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 |
| 3 | Cortisone Injections in Lower Back | No obvious side effects at this time. | I almost refused this treatment after being told VERSED would be used to "make me sleepy". My previous bout with VERSED (see 6/19/08 for my "Twilight Zone" experience during colonoscopy) made me vow to never take it again. I related that experience to the Doc who convinced me there would be no problem as this procedure would take a very short time. I remember lying on the table and speaking with the nurse and that is pretty much all. A vague memory of needle pricks persist but all in all THIS time I had no problem with VERSED. | M | 57 | 1X day | 9/21/2011 | 5 | Heart cath with biopsy. | None | I am a heart transplant patient and have been given this med many times during biopsy procedure. it works very well for me and I have never had any ill effects. | M | 55 | 1X day | 9/20/2011 | 4 | Colonoscopy and EGD | Was initially given 5mg with 50 mg Demerol. Dose bumped to 13mg Versed and 130 mg Demerol due to pain. Was told I was "chatty" through the entire proceedure, but I do not remember a thing. A little foggy the next day but no residual effects. | Had an acceptable experience but due to the high dose needed to support sedation, may request Propofol next time I have a procedure in the endoscopy lab. No issues afterwards. | F | 44 | 1 days 13 1X day | 9/19/2011 | 1 | colonoscopy | It stoped my breathing.The used another drug to counteract the effects and when i woke i had lots of pain while the procedure continued.I was told to never take it again.A month later i am not feeling well. | I have to be sure that i never have that drug again. | M | 72 | 1 days 1X day | 9/18/2011 | 4 | colonoscopy | Only had a headache for a few hours. | Had the much dreaded colonoscopy and now it is OVER. I do not remember any of the procedure and that is exactly how I wanted it. Walked out of hospital, went home and slept the afternoon away. Woke up had a light supper and went back to sleep. Next day felt fine, taught my ESOL class and did fine. | F | 68 | 1X day | 9/9/2011 | 1 | Cortisone injection in back | Was given this so I could get a cortisone shot in my back. Woke up screeming and they gave me meds to knock me back out. I woke up next morning, unable to move my legs, arms, or face. My speech was slurred. My husband called an ambulance. They thought I was having a stroke. A week later, my speech is getting better, but I'm still throwing up and am very fuzzy in the head. Never again will I let someone give me this crap! | F | 32 | 1 days 6mg 1X day | 8/22/2011 | 1 | Angioplasty | Felt weak, uncontrollable shaking for 2.5 hours | My reaction to this anasthesia was unwelcomed. I felt very weak for 4 days after I was released from the hospital. I lost my strength to move around in the hospital bed and was groggy for the same amount of time. I made it very clear to my vascular surgeon I will not use this drug again. | M | 61 | 1 days 1,2,1,1 1X H | 8/21/2011 | 2 | Colonoscopy | I was completely out during the procedure and in the recovery room, although my husband said i was asking the same questions over and over. Do not remember leaving the facility, riding home or much of the rest of that day. Slept a lot. But what particularly bothers me is that a week later I am still very tired, foggy and have a heavy head. Still feel drugged. | I will never have any procedures done again without drilling the medical staff. Dealing with the medical community gives one a false sense of security. Security comes from our own knowledge and decisions. The 'one size fits all" attitude of the medical world is unexceptable. I believe the dosages of Versed 7mg and Fetanyl 150 micrograms were too much. I have sleep apena and my sleep problems and tiredness have been compromised by this drug. | F | 67 | 1 days 7 MG 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 1 | C-Section / Stillborn | hallucinations, groggy, amnesia, nightmares | i had just found out that my baby that i had carried for 26 weeks was dead and i was going to have to have a c-section to get him out. during surgery i was having major hallucinations. i've never used "street" drugs before but i have to think it was what would be called a "bad trip". my hallucinations were so real to me that i fought to keep my eyes open and couldn't. i was not advised by the anesthegeologist that i would have amnesia, hallucinations or nightmares as potential side effects. i remember bits & pieces of what happened before & during surgery. i have nightmares that i've lost my baby and i can't find him and have to talk myself down when i wake up for about 5 or 10 minutes to remind myself that it's a nightmare and that my baby is with Jesus. there are times when i'm walking through a store and have the urge to buy baby clothes and litterally have to remind myself that i don't have a baby to buy them for. i can do small things like sit in a hot tub and all of a sudden start crying because my mind is telling myself i'm not supposed to be in there because pregnant women aren't supposed to get in the hot tub. even tough i'm not in denial and know that we lost our baby these things still go through my head and honestly believe it's a result of versed. i've been advised by my general practioner that i need to attend counseling sessions because i may have PTSD. i believe i would have been better off without the versed. | F | 38 | ? 1X day | 8/8/2011 | 1 | Unknown! | Given to me prior to a minor surgery, my memory of the events is intermittent. What I recall is barely being able to move or speak, and not being happy about it. | Fuzzy memory, slow thinking, mood swings, not at all my normal self for almost 3 weeks afterward. I learned of the Versed after questioning my dr. and getting a hard copy of my record. | M | 45 | 1 times 2 1X AN | 8/5/2011 | 1 | upper scope and colonoscopy | woke agitated and angry on first use, major memory issues for days versed not strong enough to counter the pain of the colonoscopy, sever trauma | This drug and the doctors that use it are evil. It was given without my consent and during colonoscopy I came out of the fog to the worse pain I have ever felt. I was calling out and crying. Doctor ignored me and kept on ramming. I suspect I was calling out the entire time and he was not aware I awake. When told I had sever pain the next day he said he didn't understand because i was fine in recovery. I yell at him that I was full of this drug and don't even remember it. I doubt I will ever get over this event. | F | 56 | 8mg 1X day | 8/5/2011 | 5 | Surgeries and colonoscopies | Other than my wife wondering why I keep asking the same questions every one to two hours that she had already answered I was fine. | I am very familiar with drugs (medications) of various kinds. I’ve had multiple surgeries since I was 10 years old (now 70) and have had and am taking a wide spectrum of medications. Just had major surgery in Nov. '10 and requested versed. No problem. Surely people, doctors and nurses do, know that every humane being has a wide variance of toleration and response to drugs of all kinds, even alcohol. So why would versed be any different? In the early surgeries of my life it was sodium pentothal and now it's versed. I would never want to experience another exploratory procedure, like a colonoscopy, or surgery with versed as a part of the surgical pain management regiment. I just hope that an hour from now I can remember that I was on the site leaving these comments :-) | M | 70 | 4 times No idea 1X AN | 8/3/2011 | 1 | tubal ligation | totally zoned out I just remembered waking up in a" lounge chair" with the nurse yelling at me to wake up and to walk around. The anesthesiologist gave me to much . My husband had to about carry me out to the car and I don't remember going home and sleeping 6 more hours. | Never Again.I'm putting off a colonoscopy because I know I'll just get what they want to stick in my arm. Even if I get a promise, I won't believe them or trust them. I was treated like a 2 year old the last time.I've only seen a nurse at the gastroenterologist office for prep info.She would only tell me that the hospital would take care of the drugs and she couldn't say what they would use. I guess the only time I see the Dr. will be when he gives me a final report. I don't even think I'll be able to talk to the anesthesiologist, if I'll even get one. A cheap Dr. can do the versed and fentanyl by himself.I'm going back to my pcp and see if he can find me another Dr. | F | 55 | 1X day | 7/29/2011 | 5 | Colonoscopy | none | I was given Versed and Fentanyl for a colonoscopy. Having never been put under before and having read some of the horror stories posted here, I was quite anxious about being given these drugs. I don't doubt that some people have had terrible reactions, but for me, the experience couldn't have been better. I remember the nurse telling me that she was putting the meds into my IV, but I couldn't feel them going in and have no recollection of going under. The next thing I remember was waking up and asking if they'd started the procedure! I had no pain, and no loss of memory other than that of the colonoscopy, which was what I wanted. My husband drove me home and I slept for a few hours, after which I felt completely normal and alert. Versed and Fentanyl made my colonoscopy a completely tolerable experience. The doctor found and removed polyps, so I most likely will have another colonoscopy within the next few years, and I won't hesitate to take Versed again. | F | 50 | 1X day | 7/28/2011 | 1 | oral surgery | this was given to my daughter for wisdom teeth removal, she freaked out and I had to reschedule the surgery. Second time around she was not given any Versed and things went fine | dangerous dangerous dangerous!!! Often causes PTSD anxiety and depression, do NOT let anyone give you this drug, it needs to be banned from use on humans and animals!! | M | 17 | 1 days 2mg 1X day | 7/22/2011 | 1 | Cataract Surgery | Smallest dose (so they said) was administered twice, one week apart, for cataract surgeries. Five days after the first surgery I started experiencing obsessive thinking, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, loss of appetite, and weight loss. I went to bed anxious, with pounding heart and difficulty breathing, and woke up depressed. The slightest thing made me angry. All of this was SO unlike me. I could not control my thinking, something I'd never experienced. I felt as though I'd been turned into someone else, and I had no idea what caused it. It was horrible. | Fortunately, I am mostly back to normal (8 weeks later), except for lingering memory issues that I hope will eventually resolve. I will NEVER take Versed again. I just hope the medical profession takes me seriously and doesn't decide to stick it in my IV anyway. Nothing would surprise me. THANK YOU to all the people who posted here, helping me to understand the reason behind the dramatic and terrifying change in my mental state. | F | 62 | 1X day | 7/11/2011 | 1 | retrograde cystoscopy | Most horrible experience of my life!!Was cognizant of entire procedure and endured excruciating pain but was basically just paralyzed. I also remembered everything that was said and happening. Arms and legs went into severe, unrelenting tetonic spasms which proceeded to core before nursing staff could figure out what to do. Don't let anyone give this to you, especially if it is to be administered in a doctor's surgical suite where you would assume there is immediate life support systems (cardio and respiratory) available but MAY NOT BE! I feel angry that the trust I placed in these providers was violated. Never again. Trust your instincts. | See above. | F | 53 | 1 times 7 ml 1X day | 7/9/2011 | 5 | colonoscopy | none | I took versed in combination with fentanyl via IV. I don't remember anything from the time the doctor told me they were starting sedation until I woke up in recovery. From my point of view, I was totally out for the entire procedure. I will have to ask my doctor if I actually was responsive at all during the procedure and just forgot about it. The effects of the drugs (a little wobbly on my feet) wore off about one hour after I woke up in recovery and by afternoon I felt fine. This was my first time under sedation in my life and it went well. | M | 63 | 1X day | 7/1/2011 | 1 | induction of anesthesia | Amnesia with no pain or muscle relaxing benefit | I asked not to be given this drug because I did not want amnesia and was given it anyway and got the amnesia. It just stops your memory with blackness instantly and doesn't help with pain or relaxation. It messes up memory for days, maybe weeks afterward. I still am having memory problems 2 weeks later. | F | 64 | 1 days 5mg 1X day | 6/25/2011 | 1 | pre surgery | anxiety, disorientation, vision and coordination problems, anger, flashbacks and nightmares | I honestly do not know why this drug was used. I was told it would "relax" me and within minutes I was incapiciated in the "holding area" before surgery. When I finally came to, I was scared and disoriented about where I was. I couldn't remember what happened in recovery or being moved and had lost hours of time after I was supposedly brought out of general anesthesia. My already poor eye sight was worse for days, and I couldn't get my balance. I was disrespected by the crna that gave me this drug, which I do remember. (thanks for making fun of my inability to talk after you "medicated" me and laughing behind my husband's back at his concern) Frankly, I suspect this drug and the bad behavior of the people that inject it are among the reasons people avoid doctors, hospitals, and health care workers in general. I have become one of them. | F | 57 | 1 days 2 mg 1X day | 6/7/2011 |