VERSED Reviews (MIDAZOLAM HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.7 (1094 Ratings)

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 1  Dental Procedure Was aware of pain, could not move or communicate my discomfort. Very upset about this! I think the majority of the people giving this stuff a good rating are ignorant mindless drones. There is no other reason to be in favor of having your brain hijacked. I don't get it! F 31 1 times
5/11/2007
 1  cardioversion Given 22mg prior to cardioversion. No memory from 4 hours after being awakened. Became hostile and combative. Wife says I tried to open the car door on the freeway going home. Male, 61 years old, 5'10", 195lbs. Will not have it administered to me again. M 61 1 times
5/15/2007
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 1  hysterctomy preop Felt that something ws missing as soon as I woke up, have had severe anxiety attacks from taking this drug. I said that I didn't want it, but finally agreed. I don't like the idea of your memory being taken. F 53 1 days
5/21/2007
 1  colonoscopy I woke up during the procudure and they gave me more versed total of 10mg according to the report but cant find out what is the normal dose is ,they told my girl friend that when they gave me more that my BP got to high and they had to give me other meds to get it back down ,but none of this was in the report , this was in oct of 2005 about 6 months later i had to go on STD from work due to memory loss and things feeling like they were out of place or the sudden anger or crying which was told to me by a doctor like i had a mini stroke ,went to nerologist and she told me the first time she used it her patient coded on her so she wont use this drug ever again (I was 39 now 41)and i had another attack with my memory 6 months later on 3-6-07 back on STD fixing to lose my job if cant get help with this today(5-22-07),nerologist nurse and my main Dr.suggested to file for social security ,check on malpratice but the records are wrong and the place didnt keep records of the nurses in there whe if anyone else would like to talk my email address is [email protected] Iam looking for medical and legal addvice M 41 1 days
5/23/2007
 4  colonopscopy none Got demerol and versed. I only remember one instant of discomfort during the procedure. The rest I did not remember. I did fine in recovery and dressed myself and everything. M 25 1 days
5/29/2007
 1  Colonoscopy and Endoscopy upper GI Combativeness x 2, bizare thoughys, became mean as heck, thoughts of hurting others. This drug is incompatible with Randititine and others. My records clearly state what drugs I am on. I have had two tests without this junk twice since and fentanyl 300 mcg should be as good for others, too. I clearly told DR number two what happened the first time, yet; the idiot gives it again at a 300 dose.Watch out for this drug. M 60 2 days
5/30/2007
 1  hysterectomy After I was given the versed I was completely unconscious within 10 minutes. The surgery was 2 1/2 hours and I did not wake up for 5 hours after the surgery, and then I was in and out of consciousness. I was taken to my room and from 5:30pm until the early morning I was on a breathing monitor and I would quit breathing every few minutes. The nurses had to keep coming in and telling me to breathe. If it hadn't been for them monitoring me, I would have gone into respiratory arrest and died. Finally in the early morning I was given 2 doses of Narcan within an hour to counteract the Versed. The Narcan was very painful. It caused my whole left side to hurt. After the Narcan took effect I was able to sleep and not quit breathing. I was very tired and felt like I had been drugged for another week. I slept alot. I do not reccommend versed. Especially if you have not been given it before. It has very strange side effects and a high possibility of respiratory and cardiac arrest. F 50
5/31/2007
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 5  colonoscopy and EGD none Completely knocked me out and I was left with no memory of the procedure whatsoever. I took it with demerol, and was very pleased with the results. M 24 1 days
6/1/2007
 4  colonoscopy sedated, but not unconscious. No adverse side effects. ***First time being "under".*** Had a combination of Versed and Demerol. Anyone know how I can get more?!? The RN and doc did a good job of explaining the sedative and the procedure to me. From reading other reviews, I realize the importance of having a good medical team that explains things to you. I vaguely remember the procedure, and that's fine. I remember the nurse telling be to take deeper breaths. I felt some pressure and a little discomfort. I'm not sure why people complain about the loss of memory! Personally, I don't want to remember having an anal probe up my arse! OK, if you're having a baby, that's different... but that's where having a good doctor and knowing your options comes into play. The bottom line is, do some research, become informed, and talk to your doctor about your options! M 40 1 days
6/1/2007
 1  Facet Joint Injection Lumbar Spine Drug Did not work. It had Zero effect. Doc pushed 5mg in 30 minutes. There was no blurred vision. No amnesia, no pain relief, no sedation, NOTHING. I had 8 needles shoved into my back. 6 of which were 22 guage. Most painful. I was screaming and crying for the entire procedure. I remember every needle, every word said, every everything. F 38 1 times
6/3/2007
 4  outpatient surgery immediate dizziness (the room spun), following by visual disturbance (items in the room were moving that I knew were not supposed to be moving), euphoria, blacked out 10-15 seconds from administration If I had read this site before my surgery, I would have been extremely frightened about taking the drug. Although my experience was largely positive (thanks to a proper explanation from a very sweet RN, and good dosing from a board-certified anesthesiologist), I am not convinced that this drug is indicated in a majority of cases. I would never let someone who is not a board-certified anesthesiologist administer this drug to me. I think this drug is a very convenient way of avoiding medical malpratice lawsuits. For instance, if, in the middle of my minor procedure (they used a long needle) my doctor had said, "Oops! I punctured the intestine!", I would never be able to testify to this fact due to the complete memory blackout I experienced. I did receive a second drug (propofol) for analgesia/pain relief, and I think perhaps it is safer to go with pain relief alone rather than pain relief plus the memory loss. I think it is interesting that they administered V F 22 1 times
6/5/2007
 5  Colonoscopy A bit drowsy afterwards. Came home and slept for two hours. It's been 8 hours and I still feel a little groggy with a slight tightness or heaviness in my head--nothing serious. Don't know if that was a reaction to the Versed or the Fentanyl. No memory of the procedure. Was given the drug with fentanyl. No pain experienced. Drinking the vile Trilyte solution the day before was much more disgusting. Memory loss was freaky. Last thing I recall was talking to the doctor, who administered the drugs himself. Forty minutes later was back in my hospital room sitting up in a chair with my husband by my side. Don't even remember being put into a wheelchair after the Recovery Room and wheeled back to my hospital room. Went home a few minutes later. F 53 1 days
6/7/2007
 4  Colonoscopy None from Versed, but drowsy from the Demarol. I am a little freeked by the idea of conscious sedation. By having a period of consciousness actually deleted from my memory. I'm considering sneaking in a digital recorder next time I do this just to see if I actually behaved myself. M 60 4 times
6/7/2007
 2  Bubble/freeze of detached retina I was conscious and felt not only pressure but true pain. I could not move but was able to scream during the "brain freeze" part. Worst pain ever--surgical team had to hold my head down with their hands to complete the surgery. Possible follow-up vitrectomy might be necessary. Plenty of post-surgical pain almost immediately afterward. Drug was used by board-certified anesthesiologist. Am I an odd exception to the rule? M 59
6/10/2007
 5  Multiple dental implants/surgeries Great sedation with over 30 surgeries-but severe, horrible burning when medicine goes into my hand for about 1 minute until I go to sleep (like my hand is going to explode!) With so many surgeries, my vein situation is not so good, so I guess that makes the versed burn soooo bad. I am very tolerant of pain, but I have another oral surgery in two weeks and I am already dreading the burn of versed. Any helpful suggestions? F 49 1 days
6/11/2007
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 1  administered to me in operating roo The first time I was given Versed, I went into a rage. I became violent, confused, and delirious. After the first time I was given Versed, I was told by the doctor to make sure it was on my chart to never be given it again. Yet I've been in OR situations when they give it to me anyway, although it's on my chart not to do so. It's a horrific drug which physicians love. This is because you remain conscious, therefore reducing the risks associated with other anaesthetics. The problem is you experience all the pain and trauma of surgery, you just don't remember it later. Your subconscious rememers everything, and therefore you really have experienced the trauma, and any medical malpractice that may have taken place, but the OR staff are protected as you don't remember. There are many more alternate drugs they could use, but this one is more convenient for them, although horrific and traumatic for the patient, no matter what kind of surgery. F 50
6/13/2007
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 1  Colonoscopy I had no side effects at all. I was given 100 mg of Demerol and 15 mg Versed. I never went to sleep or even became drowsy. I was awake screaming and crying throughout the entire procedure. My doctor didn't seem to care. He later told my husband and I that he had given me the maximum amount of drugs that he would give....they didn't work for me and I am contemplating filing a complaint with my state board of medical examiners about the way I was treated during the procedure. My doctor actually told me to shut up because I was screaming from the intense pain. Then he ordered a urine drug screen on me because he told my husband that I was basically "abusing" narcotics and that the reason for the drugs not working. The urine screen came back negative (except for what he had given me). I had Versed a few other times and it worked fine so it just might have been the amount or combination that was used. I will never do this procedure again without general anesthia! F 34 1 days
6/13/2007
 5  EGD and colonoscopy None Administered intravenously with fentanyl; no memory of the procedure whatsoever. (I have to take their word for it that it was done!) I remember my mind starting to feel addled for just a few seconds after the nurse added the sedatives to the IV, and nothing else until I was walking to the car to be driven home. At the time (so I'm told) I remembered being told it was time to get dressed in the recovery room, but soon afterwards I had no memory of that. My girlfriend tells me that on the drive home, I asked her six times what the doctor told her about the results of the procedure. M 29
6/15/2007
 5  Colonoscopy None other than slight burning sensation sweeping over me after injection was administered into IV. Demerol w/ Versed - I recall telling the nurse, "Man that stuff works quick", after seeing her inject the drug into my IV. I vaguely remember being dressed in the attire I showed up in at the hospital, sitting in bed, with my wife and son now by my side. Then fast-forward to waking up at home 4.5 hours later w/ no memory of the procedure, getting dressed, walk to the car, drive home, getting undressed and into bed. All-in-all, very pleasant experience for a first time dreaded colonoscopy. Especially considering all my Navy buddies said I was going to become a human trafficking victim and wake up in the Philippines wearing a half-shirt tanktop and daisy duke cutoffs. M 35 1 days
6/15/2007
 4  colonoscopy I thought I had slept through the procedure, but was told that I talked the whole time. No side effects, no pain. Went home to take a nap. The only problem came when my sister took me home and left without hiding my car keys. I was hungry and got in the car and drove to get a sandwich. Other than that I was fortunate enough to have a good experience with the drug. F 55 1 times
6/15/2007

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