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 | epidural injection | severe headache, nausea, ice cold, dizzy, drowsiness, altered state of mind, | used along with fentanyl prior to steroid injection for two herniated discs. Doctor advised me he was injecting me with valium to calm me. Amnesia wasn't an issue; I remember the whole procedure. The side effects were wicked for the next 36 hours. Drowsiness, freezing cold, headache, nausea and an altered state of mind. I became very aggressive; yelling, screaming and throwing things around the house. I also had bouts of uncontrollable crying and severe paranoia. All my worries in life were exaggerated 100 fold. My insides felt as if they were dancing around and there were times that I couldnt control the shaking due to being sooo cold. The steroid injection was a success in eliminating my lower back pain but, if I had to have another injection I would refuse based on the side effects of Versed. I would rather live with the pain. | M | 44 | unk 1X O | 10/26/2010 | 1 | Prior to Hip Replacement Surgery | I was not anxious prior to the surgery but my doctor ordered the versed added to the IV anyway. Why bother to ask if you're going to just walk all over me anyway?? Within minutes I felt a bizarre disconnect with reality. I was not sure why I was there and began asking to leave. | In the future I will demand that this drug not be used on me! | M | 52 | 1 times 1X day | 10/26/2010 | 5 | Colonoscopy | Other than a two-hour nap after being discharged, no side effects. | Was hoping to fall asleep during the procedure but remained awake and alert. Felt absolutely no pain (was given fentanyl)and when discharged felt 100% normal. Will not hesitate to undergo the same procedure in ten years. | F | 51 | 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 1 | biopsy | Panic, irrational fury, slurred speech, major anxiety afterward,as described clearly elsewhere here. | Like a fool, after I had researched Versed, looked here and everything I still allowed them to give me this med. I thought that the people who hated it had "issues" just like some of the posters here have insinuated. I believed the phony "5" ratings which I now see are bogus. I hope people reading this do not believe the good ratings. This terrible drug has left me a mess, with ongoing problems. I was normal before! I have never had a mental illness or any traumatic happenings at all. I have problems now. I was lied to about how good this drug is, betrayed by the Dr. and the nurse and humiliated by my response to this drug. Don't get it. | F | 36 | 1 days 4 mg 1X H | 10/15/2010 | 2 | Hospital | Barely works for me if at all. No serious side effects otherwise. | First time I had Versed was for wisdom teeth removal. While I was definitely very spaced out and unable to walk (they made me walk anyway!) I still remember most of it, and I wish I didn't. One of the worst procedures I've ever had. But then today I had an endoscopy and colonoscopy. They gave me versed, I remember getting tired but still a few of the preparation procedures. I don't recall the endoscopy itself. However, I remember all of the painful colonoscopy. I'd rather I didn't remember it. I must have told 10 different nurses and doctors that Versed didn't work for me the first time, and they assured me it was probably just a case of too low a dose. But despite this, they still didn't really give me enough this time. | F | 24 | 1 days ? 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 1 | endoscopy | Prolonged amnesia | I sure wish I had an experience like some of the recent posters; mine couldn't have been more different. I expected to be "out" just for the procedure, but I ended up having amnesia for literally hours afterward. That upset me immensely, since no one told me that might happen. Versed is a really frightening drug. I have filed a complaint with the FDA and urge others with bad experiences to do so also. | F | 36 | 1 days not sure 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 1 | Upper GI endoscopy | I had memory problems and cognitive difficulties for months after the procedure. I had a second procedure three years later and asked to not have this of drug but it was administered anyway. The second time the side effects were even worse. I cannot in good conscience recommend this drug as the risk of side effects is too great. | I recommend against having this drug under any circumstances. The amnesia and other mental effects can linger in some people. Versed is not a pain killer - it is used to cause amnesia and compliance. You will still feel the pain but you will not remember it, which is not the same thing as not experiencing the pain at all. I have found articles suggesting implicit memories remain. | M | 51 | 2 times 2mg 1X AN | 10/13/2010 | 5 | Pre-op anxiety - D&C | Other than being in a zone this afternoon which might be related to the general anesthesia, I feel fine. The versed took away my anxiety and allowed me to go into the O.R. without fearing the procedure. I was a little off-balance and wouldn't have wanted to move fast, but I was CALM! I don't care if it causes amnesia. Who wants to remember a D&C? I can still remember walking to the O.R., laying down, having the EKG wires pasted to me, and then feeling the slight burn from the general anesthetic in my IV. Next memory is waking up in recovery. That's the way it should be. | I've had versed twice pre-surgery that I am aware of and had the same result the first time. I've had other procedures (colonoscopy, endoscopy) where it likely was used as well but I never asked what was given and only knew I had "twilight sedation". | F | 44 | 1 days ? 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 5 | Corneal Transplant | No side effects whatsoever. | A combo of versed and propofol was administered for intraocular locals. Felt like I took a nap from the time I entered OR and was awake, relaxed and pain-free during the final stitches. Had been working overtime prior to surgery to finish some projects - so this was a well earned, hour long nap. Wide awake and fit as a fiddle for the 20 mile ride home. No nausea at all, and I am prone to agita with even aspirin and vitamins. | F | 55 | 1 days ? 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 5 | EGD and Colonoscopy | I slept like a baby after the procedure and after my husband brought me home.. | I do not know how much Versed I was given..I had a double procedure: EGD (scope of stomach - tube down my throat into my stomach) and a Colonoscopy. I was also given Demerol. I did not remember the procedure. Happy as a clam....My husband brought me home and I slept like a baby the rest of the day.. | F | 56 | ? 1X O | 10/9/2010 | 5 | Colonoscopy | No side effects. | The Versed was combined with Fentanyl 100 mcg and put me to sleep for the entire procedure that was done on Oct 4 2010. | M | 77 | 1 days 5mg 1X day | 10/5/2010 | 5 | bowel obstruction & resection | Received Vesed/Demerol injections - thankful for this combination as morphine did not touch the severity of this pain either pre-op or post op. I realize that people respond differently to different medications. I have atypical reactions to a number of meds. This combo worked for me. | F | 37 | 9 days 6X day | 10/5/2010 | 1 | colonoscopy | Absolutely a G- D- freak-out drug! I do not have words to describe the intensity and utter bizarreness of the experience this chemical imposed upon me. Anxiety? Confusion? Terror even? Does not scratch the surface. | I am a mid-level director at a high-tech company. I was supposed to return to work the next day and ended up taking off two additional days because I was so shaken by my experience. I don't know if the drug was hanging around in my system that long, or if I was just in some sort of shock. | M | 54 | 1 times 1X AN | 10/4/2010 | 1 | Not explained,so they had 'control' | This is a warning to people out there, NEVER EVER LET SOMEONE GIVE YOU VERSED! Versed causes you to be at the command of the doctors around you. From the outside you will look like you are fully alert, but infact VERSED is intended to cause full Amnesia, but this is often not the case. I can remember parts of what happened and even remember being intubated as they obviously thought i'd forget it, so never anesthetized me first. PTSD, nightmares reliving experience, confusion, distress, fear | I was being taken back to be put under GA and the doctor gave me something to 'relax'. No one had enough of a conscience to inform me of the intentional amnesia, and thereby did NOT obtain an informed consent. I consented to being 'relaxed' NOT amnesia! I woke up and felt fine. it wasn't until a few days later that i realized the gaps in my memory and how i couldn't remember what had happened to me. I have vague memories of the hallway and the OR and i remember the lack of control and how disconnected my body was from my mind. It gave me nightmares, and what i believe to be PTSD. NEVER EVER HAVE THIS DRUG! There is no reason to screw with someones mind like that. The doctors who did this to me are not going to get away with it. I am making an formal complaint, and so help me god, i will make sure they get what's coming to them. NO ONE DESERVES TO FEEL LIKE THIS OR BE ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED BY DOCTORS OR ANYONE ELSE LIKE THIS! | F | 16 | 2mg maybe? 1X day | 10/4/2010 | 5 | Dental procedure | No negative side effects. Very sleepy. | I have always had much anxiety at the dentist. Would usually take valium before a procedure. But Versed was just as good. Very relaxed and sleepy. | F | 49 | 2 days 4 MG 1X day | 10/1/2010 | 1 | hernia repair | Complete amnesia. I was totally stunned when I came to and realized that the surgery was over. I have no recall of leaving the room where I changed into the hospital gown. I had no memory of being taken out of that room. I was not told during any pre-surgical consultations that I would have amnesia. I think this is deliberate. For weeks afterward, I experienced either panic or anger. | This experience has caused me a lot of grief because I want to be involved in my own care. I was told I would be conscious during my surgery with only a local anesthetic, which is what I wanted, and why I decided to go ahead with the surgery. Instead, I was left feeling like I had been "put out" for 2 hours, a gap of time for which I have no memory at all. | M | 44 | 1 times 1X AN | 9/30/2010 | 5 | Operations | I have had memory loss of the operations and was groggy for a long time afterweards (that day). I spept it off. I have had versed administered on 12 separate instances for surgery {knee, eye (3), hernia, and bowel resection, testicular (3), and colonoscopies (3)}. Not every one reacts the same to the chemicals in any type of administered drugs. The same goes for illegal drugs too. | I do experience the burning sensation when it is administered. That is not pleasant. | M | 59 | 1X day | 9/29/2010 | 5 | Several surgeries | It worked wonderfully. No anxiety, fear, bad memories etc. | I only wish this medication would have been around when I was a kid, when I DO have a lot of bad memories and experiences that VERSED would have helped had it been around. VERSED is a GOD send. I think a lot of the negatives posted here are way overblown, or are from people with underlying mental "issues" unrelated to VERSED. | M | 46 | 1 days Not sure 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 1 | ERCP | Went into hospital to get 2 gallstones removed that became stuck in my bile duct. They gave me demarol and versed for the procedure. Now, I have no memory of any of this, but I became extremely aggitaded and combative. The doctor had to find my wife to get her consent to put me under a general to knock me out to complete the procedure...again, I have no memory of what I did, but was told by the nurses that I "flipped out"...never take this stuff, all the nurses told me it was no good. | M | 50 | 1X day | 9/11/2010 | 1 | colonoscopy | long-term memory loss, depression | drug did noting positive for me and had terrible side effects. the endo doc says that she is trying to stop using it because of the memory loss that many are having long-term, but it's the only drug that some insurance will pay for. Next exam will be fentanyl only. | F | 50 | 1 days 4mg 1X day | 9/10/2010 |