Patient Log of Experience Using VERSED
DRUG RATINGS REPORTS HISTORY FOR A PATIENT TAKING VERSED
| Key to ratings for VERSED: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| Rating | Reason | Side Effects | Comments | Sex | Age | Time Taken and Dosage | Date Added | |
| 1 | Colonoscopy | Extreme nausea when I came to; loss of memory that has lasted 4 years from the administration of this hypnotic drug. | VERSED was administered to me before a colonoscopy. “Just something to relax you,” they said. When the procedure was over, I learned the name of it and realized that it had put me in a state where the doctor could talk to me and get my cooperation, yet, when I came to, I didn't remember the pain or the fact that my mind had been manipulated. In the recovery room, everything was “spinning.” Several times, the nurse asked how I was feeling. Each time, I asked for something to counteract the nausea. Each time, she said, “We’ll just wait a little while and see how you feel.” I finally told my husband to get me out of there. The ride home should have taken 45 minutes; it took 3 hours because I couldn’t stand the movement of the car. That was back in 2009, and I am still feeling the effects of the VERSED--not nausea, but loss of memory. I am a writer, and I find that simple words and phrases that I had always used are “lost” to me at times. There have been other little incidents, too, but nothing as drastic as Alzheimer's - yet. They “say” that memory loss caused by these drugs is only temporary, but do they ever check to really find out? Is it possible that many elderly people who have medical procedures with the use of VERSED become victims of Alzheimer’s? At the first sign of a class action suit against the manufacturer of VERSED, or the doctors who insist on using it without telling their pa | F | 1 days 1X D | 11/19/2013 | ||
| 1 | Colonoscopy | VERSED was administered to me before a colonoscopy. “Just something to relax you,” they said. When the procedure was over, I learned the name of it and realized that it had put me in a state where the doctor could talk to me and get my cooperation, yet, when I came to, I didn't remember the pain or the fact that my mind had been manipulated. In the recovery room, everything was “spinning.” Several times, the nurse asked how I was feeling. Each time, I asked for something to counteract the nausea. Each time, she said, “We’ll just wait a little while and see how you feel.” I finally told my husband to get me out of there. The ride home should have taken 45 minutes; it took 3 hours because I couldn’t stand the movement of the car. That was back in 2009, and I am still feeling the effects of the VERSED--not nausea, but loss of memory. I am a writer, and I find that simple words and phrases that I had always used are “lost” to me at times. There have been other little incidents, too, but nothing as drastic as Alzheimer's - yet. They “say” that memory loss caused by these drugs is only temporary, but do they ever check to really find out? Is it possible that many elderly people who have medical procedures with the use of VERSED become victims of Alzheimer’s? I expect to see a class action suit against the manufacturer of VERSED and doctors who use it without warnings. | F | 1X D | 11/20/2013 | |||
| 1 | Knee Replacement | Before my scheduled knee replacement, I told the surgeon that I did not want VERSED under any circumstances because the use of it during previous procedures had made me very sick and had also caused loss of memory. He assured me that all I had to do was tell the anesthesiologist when I got to the hospital. However, when the anesthesiologist came in, it was with two other nurses, all three of whom pressured me into letting them use "the tiniest bit" of VERSED, to help me get through the spinal injection I would be having. With my family also siding in against me, I consented and have been sorry ever since. Again, I've suffered memory loss from the VERSED. Now I am scheduled for minor surgery and have told the surgeon, his nurse, and the surgical center, that I don't want VERSED and that, if they try to force it on me this time, I will walk out without the surgery. One positive note: When I had my pre-op exam, my family doctor made a notation on my allergy list regarding VERSED: LONG TIME MEMORY LOSS. I would advise anyone reading this to insist that their doctor(s) do the same so that you will have a record of when you reported it to your doctor, should you ever need that information. | F | 74 | 1X D | 8/25/2016 | ||