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 | Sedated Dentistry | I was a little nervous about the procedure since I have not had any major dental work before. I went for the sedation and it turned into a nightmare. It felt like I was going down an elevator and would not stop. Next thing I know I was coming out of it and I have never been so shaky in my life, even after I experienced a bad car accident when I was a teenager. I was badly shaken for days afterward. | I think they should stick to valium. This versed is a volatile, unpredictable, freak-out drug. Next time I'll just have water, thanks. | M | 30 | 1 times 1X day | 8/2/2010 | 5 | Endoscopy | Had Versed for endoscopy yesterday. I honestly didn't believe that it would take my memory of the procedure away, but it did, and for that I'm thankful. I was terrified going in there, but the nurse was super nice, and the drugs worked fine. Good test results too, for which I'm relieved. Last thing I remember is joking with the nurse how I felt drunk, then nothing. I have a fleeting memory of gagging (to be expected I think), and then I remember telling someone I had a sore throat...then the next thing I knew I was being sent home. I did have a significant "hangover" the rest of the day, but I also got Fentanyl...I slept much of the afternoon. Back to normal today. | I think it's amazing that someone put a tube all the way down to my duodenum, and I don't remember it. That's great! | F | 32 | 1 days 1X day | 8/4/2010 | 1 | preop sedation | I went from being a little nervous to downright paranoid. Didn't help anxiety at all. | I was more anxious with the drug than without, I remember that much. Plus it does nothing for pain, I think they skimp on the pain meds because they hope you don't remember. | M | 44 | 1 times ? 1X day | 8/5/2010 | 1 | colonoscopy | anxiety, confusion | I sure wish I had found this site before my colonoscopy. This drug was never explained to me prior to procedure, by the doctor, nurses, receptionist,etc., or even on the form they mailed me in advance. Why is that ? Because it causes many patients to freak out, actually CAUSES anxiey in some of us, and they just hope we don't remember the intense pain we experience...but that is for their benefit, not ours. I was TRAUMATIZED by it's use (unlike the hospital secretary), and will never trust a medical person again. It's AMAZING to me that this drug is legal, and doctors don't have to explain it; not amazing that I don't remember the procedure. | F | 48 | 1X day | 8/7/2010 | 5 | angioscopy | Felt like I had a really good night's sleep. | I was awake and aware of the procedure, but so mellowed-out I really didn't care...even when I heard the surgeon say the two words you never want to hear a surgeon say during surgery ("Oh, shit.") I remember thinking, "That's interesting...." | M | 55 | 1X O | 8/11/2010 | 1 | Epidural Spinal Injection | Equilibrium, balance off for two weeks. Very slow recovery. | Was very difficult to communicate that I was uncomfortable at times during the procedure. | F | 59 | 1 times 2mg? 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 1 | Dr. used it to Violate me/FRAUD | I had canceled an elective surgery. Asked the nurse to remove my IV. Surgeon came in claimed I could leave, but I was having a negative reaction to the antacid they gave me and he needed to stop the reaction which would also calm me down before I went home. And said, I'll be back in 10 min and if you still don't want to have it, "were not going to make you do anything you don't want to do". And I also woke up being told I decided to have the surgery anyway. I spent years trying to figure out what in the world would make me do something that I knew 100% I was going home in 10 minutes? VERSED and a LIE. | I'd already told nurse to remove my IV but she said she needed to get the surgeon. Nurse had noted I was not wanting to go through with the surgery. Surgeon came in & said I was having a negative reaction from the antacid they gave me that creates irrational anxiety reaction in some, & he wanted to stop the reaction first so I wasn't canceling due to it. He was going to give me something that would stop the reaction, and calm me & when he returned in 10 MIN if I still didn't want op, they weren't going to make me do anything I didn't want to do. I wanted to leave then but felt obligated for inconveniencing them, felt I needed to let him see it wasn't the reaction that was causing the cancel. My last thought was, I'm headed home in 10 min's. Nothing would change my mind. Last memory was asking the nurse if she was giving me valium, because I didn't want to fall asleep since I was going home. She said not Valium but it would relax me. Turns out, I was completely awake, talking, happy, and when the doctor returned, he must have said the right things to fool my family because they thought I was there & knew what I was saying and doing & happy to have the surgery there was no way I was having. Form the best life anyone could want, to bankruptcy can't work & in a prison to afraid to leave my home. HATE THIS DRUG BECAUSE IT CAN BE USED FOR FRAUD & CRIMINAL ACTS I feel violated worse than rape. | F | 48 | 1 times 2mg 1X O | 8/14/2010 | 1 | my nephew was having dental work | He became very agitated..crying...repeating his words and didn't calm him at all. It was an unreal experience as all of the nurses and doctors said it was normal | I don't know how we can change but they didn't say anything but he's going to get a shot and he should be out in 5 minutes. They then proceeded to tell us it was our fault for having 3 people in there and he was stimulated to agitation.. They nurses were unreal and I will do what I can to change their policy. Where can you go to get this misinformation from happening and they just waltz in and give him the shot without telling the real dangers. | M | 48 | 1X day | 8/14/2010 | 5 | sedation for removal of Pterygium | none what so ever. My dosage was started at 2 mg and then I kept asking for a little more and got up to 4mg. I was spacey after the surgery and unable to walk straight without holding my boyfriend's arm. | Absolute heaven... Perfection. Can't say one negative thing about it. Also, I spoke to the anesthesiologist about how I read so many negative things about this drug and he assured me that that was only 1% of people who have it done.... | F | 38 | 1 days 4mg 1X day | 8/16/2010 | 4 | Colonoscopy | Sleepy, then happy, then a bit low. | I've had this drug four times. Three times at the dentist and once this week for a colonoscopy. I am one of the most anxious people I know when it comes to drugs. I hate procedures and get myself in a right state. But, I can honestly say, I've not had problems with Versed. Yes, you lose most of your memory for an hour or so with it and should be told this in advance. I woke up at the end of my colonoscopy and remember the awful pain of them pulling out the tube, to the point I was swearing and gripping the bed, but I only had a few minutes of this and then I drifted off again. I would rather a few minutes than an hour! What needs to be remembered is it effects everyone differently and you don't know until you try it. I always feel a bit low the third day after it but I suffer with depression and it certainly doesn't knock me into such a low state that I would not have it. You don't know if you are in the small % of whether this will effect you but generally, most have a good experience and it is important to remember, that more people right about the bad stuff, than they do the good! | F | 42 | 4 days 10 4X AN | 8/16/2010 | 4 | colonoscopies and cardiac caths | amnesia | I have had Versed on 7 occasions. I had amnesia for some of the events but no long term adverse effects. | M | 59 | 1 days varied 1X day | 8/18/2010 | 1 | bunion surgery | I experienced the surgery in flashes, like a movie that was chopped up. I was very unsettled afterward. | I have had other surgeries with and without general anesthetic and never had these side effects. With Versed, I was dazed and addled. | M | 55 | 1 times 1X day | 8/18/2010 | 1 | set broken wrist | This was the second time I broke a wrist. I was not in pain, but just very uncomfortable. I was GLAD when they went to set it. But then the idiots, for no reason, decided to hit me with Versed. I went from a fairly calm, neutral state to downright terrified. In my mind, logically, I had no reason to be upset. It was like the drug FORCED me to become unstable. I do not drink or use drugs, maybe it only works on experienced "users". | I had a broken wrist when I was 7. They set it quickly and quite painlessly using no drugs at all. I was scared at the time, but would not have been if I knew how simple it was going to be. With the Versed, the situation is reversed. I will RUN to the nearest exit if I even know Versed is in the same hospital as me. | M | 28 | 1 days ?? 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 2 | Colonoscopy | Terrible headache for the rest of the day of the procedure. Bloated feeling for the next 3 days but that could have been due to the procedure itself or the Moviprep. Off/on nausea with slight feeling of disorientation the following 3days. I'm on my 4th day and so far so good. As it is now Monday, I think work is helping to keep things off my mind. | Just prior to the administration of the drug, I told the attending assistant to give me as little as possible as I was able to go through a colonoscopy without any medication 5yrs ago. I told my Dr. this during the consultation session but he was adamant about the meds as to not interupt the procedure should the pain become unbearable. Not sure how much I was actually given along with the Fentanyl. I stayed awake and alert the whole time through and felt fine right after the procedure. I do remember the procedure quite well so amnesia is not what I've experienced. I had a Jamba juice and oatmeal right after since I felt so hungry and dehydrated. I got home and fell asleep for 2hrs and then woke up with a migraine like headache and proceeded to vomit everything I ate and drank. I tried to drink as much water throughout the day to stay hydrated because I had no appetite to eat. I had very little dinner that night. The headache was immense and lasted until I went to bed around 10pm. I didn't take any Tylenol or Advil as my stomache was completely empty. I woke up feeling fine the next day but started to get the side affects mentioned above. Next time I will avoid the meds and go at it naturally as I've been through it before and while slightly painful, would much rather be feeling all-together in mind, body, and spirit instead of dealing with the side affects. Just to also note, I am a coffee drinker so I'm thinking that the bad headache could have been due to | M | 46 | 1 days 4 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 1 | colonoscopy | long-term memory loss, depression | drug did noting positive for me and had terrible side effects. the endo doc says that she is trying to stop using it because of the memory loss that many are having long-term, but it's the only drug that some insurance will pay for. Next exam will be fentanyl only. | F | 50 | 1 days 4mg 1X day | 9/10/2010 | 1 | ERCP | Went into hospital to get 2 gallstones removed that became stuck in my bile duct. They gave me demarol and versed for the procedure. Now, I have no memory of any of this, but I became extremely aggitaded and combative. The doctor had to find my wife to get her consent to put me under a general to knock me out to complete the procedure...again, I have no memory of what I did, but was told by the nurses that I "flipped out"...never take this stuff, all the nurses told me it was no good. | M | 50 | 1X day | 9/11/2010 | 5 | Several surgeries | It worked wonderfully. No anxiety, fear, bad memories etc. | I only wish this medication would have been around when I was a kid, when I DO have a lot of bad memories and experiences that VERSED would have helped had it been around. VERSED is a GOD send. I think a lot of the negatives posted here are way overblown, or are from people with underlying mental "issues" unrelated to VERSED. | M | 46 | 1 days Not sure 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 5 | Operations | I have had memory loss of the operations and was groggy for a long time afterweards (that day). I spept it off. I have had versed administered on 12 separate instances for surgery {knee, eye (3), hernia, and bowel resection, testicular (3), and colonoscopies (3)}. Not every one reacts the same to the chemicals in any type of administered drugs. The same goes for illegal drugs too. | I do experience the burning sensation when it is administered. That is not pleasant. | M | 59 | 1X day | 9/29/2010 | 1 | hernia repair | Complete amnesia. I was totally stunned when I came to and realized that the surgery was over. I have no recall of leaving the room where I changed into the hospital gown. I had no memory of being taken out of that room. I was not told during any pre-surgical consultations that I would have amnesia. I think this is deliberate. For weeks afterward, I experienced either panic or anger. | This experience has caused me a lot of grief because I want to be involved in my own care. I was told I would be conscious during my surgery with only a local anesthetic, which is what I wanted, and why I decided to go ahead with the surgery. Instead, I was left feeling like I had been "put out" for 2 hours, a gap of time for which I have no memory at all. | M | 44 | 1 times 1X AN | 9/30/2010 | 5 | Dental procedure | No negative side effects. Very sleepy. | I have always had much anxiety at the dentist. Would usually take valium before a procedure. But Versed was just as good. Very relaxed and sleepy. | F | 49 | 2 days 4 MG 1X day | 10/1/2010 |