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 | D&C | Totally passed out when I had informed the Anesthesiologist that I did NOT want to be asleep. Was given this with spinal block. I have no memory of the operation, only remember waking (waking? was never supposed to be asleep!) in the recovery room with a HORRIBLE headache, dizziness, grogginess, shivering, etc. It took HOURS for this to lessen to the point where I could even lift my arms and legs! | 3 days later and I am still sleeping like I have been drugged. I can hardly stay awake, have confusion, inability to think (or remember things, sorry for my spelling mistakes!). Tinnitus is HORRIBLE. I had informed the staff that I had problems with ALL anesthesia, but I guess they just didnt really give a ----. I wanted to stay awake, and my wishes were not granted, my 'side effects' are worse than the whole reason I was having the operation in the first place! NEVER will allow this to be given to me in the future, I will die first. | F | 49 | 1X day | 8/14/2015 | 5 | Because of high anxiety before hip | None | It makes you very euphoric | M | 55 | 5 times ?????????? | 8/15/2015 | 1 | Wisdom teeth extraction | Wild hallucinations, memory loss | Never again. This drug should be banned | F | 18 | 1 days 5 | 9/8/2015 | 1 | Miscarriage | My breathing kept stopping and I threw up several times! Even hrs later I'm still having respiratory issues | Horrible drug!!!! | F | 35 | 1 days Injection | 9/10/2015 | 3 | colonoscophy | Came home feeling fine. Took nap, woke with leg feeling like it was crawling (restless leg symptom?), tried to get out of bed. Arms collapsed on me, tried again, no strength in arms. Body had sort of spasms, tried to sit, body would collapse. Almost like a muscle spasm, but whole body would fold up with no strength. Has these symptoms for about 1/2 hour. Then slowly regained control. Had my Personal Care Assistant there. If did not have some one with me would have been so very scared. The Dr. did tell me that since I had been taking Oxycontin for sometime I should have different drug next time. | F | 72 | 1 days 1X day | 9/18/2015 | 1 | endoscopy | ended up with permanent memory loss (the medical profession doesn't warn you that this drug is NOT a pain killer and DOES cause amnesia.) | this drug gave me severe PTSD. Never again will I let anyone give me this poison. It literally ruined my life. | F | 33 | 1 days 50 1X day | 9/24/2015 | 4 | endoscopy and colonoscopy (Not at | Temporary memory loss but that's an intended result. | Quick onset and fast reversal. No problems. | F | 45 | 1 days 30mg | 10/17/2015 | 5 | colonoscopy | None | F | 53 | 1 days unknown | 10/18/2015 | 1 | endoscopy procedure | Memory loss is indeed an intended result but one patients are seldom told about. They want you to think you were asleep or unconscious, free from pain. Not always true. Versed is given so patients don't remember pain and torture. Some do. No thanks ! | F | 1X day | 10/19/2015 | 1 | Endoscopy | Amnesia. This drug is an AMNESTIC. Not a pain killer, and not as similar to Valium or Ativan as they'd have you believe. | Versed is given to patients so that they become compliant and later forget the procedure. It is often used so that doctors can cut corners on pain meds, because patients will not remember the pain they were in. It is given sneakily, with manipulation, against patient orders and with UNINFORMED "consent". For anxiety, they could give Valium, and for the pain, they could give adequate amounts of Fentanyl. It's horrific, if you read up on it. Wiping the memories of patients after you've put them in pain is immoral and deplorable. | 1X day | 11/10/2015 | 2 | dental lower molar extraction | it just wasn't enough. I felt a huge amount of pain and remember it precisely. | F | 64 | 1 days 2mg 1X day | 11/15/2015 | 1 | Bronchoscopy with transbronchial bi | Woke up with a horrible headache that just got worse when I got home. Couldn't open my eyes, walk or lay down. Made it worse. Called the ER they said to contact my surgeon. Nurse said it was more than likely VERSED that caused this horrible side effect. Never again. | F | 55 | 1X day | 11/24/2015 | 1 | lumbar injections & nerve burning | No reduction in pain. Muscle spasms for 12-14hrs after each dose, I continue to have fuzzy/foggy thinking, struggle to find words and just space out sometimes with no memory of the current event. These things are still happening on a daily basis. | Over the last 5 yrs I have had versed for lumbar injections 3 times, before undergoing nerve burning procedures in the lower lumbar 2 times and for the placement of a trial stimulator in the spine. Example: last procedure: I can remember everything...even the conversation the doc and nurses were having about their plans to go to Disney for the holidays. The pain was excruciating!!! I cried and screamed out during the whole procedure and had a death grip on the bed trying not to jerk...they are dinking with my spine after all, and was literally begging the doc to stop all while being told to be still! After the trial implant I can remember all of the pain, had muscle spasms for 14 hrs straight but I don't remember the drive home. I have not had any benefit from this drug. The problems it has caused are terrible. I wasn't told there were any long term effects with the drug what so ever. I was told I would be awake and I would not have any memory of the procedures. WHAT A LOAD OF BULL!! Oh I was awake for sure and I remember every ounce of pain. My primary care provider expressed concern about my ever having it again due to the problems with thinking and memory it has caused. I received the drug from the pain clinic that treats my chronic pain and fatigue. Sometimes I wonder why they would ever dispense versed like it is as benign as a tic tac when it's so very dangerous! | F | 40 | 1 days ?? unsure | 12/11/2015 | 2 | colonoscopy and endoscopy | I felt everything during the colonoscopy. I felt as if the doctor was impatient with me and just wanted the procedure to be done. I felt the sedative effects kick in AFTER the procedure. I had no memory loss. I remember being very irritable for a day which isn't like me. | F | 57 | 1 days | 12/14/2015 | 1 | Cervical Epidural Steroid inj. | Versed did not work for me at all. I felt the Doc fishing around in my neck with the needle, heard crunching when he hit several bones,and heard the Doctor say "God dammit I can't get at the f - ing epidural space"! Finally, I felt a red hot pain when he stabbed a nerve so I cried out and flinched... that was when the Doc started shouting "Give her more Versed, give her more Versed, give her more Versed. I should point out that I'm 5'7" and weigh 110lb; I shouldn't have needed a dose large enough for a horse. I do not take any meds that would increase metabolism of benzos,nor am I tolerant of benzos (one 5mg Diazepam tab will make me loopy for 3 days). There is something weird/wrong with Versed, it's just plain unreliable. | I always list Versed as an allergy with new Docs. | F | 47 | 1 days 2mg | 12/17/2015 | 5 | histeroscopy D&C with spinal anesth | Lack of balance during recovery. Mild "hangover" for a few days. | I feel that I owe my satisfaction with the drug almost entirely to the very considerate and sensitive treatment I received from everyone concerned; they gave me full information about all the options in a preop visit and respected my choices. I was extremely frightened about having a surgical procedure as a result of various terrible experiences, and I chose to have a spinal because I wanted to be awake but I didn't want to feel anything. I said they could give me Versed only if I explicitly asked for it. As my lower body became numb I began to feel some anxiety that I could not move my legs. I asked for a little Versed while I listened to music on my cell phone. From there on the experience was positively pleasant. I don't think I lost consciousness and I didn't feel it as a loss of control. Recovery was fine, although my balance was a little off and I had a bit of a hangover the next morning. But the overall experience was great. Maybe another time I would take less or none if I felt less afraid. I would never choose conscious sedation alone for a painful procedure, I would just take it for the associated anxiety. | F | 65 | 1 days 1X day | 1/31/2016 | 1 | hysteroscopy and D & C | Uncontrollable crying for hours at a time, anxiety, confusion, loss of memory, feeling like I was in a fog, dizziness, unable to concentrate or function normally, vision problems, lack of appetite, insomnia, irritable, lack of control. Totally not my normal self in any way. Felt like I wanted to die. | Living nightmare for 3 1/2 days post surgery. Worst days of my entire life. Will NEVER take this medication again!!! | F | 48 | 1 days 1X day | 2/1/2016 | 2 | Removal of IVC filter | I turned beet red on my neck and face, and began coughing each time I took a breath. | It was a fentanyl/versed mix in iv. | F | 51 | 1 days | 2/2/2016 | 1 | Respiratory Failure | I'm experiencing short term memory loss, fuzzy long term, don't feel "normal" at all. That was ten years ago. Still feeling the effects. | I prided myself on my vocabulary, used to read the dictionary as a kid. Now I struggle to find words, can't even remember my primary Dr.'s name, and the name of this stupid drug when asked. | F | 49 | 10 days 1X O | 2/4/2016 | 5 | colonoscopy | No side effects | This drug is fabulous. I felt nothing, remembered nothing. Woke up refreshed. Wish I had it when flying! | F | 60 | 1 days | 2/17/2016 |