant of what was happening to me. The dentist was not prepared for this at all which was alarming to me because she was working on my teeth and I am frightened of dental work. She could not give me more Versed for fear of shutting down my CNS, but not having a "back up plan" put me in a very anxious state in the dental chair. Time was a bit distorted (6 hours felt like 4, maybe? 3?) but I remember all of the conversation and I remember becoming anxious when I felt pain, and I retain memories of difficult extractions. Yuck. Day 2 went a little better because the dentist prescribed Valium for me to take the morning of the second surgery. This helped improve the effectiveness of the Versed, although it still wasn't good. Ironically, when the Versed didn't work, I remembered that this was actually my second failed experience with Versed. The first happened during a spinal tap for meningitis. I remembered that as well. Unfortunately, I remembered my failed experience with Versed too late. | F | 39 | 2 times | 12/22/2009 | 5 | bilateral chest tubes | I had bilateral chest tubes put in because of a traumatic lung collapse of both lungs. The nurse told me that the procedure was "excruciatingly painful" and that she was going to "load me up with enough Versed and Fentanyl to take as much pain and memory of the procedure away from me without killing me." God bless that nurse. I remember the doctor prepping me, and then it was like I dozed off. The next thing I remember the nurse was saying they were all done. I had to have one reinserted a few days later because my right lung deflated, and since I had just eaten breakfast I had the Fentanyl with no Versed. It hurt extremely bad even with the painkiller. They kept having to give me more and more Fentanyl because I was in so much pain. I was really upset that they couldn't give me Versed because I would have liked to black out during that procedure. | F | 31 | 1 days | 12/28/2009 | 5 | Arthroscopic surgery - shoulders | First time loopiness and calm; second time total amnesia of event | Same procedure, same surgeon and same facility; unsure if the anesthesiologist was the same but I think he was. First subacromial decompression two years ago I remember getting the Versed IV to calm me, then having the nerve conduction tests on the arm muscles and laughing about it with the anesthesiologist, and being rolled into the OR where I joked with the techs before saying goodbye as the general anesthesia did its thing; then I woke up in recovery. Last week (other arm) the Versed was started, the nerve conduction testing was begun in preop, and that's all I remember until I woke up in Recovery. No joking with the anesthesiologist or techs or anything. Oh well. Surgeon said it all had to do with how much Versed is given and when. I guess this time I got more, and/or sooner. I understand the frustration and fear of those who can't use it but insisting that it be taken off the market isn't the answer; it may be the only thing that works for some people. I absolutely can't take codeine or codeine derivatives, but I know it works for a lot of people so I just know to make sure my providers know not to give me that any more. | F | 48 | 2 times | 12/29/2009 | 4 | colonoscopy | Had a colonoscopy yesterday, was awake most of the time from what I can remember. I do remember terrible pain during procedure, but didn't seem to care because of the drugs. It is kind of like child birth. You know there is pain but the memory goes away. I would use versed again for this procedure. Light headed today, not sure if it is from the versed or something else. | F | 43 | 1 days | 12/29/2009 | 1 | Pre-op and anesthesia induction | Anxious, intimidated, fearful, panicky, distress, insecurity, despair, terror, bewilderment, agitation, afflicted, violated, overpowered, anger, ambushed, flashbacks, nightmares. | Expecting a mild pre-op sedative, I was given 2mg Versed with no explanation of the resulting amnesia and complete lack of awareness. I awoke in the procedure room with a sense of complete panic, thinking something was terribly wrong that I could not remember anything after receiving this drug. Within 2 days I was suffering flashbacks and nightmares and did not eat or sleep more than an hour or two a night for 6 nights before I finally slept 7 hours. For two months I have suffered from periodic anxiety and panic attacks. I was so relieved to find information on the Internet that others had suffered the same effects I had and that I was not alone. This side effect seems to be fairly common though not the experience most people have. At the very least, this drug should be discussed with the patient and the possible side effects reviewed before the drug is given. It seems most patients who have a negative reaction to the drug were given the drug without any information as to what the drug would do and how it would affect the patient. Specific permission for this drug should be obtained from the patient before it is arbitrarily given to the patient. I will never be given this drug again. | F | 57 | 1 times | 12/30/2009 | 1 | colonoscomy | memory loss, reliving the pain | Versed did nothing but try to mask the pain! It was a horrible experience! I woke up 3 times during the procedure screaming and holding my abdomen. I felt like the probe was coming out of my abdomen. I remember the nurse telling me to relax, and calm down. I believe they just uped the dose of versed to put me under and mask the pain. The pain was unbareable. When I did wake up I don't remember anything except the pain, and just getting dressed. My wife is a bone marrow transplant nurse and said they usually give about 2 to 3 mgs of versed to patients, me being 140 lbs was given 8 mgs, which really alarmed her. I am sure I was given it to shut me up. I was stuck in the hand for an iv that did not take, but 3 nurses said that they could work with it. After the procedure, I had tape on my right arm and 3 stick marks, and tape on my left arm. I have repeated myself over and over with conversations with my wife, that I don't recall ever talking about. I have nightmares of the procedure, and can relive it over and over again just thinking about it. I am in excellent health, run 10ks on a regular basis, work out everyday, never take drugs, and am a health, protein, and vitamin finatic. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. I checked out this site for side effects, due to my knee bothering me and not being able to run, one day after the procedure, and then today, the second day, my joint in my wrist for the thumb being swollen, and hurting really bad to move it. Since | M | 50 | | 1/3/2010 | 4 | inguinal hernia | none | Effects as promised. I was given 6/100 versed/fentanyl just before localized anesthetic (3mg versed followed by 2 and then 1). I remember only the hair-shaving before, and later being moved to the post-op room. I was told that I talked during the operation, but I do not remember that. There were no noticeable adverse effects. My memory and motor skills seem fine. The only reason I do not give versed/fentanyl a "5" rating is because I do not like not being able to remember the operation... but I suppose for many patients that effect would be a big plus. | M | 58 | 1 times | 1/5/2010 | 1 | Tricked | Long term anxiety and anger issues | I will attack anybody who tries to sneak this into my IV ever again. I noticed the unnatural obedience after I was injected but didn't know that this drug is used for patients "who have trouble cooperating." Try it again and see what happens. Just because I said NO doesn't mean you should force me into obedience. I am on to you people. | M | 28 | 1 days | 1/6/2010 | 5 | Colonoscopy | As soon as I was given the dose I felt a little groggy. A little memory loss. | The rest of the procedure was a blur. That's what it's suppose to do. Had a little pain part way and was given a little more. | M | 54 | 1 days | 1/9/2010 | 3 | colonoscopy | Amnesia of a painful experience | I just found this site recently but was given this drug two years ago. I did't want to be awake and thought I was "out," but my doctor later told me the procedure was aborted because I was screaming in pain (possibly due to my fibromyalgia).He recommended I have the procedure done under deeper sedation than he could administer. While I am grateful that I had an honest, caring doctor who told me the truth, it is disconcerting to think that there are doctors out there who probably would have continued the procedure anyway, smug in the fact that the patient would't remember it. How many patients think they had a great experience when in fact they were in tremendous pain? Full disclosure should be given. | F | 56 | 1 days | 1/10/2010 | 5 | endoscopy/ colonoscopy | None other than being tired for the rest of the day. | I had versed with fentanyl and I must say it did its job. One minute I was telling the nurse I couldn't feel the medicine and the next minute I'm waking up in the recovery room. I remember absolutely nothing about both procedures. I even questioned if they even touched me. The only trippy thing about this drug is that I kept asking the same questions over and over not having any memory of doing so. I also talked to/called people and have no memory of doing that either. I was really tired for the rest of the day so I slept. I had a really great experience with this drug and definitely wouldn't hesitate to have it again if need be. | F | 19 | 1 times | 1/11/2010 | 1 | Pre-med for hernia | I was very confused and distressed, but they either didn't get it or didn't care. Was very weird, not like a beer which is low-key and very vanilla. This had the feeling of a chemical, and a very bizarre one at that. | If this is supposed to make you feel better before surgery, I'd hate to see what they use to agitate you. With friends like that . . . | M | 56 | 1 days | 1/14/2010 | 5 | Colonoscopy | No adverse effects. | Worked great. I was given a demerol/versed combination for the procedure. The last thing I remember was asking the nurse how long it would take for the medication to take effect. The next thing I knew I was waking up in the room with my wife by my side. I am greatful for the amnesia the drug produced. I would recommend this drug to anyone. | M | 50 | 1 days | 1/22/2010 | 5 | colonoscopy, endoscopy and surgerie | The first time I was given was for Gallbladder surgery, while it was going in my iv I felt in lala land. I was out befor I made it to the operating room. I have had good luck with this drug. | Thought it was great, I am not sure if anything else was added to it or not. | F | 54 | 1 days | 1/22/2010 | 2 | cataract removal | Bad memory since 2006, possible stroke. | Versed worked great in surgery but had lasting effects on my ability to remember new stuff. I had just got transferred to a new area at work and could not remember/learn new things anymore. I got fired. I also was experincing weird things like my body would forget to breath. Dizziness at work, I was feeling dissasociated in my head. After 3 episodes of that at work I had them take me to the E.R. they labeled it syncope. I find myself puzzled that events like changing car ins. is forgotton 2 months later. Some days are better than others. I feel I have brain damage and would never use this again! Had fentanyl, propofol(and kytril on my right eye, which shot my blood pressure down from 135/82 to 109/75 along with 96% saturated oxygen at the same time. Total of 2 mg Versed given for Left eye, 2 slash marks are written for the Right eye, which I don't know what that means. The slashes are far apart. | F | 45 | 1 days | 1/22/2010 | 2 | sedative for colonoscopy | post surgically, dizziness, very low blood pressure, fatigue, weakness, short term memory and cognitive impairment (druggy feeling) for over three days | this med was given in combination with demerol for a period of 30 min.- I will avoid this combination at all costs in the future... | F | 61 | | 1/28/2010 | 5 | Colonoscopy | I am writing this the day following my procedure. I had no adverse side-effects with this drug. I was administered it in combination with Fentanyl. | This was my 3rd Colonoscopy. My first was done with no pain meds/anesthetics(wasn't even offered)and had a miserable experience, so I was understandably terribly anxious prior to my 2nd. My second and then, two years later(since pre-cancerous polyps were found and removed at my second), my third were done utilizing the fentanyl/versed combo. I no longer have any fear whatever of the Colonoscopy procedure. The nursing staff at the hospital were incredibly kind and comforting and explained thorougly all benefits, possible side-effects and risks. Then the doctor came in and basically repeated the same things asking me if I felt ready to proceed. The nurse came over, told me she was putting the meds in my IV and that I would begin to feel the effects within a few seconds. A minute or so later, still lying on my left side, I told them I couldn't feel the effect of the drugs yet. Then from behind me I heard my wife's voice saying, "you are already done with your Colonoscopy sweetheart". Other than having absolutely no memory of the procedure, which is fine with me after my first miserable experience seven years earlier with no meds whatsoever, I have no negative side-effects to report. I should say that both times with the v/f combo I had a hard time staying focused on the way home and slept most of the day. So sorry for those of you had bad experiences. I did notice on reading your experiences that some of you seemed to have other pschological issues. | M | 60 | | 1/29/2010 | 3 | Liver Biopsy | Trouble remembering, anger, headache, deep dreams. | When I was released to go home, I noticed that I had a bad headache and trouble remembering the procedure. I was told that I would feel like someone had punched me in the stomach when the verced wore off but that didn't happen until 2 days later. When I got home I noticed that I had severe anger issues. I was very snappy with my wife, and at one time was banging a frying pan against the kitchen sink. I decided to remain apart from my wife not knowing what the anger would cause me to do. Its been 10 days since my biopsy and I still feel like things are still not the same although the anger has quieted down. I have used anti-depressants in the past and had read that care should be used when administering this drug to people who have had depression or anxiety. I have also read that an anesthesiologist should be administering this drug instead of a nurse because they have a better understanding of how much to give you. It appears that most problems occur when too much is given you. | M | 55 | | 1/30/2010 | 1 | MAC | I have a choppy memory of the procedure. They never mentioned amnesia from the drug - and I would have rather they left the drug out. When the versed left my system and I was in recovery, I felt rattled, like when you narrowly miss a serious car accident. I was not pleased! | I can't just say it's not for me. I would advise anyone not to use it. | M | 42 | 1 times | 2/1/2010 |