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 |
| 4 | Umbilicle Hernia | None | I was placed under light sedation with Versed. It came on slowly, unlike some other drugs I have had for procedures. It was quite comfortable and I came out of it quickly without any issues. | 60 | 1 days unk 1X day | 1/15/2012 | 5 | Cataract surgery | F | 68 | 1X day | 1/12/2012 Patient History | 5 | Was having a closed MRI | I had to have an MRI of the brain, ears, and cervical spine so I was given Versed due to the length of time I would be in the closed MRI. Was given 1 mg at a time and received a total dose of only 4 mg which totally relaxed me. I went in for MRI at 915 and came out at 1130, having had the final dose at 1030 am. At 1130 am my vitals were good and I was home by 1230 pm. I feel good, not loopy or forgetful or weird. This medicine helped me to relax in a very confined space. | I would say whenever you are going to be given Versed you should do your research and read up on it and ask questions about any medicine you are going to receive before the day of the procedure and use as little as you need. It takes a few minutes after you get Versed in an IV so its best not to assume you need more until you give it a few minutes to take effect and see how it works before asking for more. A little dab goes a long way. | F | 52 | 1 days 4 mg 1X day | 1/9/2012 | 1 | i took it for lower back injury. | I take it for my epidural injections. I have an excellent back Dr. But.... This drug was on backorder in IV form. So they gave it to me orally. 6 days later I'm still having a severe allergic reaction. Yes, the steroid can take up to 10 days to take effect and mine is way worse for those days but then I'm out of pain (mostly) for 6 weeks. I don't know, my guts telling me there has to be a better way. Steroids don't heal anything, and I can get really weird. Pain killers just mask the issue and coming off those is enough to make you want To be dead. Maybe modern medicine is not as modern as we want it to be. Yet the pain is life altering. Stacy | F | 36 | 4 times 40 | 12/30/2011 | 4 | Cervical steroid injection(to relax | I have degenerative disc disease in my neck(pinched nerves cause pain in neck,back & arm along with muscle weakness in arm. . Got steroid injection in my cervical spine & versed was given thru an IV to relax me. It did its job, and the only side effect was drowsiness for about 24 hours- I had more side effect from the steroid (kenalog) - lots mpre pain & tenderness in my neck & throbbing headache for a few days! They told me if it works, It could take a few days to 2 weeks to know!! | F | 55 | 1 days ? | 12/28/2011 | 1 | cataract surgery | Got Versed+morphine IV for cataract surgery. I was totally aware of the cataract surgery and absolutely terrified (though the surgery itself was not bad) -- awful experience. I was slowed down and near immobilized but coming-unglued anxious and doing all I could to not come totally unglued and cooperate with surgery. Sheer terror. | what made me the angriest is when I got the second cataract surgery and an anesthesiologist tried to bully me into taking it again, saying I hadn't gotten enough. I absolutely refused and the second surgery was fine. Worst drug I ever took. | F | 61 | don't know 1X O | 12/18/2011 | 5 | colonoscopy | No side affects, I was terried from all the stories I read, almost to the point of asking not to be sedated during my colonoscopy. I did allow them to use this in combination with Dermerol and the only thing I remember was the feeling of something in my rectum. No pain whatsoever. I was tired the rest of the day but did wake easily and was able to remember my conversation with the Dr. | F | 50 | 1X day | 12/6/2011 | 5 | Bilateral Hernia Repair | No side effects. This worked great. | I was almost too afraid to go in for surgery after hearing about all these horror stories on the internet about versed. I asked about everybody I knew (including several nurses). All had said that it was great drug and they had never seen an adverse reaction. | M | 45 | 1 days 5 1X day | 11/29/2011 | 1 | Endoscopy sedation | Induced anxiety and panic | I admit I was a little nervous about my endoscopy, but who isn't? It was my first time...I wasn't told what they were giving me, they just injected me. The only memory I have is of the room being dark and seeing al these people standing around me, then a light (from the endoscope) coming towards me. I freaked out, pulled the scope from my throat and they could not finish the procedure. For some reason I feel like the drug had induced the panic within me, I was fairly calm before they gave me the injection. Horrible experience and I haven't forgotten | F | 23 | 1X day | 11/26/2011 | 5 | Bronchoscopy | none | I had a bronchoscopy with versed for sedation. Half an hour after the procedure I was awake and just a bit groggy. If I had to go through another procedure that requires sedation I would have no problems using it again. | 47 | 1 days 1X day | 11/24/2011 | 4 | colonoscopy | Drowsiness, spinning sensation in my head, slurred speech. First colonoscopy was done at a hospital and for whatever reason I was completely alert during the procedure, on 6 mg of versed and 50mcg of fentanyl. Extremely painful. Second procedure was done a year later at an endoscopy clinic, monitored by two nurses, a tech and done by two doctors who both actually teach at the medical school. Went in with a migraine on procedure day so docs gave me 2x the dose of fentanyl and 7mg of versed and thankfully I remember nothing AND had no "migraine hangover" when I woke up like I normally do. I am having some diziness a few days later but could be getting an ear infection so not sure if it's the versed. Honestly anyone who has any procedure done needs to ask a million questions and not have the procedure until the doctor answers every one. You can't blame the doctor for every lack in information if you didn't bother to let them know you had questions and concerns. Obvious exception for those who were given the drug without consent and those who had legitimate allergic reactions or rare side effects. I don't know if I'd use it again, since it seems to be a 50/50 chance that it will work properly but we'll see. | F | 29 | 1 days 7mg | 11/24/2011 | 1 | Cataract Surgery | Troubling memories, anxiety | Was given IV Versed prior to cataract surgery. I never experienced any relaxation and did not obtain any benefit from the Versed other than some sporadic paralysis which did not prevent me from grabbing something sharp (I couldn't see anything) having to be restrained and experiencing horrific pain, abandonment and fear as I did not know always know what was going on. I finally "fell asleep" briefly while the doc was placing the lens and when I woke up, the surgical team had me all dressed and cozy in a warm blanket and were beaming at me as though we had all just had a wonderful time. I think they knew I was in pain and uncomfortable but continued without waiting for pain control, thinking I would forget. I was shocked at their disrespectful and uncaring comments and attitudes about patient comfort and dignity. | M | 53 | 1 days 2 mg 1X day | 11/20/2011 | 1 | Wisdom Teeth | Freaked out my normally stable daughter. Severe panic and agitation. Which of course scared my wife and I. | Never again for our family! | F | 17 | 1 times 1X day | 11/19/2011 | 5 | Severe Insomnia | Giddiness, feeling light-headed, dizziness, elated, mood (not euphoria, though), sedation, decreased anxiety. Retrograde amnesia is common with this drug, so take with caution if you get an actual prescription for it. They're rare. I got lucky. | I took tablet forms in 7.5mg dose form. I used them sublingually due to their poor bioavailability (amount of the drug the body can absorb and process before excretion), which is 30% orally. Sublingually, bioavailability is up to 74%(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1873675/). I could still feel oral doses, but they didn't make me tired enough to fall asleep, which was why I was taking it. I liked Versed a lot, but over time I got a tolerance, and refused to keep upping the dosage, and just tapered off. Again, be careful taking this drug - NEVER drive or operate heavy machinery, or do dangerous things like climbing ladders on this medication. And please DO NOT "stay up through the 'high'" because you'll just end up taking more, and more, then before you realize it, you've taken 75mg through the course of a night (speaking of recreational benzo users, not myself) . NOT worth it. Also, dependence/tolerance/addiction are a HUGE concern for this particular benzo. Traditional benzos are better for anxiety/panic attacks anyway. | F | 28 | 6 months 15mg 1X day | 11/15/2011 | 1 | Wisdom teeth removal | Permanent short term memory loss | I was in my early 30's and had Versed when I had my wisdom teeth removed by an Oral Surgeon. I was completely asleep. When I awoke, I started asking the same questions over and over which was to be expected with this type of drug before it was out of your system. The problem was, once it was out of my system, my memory was never the same again. I have told doctors I will never allow it to be used on me again, You'd think by now they would have come up with something better but even new dentists with extensive training in anesthesiology still do not use newer protocols - most continue to use Versed, Brevital and Valium - all old drugs! I love Propofol but know it is normally only used on intubated patients inside a hospital setting. Propofol is best because it is short acting, and it has no memory side effects that I have ever experienced. It's just like having a really good deep sleep and when you wake up you feel great. Some dentists do use it, but I am not sure of the rest of the protocols they use with it. Anyway, don't believe anyone that says Versed doesn't cause permanent memory loss (problems with short term memory) because it DOES. I cannot look at a phonebook or piece of paper with a 10 digit phone number on it and remember it long enough to dial the phone (one example) | F | 51 | 1 days 1X day | 11/13/2011 | 1 | surgery prep | anxiety and hostility. memory impairment very unpleasant (no warning, caused extreme fear for days). unable to trust any more medical care workers | Was told I would be drowsy and would be wheeled into surgical room. Had a blackout instead, lasted about six hours after surgery too. Trouble breathing (O2 sat below 90 for several days). I'll never believe anything people working in hospitals or with IV's say to me again. Recommend people get a LIST of medications and side effects before you let any one near you, I wish I had known to do that. But they lied to me, so maybe it wouldn't matter anyway. | F | 58 | 1 days 1X day | 10/28/2011 | 1 | Hip replacement | Ever increassing memory loss (BOTH short-term and long-term); unpredictable/uncontrollable rages; ever increasing loss of verbal, reading and writing skills; Hip surgery was in Nov 2010. | PLEASE call and add your name and complaint about this drug! Here is the contact information: Headquarters for: Member Services, Health Research Group, Litigation Group and Communications Office 1600 20th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 588-1000 E-mail for the Ligation Department is [email protected] | F | 59 | 1 days 3mg 1X day | 10/12/2011 | 5 | colonoscopy | Only given during surgery | The best medication I have ever had before a surgery. The first time when I woke up I asked my mother were they ever going to get started. It relaxes you, you do not remember what happened, it their was pain or not. It is a wonderful medication. | F | 49 | 4X O | 10/2/2011 | 1 | screening colonoscopy | Feelings of vertigo & nausea, also was frightenedly disoriented & anxious, and then had amnesia that lasted 10 times longer than the procedure did | Wish I could rate it a -5. Horrible experience that I didn't expect. Never felt calm, woke up in severe pain during the procedure, but then remember nothing for 2 hours afterwards.(Like most others, I was never informed of the amnesia !) I feel tricked (since I was led to believe the procedure would be a "breeze") and am horrified to learn that many doctors ignore a patient's screams because they are relying on the amnesia & want to finish the procedure so they get paid. Is this what health care has come to ? | F | 60 | 1 days 5mg 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 4 | Upper endoscopy | None | This was the second procedure I've had with versed. Both times the drug worked as expected. I only had vague memories of bits and pieces of the procedure after administration of the medication, and said some silly things in the recovery room. I have a vague memory either of them pulling the scope out or putting it in but nothing unpleasant or upsetting. I was given some other stuff too and I think I slept through most of it. To those who had a bad experience with the medication during the colonoscopies, I've had a colonoscopy without any sedation at all and they do hurt...alot. This is primarily because the scope and the air they pump in to you causes the colon to cramp and spasm. Doctors will frequently continue the procedure with the patient screaming because it's generally a short procedure and it's easier to get it done with than to pull the scope out and try again with some other drug combination some other time, when the patient might not actually remember the pain when the procedure is over. | F | 31 | 1 days 6mg 1X O | 9/28/2011 |