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 |
| 5 | Breast Lump Removal | None | AMAZING! A stressful situation made much easier, I remember parts of the surgery and talking to the nurses. Was given in combo with Fentanyl ( also amazing). Was up and walking/talking as normal within about 15 min of having sutures put in. | F | 24 | 1 days | 12/2/2008 | 1 | Surgical procedure | I was given Versed for an eyelid surgery. I was fine when they first administered it, but when they actually wheeled me into the surgery I felt a huge wave of panic overcome me. The next thing I knew I was waking up. I have a lot of nausea from anesthesia and pain meds so I was really happy I felt so good. But, the following day I became extremely anxious and terrified, like I was reliving the moment of panic I felt before they put me out in the surgery. I couldn't eat or sleep. I literally paced in circles for hours. I felt like a crazy person. This lasted for about 2 weeks. I have never experienced anything like this before. When I asked my doctor he told me that it wasn't the Versed, but I am convinced that it is, especially after reading the accounts of others. | I was scheduled for another minor surgery where they were planning to use Versed, but I canceled it because I am too afraid to go through with another surgery. I asked to have a general anesthesia instead, but when I start to think about it I start reliving the panic I felt after the last procedure. I feel like I have PTSD. | F | 47 | 1 days | 12/2/2008 | 1 | colonoscopy | Like others here, was basically awake, in pain, but unable to communicate or respond. I was also lied to, given the 'something to relax you' BS. | Memory and coordination problems persisted for days. I think this drug is of no benefit to the patient. It is for the staff's convenience and probably helps make them extra money. | M | 56 | | 11/30/2008 | 1 | Before surgery | none | It didn't do anything for me at all. | F | 33 | 1 days | 11/23/2008 | 5 | Bunionectomy | No side effects | Great Stuff. I was administered VERSED and remembered getting the shot then thereafter nothing. This stuff is GREAT!! I slept thru the whole surgery. I don't even know when I got wheeled into the OR. I just remember waking up in recovrey. Highly recommend. | F | 48 | 1 times | 11/22/2008 | 4 | Colonoscopy | I said something I regret and do not remember it. Luckily my girlfriend is a nurse and had heard things like that before. She still loves me - I think. | Versed/fentinyl caused me to "leave the planet" for a couple hours, sleep for about six more, and be a little out of sorts for a couple more hours. No pain, though. I suppose it beats the "gunfighter's anesthetic": a bottle of whiskey and a towel to bite down on. If I need another colonoscopy maybe I'll ask them to duct tape my mouth shut. | M | 50 | 1 days | 11/18/2008 | 1 | breast cyst biopsy | Nausea for 10 hours after surgery. Terrible effect. Did not need this drug at all. Why is it used? | F | 65 | 1 times | 11/14/2008 | 5 | steroid shots for torn hamstring | What a bunch of candy asses!!! I was given Versad, and within 15 minutes I was out cold !! Never felt any shot pain, no pain afterwards, but the stuff did knock me stupid. My wife had extreme difficulty moving me from the car. I was out of it, said things I don't remember, etc. Recommendations: have at least 2 people waiting for you when you come out of any medical procedure when using this. But I recommmend this. | M | 47 | 1 days | 11/11/2008 | 1 | colonoscopy | severe pain, nausea and vomiting, rash, haunting partial amnesia and severe disorintation | versed (midazolam) is a terrible drug. Since it has no pain-relieving propertis and often causes severe mental problems, I asked my gastro not to use it; just use painkiller (fentanyl) only. The uncaring slob gave it to me anyway, the exam was a nightmaer and all they cared about was getting me out the door. I have had 3 colonoscopies, first 2 with fentanyl only and they weer a bereze. This last exam with versed was a nightmare. My husband (a physician) had a similar reaction to versed; I wish that I had heeded his warnngs about this terrible drug. | F | 45 | 1 days | 11/9/2008 | 1 | sedation for colonoscopy | severe nausea and vomiting, severe sharp pain, very cold, very weak, had to go to the emergency | F | 64 | | 11/4/2008 | 1 | Setting Broken Arm | I don't remeber anything after 2 minutes of being given it but when i finally came to about 6 hours after the surgry I was told that i had an allergic reation to the versed and a red line started going up my arm where it was injected and they had to... give me tyanol? But i was also told that i was talking incoherently during and after the surgery, My parents were in the room and i kept asking my dad for a bite of the hot dog he had, and i kept telling people to answer the phone that wouldnt stop ringing and i was swarmed by flying pink elephants, and i'm not lying about that... i do remeber some of it... and it wasn't funny | M | 17 | | 11/3/2008 | 5 | Brain surgery, cervical epideral | I feel horrible reading the comments people have written about themselves, children and loved ones. I have had some severe reactions to medications through out my surgeries involving brain surgery and other surgeries. Sadly, horribly nightmarish siatuons... I know people's pains... I've come to recognized the care and the medical staff's sincere abilities to help you as much as possible. I also have been in the care of medical staff that were not very compassionate or forgiving... I have had many horror stories but I would like to say that they deal with patients day in and day out. In some cases, the rare cases maybe they are sick and obviously deserve no license an most likely jail time but they are put under in 'most' cases intense pressure everyday and see dozens of patients with ailments ranging from here to the moon... everything from drug seekers to the honest patient. Sadly, they have to try an be psychologists, psychiatrists, surgeons, anesthesologists, nurses, ect... Everyone | M | 26 | | 11/2/2008 | 2 | colonoscopy x 2 & cataract surgery | first colonoscopy 20 years ago versed made me agitated and my blood pressure go up - the doctor kept giving more versed (i got a lot of versed) to try to calm me down and i just kept getting more agitaged and talked uncontrollably as fast as i could for over 2 hours plus i was VERY HONEST with all i said (was like truth serum). also, i woke up during procedure. doctor said it was my attitude and not the medicine that was causing the problem. second colonoscopy was this year and i do not remember procedure (got a lot of versed) but while still at hospital had a panic attack (i had never had a panic attack before), after i went home i could not sleep for over a week plus had anxiety for over a week and chest pain. cataract surgery 2 weeks ago: given small dose of versed - do not remember procedure but could not sleep for 4 days after i went home. doctors and nurses won't believe me it is this medicine: i wish to have something else given to me instead of versed but do not know if anyon | just got versed during procedures | F | 53 | | 10/24/2008 | 4 | EGD/Colonoscopy | Spacey feeling for a few days after the procedure. Amnesia. | I suffer from severe panic/anxiety disorder and going into my procedure I was amped up beyond belief. I knew that there would be pain - I'm familiar with severe pain so this was not what worried me. As usual, it was anxiety about the drugs. The doctor wanted me to be alert prior to the procedure as she wanted to talk to me so I was not allowed to have the Versed first - which I had hoped for. I was given Benadryl which did NOTHING for my anxiety and made my heart race even faster. Yet, I still have no recollection of talking to the doctor. Might as well have given me the Versed to begin with. Finally, the blessed versed/fentanyl combo was given in the procedure lab. I remember nothing of the endoscope. I vaguely remember intense cramping of the colonoscope - someone responding to me saying they knew it hurt but it would be over soon. I have a vague recollection of waking up and leaving the hospital. I slept off and on for the rest of the day and remember very little. Had to stay home t | F | 36 | 3 times | 10/23/2008 | 1 | Ganglion Cyst Removal | I was supposed to have an out-patient procedure to remove a cyst on the inside of my wrist. I was not told the name of the drug until I asked days later. I was only told I was getting mild sedation. The amnesia was never mentioned. I remember feeling panicky as the drug took effect and the next thing I knew I was in the recovery area. I felt like I had just woke up from a nightmare. | I feel like something bad happened during surgery but I don't know what. I am angry that did not explain this drug to me first and basically gave me no choice about having it. I will make sure I never get Versed again. | M | 36 | 1 days | 10/23/2008 | 5 | Had a LifeStyle Face Lift | Absolutely no side effects at all. Works within 2 minutes. | I was extremely nervous beforehand about having this face lift done under a local. I was given Versed to calm me down along with a tiny pill to counteract any nausea I might have felt. I remember the walk into the operating room and being placed in a tilting chair. I looked up and saw my doctor with a needle in his hand and THAT IS THE LAST THING I REMEMBER. I felt the doctor tapping my arm and calling my name. The 2 hour procedure was over and I was already totally bandaged. I was able to ride down in the elevator without any help where my husband waited for me. He told me I slept the entire trip home and pretty much slept thru that night. There was no hangover the next day. Versed is truly a miracle drug for those patients having surgical procedures under a local. | F | 64 | 1 times | 10/22/2008 | 1 | colonoscopy | During the procedure: extreme pain with the inability to respond. After the procedure: uncontrollable crying; extreme anxiety; depression. I will never trust another physician or anesthetist again. They are dishonest about this drug. | I received a mixture of demerol and versed. I was only mildly sedated, until the pain started. I remember feeling as though my gut was being ripped open during the procedure. I was screaming, trying to tell them to stop hurting me, but I couldn't get the words together. I was helpless to speak up in defense of myself. This drug does not ease pain, and it doesn't always help the patient to forget. It only protects the medical staff from guilt at the trauma they are causing. This was a horrifying, excruciating experience. | F | 51 | 1 times | 10/22/2008 | 5 | endoscopy & esophagus biopsy | None | I was told I would be given a low dose. I was very nervous prior to the procedure but it turned out to be a breeze! I have some brief vague memory of the procedure, seeing the doctor looking at the screen and being aware that the scope was in me but it was not at all uncomfortable. Next thing I remember was asking the doctor "Really? That's it? I'm done?" Then I kind of remember being wheeled into recovery and just a few minutes later I was fully alert. I was not tired at all the rest of the day. I literally felt totally normal and felt like nothing had even happened to me. It could not have been better. | F | 37 | 1 days | 10/17/2008 | 1 | Sigmoidoscopy | Agitaion,extreme combativeness,delirium,uncontrolable | My son, 2 1/2, went in this morning for a Flex Sig and was given the Versed as the sedative. He took it no problem and actually within the 15 minutes he was very sedated. More than I would have cared for but the anesethologist? never left our side and monitered us very closeley. However, after the procedure and in revovery it was a differnt story. He woke up "with a bang" the nurse said. And that bang lasted for more than an hour. It was like he was pscychotic. He recated very badly. I could hardly control him. I over heard a nurse say when he calms down this mother needs a medal. It was bad. He wastrying to rip ou the IV and wanted to just get down and thrash which he obviously couldn't do. Long story they sent us home much to our thankfulness and he contiuned the fit all the way home, five minute ride, and another 20 minutes in the house. Finally, took a nap and had a hard time going to sleep. The nurses and doctoe tole us never to give it again to him. Gave us the grug nam | F | 33 | 1 times | 10/17/2008 | 1 | Lumbar - Sacral epidural proceedure | I have had these types of proceedures 4 times now since 2004. Two have been in the last two weeks. The last three with same ortho. All 4 times I have had uncontrollable panic attacks, cried and sobbed continually. I noticed these last two times, after receiving 2-3mg straight IV dosing, (I could see the monitor) that my blood pressure shot up to 150's-160's/110's (normal for me is 120's/80's), and my heartrate would go from 60-70 up to a tachycardic 120. Obvious clinical findings of acute anxiety!!! After leaving the clinic on the last two proceedures, I have been so anxious and tense that the least stressor or provocation causes me to react violently, screaming at my girlfriend. one time getting out of our moving car approaching an intersection in such a panic and paranoia that she was "out to get me". I was verbally abusive to my girlfriend. And honestly I was suicidal all day after both proceedures. It does not help that my ortho is not a patient or gentle man when | As a paramedic, I have used versed often to treat patients who are already psychotic or violent, to chemically sedate them, so they can be restrained and transported safely in the ambulance. It is the standard of care here. But it is given in conjunction with Haldol. I have never seen MY patients react like this. Maybe it's the Haldol that helps. After reading other posts, I DON'T FEEL ALONE!!! OBVIUOSLY it's not that uncommon with underlying anxiety! I had a follow-up appointment with my ortho today, and when I mentioned this to him, he starred at me blankly like I was crazy. Obviously he didn't think anything of it. But then again, he has been a passive asshole in my treatment for the last 4 years. As a medical provider - I would like to be contacted if someone is actually doing clinical research in this area, or has more clinical research as to this unfortunate side effect!!! | F | 33 | 4 times | 10/13/2008 |