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 | Hernia fix | I have used versed before, had a horrible paradoxical reaction. | The one poster may be right about "selection bias" - since a person with a complaint is more likely to post to a site like this. Also most people don't even know what they are getting. Therefore, I conclude that the flood of recent 5 ratings are mostly phony. | M | 46 | 1 times | 11/29/2007 | 1 | endoscopy and colonoscopy | Remembered everything - the doc snipping lab samples from my stomach and colon, the doc yelling at me to breathe, the pain of the tubes, the movement of the instruments. It was ghastly. I was in tears during the whole procedure(both)- my sinuses congested from crying so that I couldn't breathe anyway. Doc seemed unconcerned. NEVER, EVER AGAIN! | F | 55 | 1 days | 11/28/2007 | 5 | Corto-Steroid Injections, Epiderals | Memory Loss. "Goofiness". *EXTREME* Calm and relaxation. Extreme Weakness for length of procedure only. Very tired for lenght of procedure only. Confusion. Confusion and "Goofiness" lasted for about 2 hours. Later on in the night after one of the procedures, I had a brief, major bout of confusion, but it was actually pretty funny. | **It looks like most negative comments come from colonoscopies...do these doctors not know how to use it??** **Also, one very poor rating was from an abortion patient saying she had extreme depression...I don't think the drug caused that. Think about it...** I remember watching it being put in the IV. Literally 20 seconds later, I got dizzy and slumped down. They gave me some O2 via nasal canula to help breathing. They asked to lifet my arm for the BP cuff and I could, but it was hard. The first time I had it, they had to give me more as I was not relaxed enough (I **HATE** Needles). Then I remmeber nothing but being wheeled to recovery. Oh...and ONE time, I vaguely remember groaning in pain and the nurses were saying "It's okay your tough. Your strong... Give him two more mgs" I LOVE VERSED! | M | 17 | 4 times | 11/27/2007 | 1 | endoscopy procedure | bad hallucinations, nausea and vomiting, no wonder they call this the date rape drug. | was used for a 'twilight' sleep to break up a gall stone. It didn't work, made me sick as a dog and my throat is permanantly damaged from this. | F | 49 | 1 days | 11/26/2007 | 4 | fystula surgery | extreme attack of restless leg syndrome prior to being put out. This has happened twice | other than the RLS, the drug worked great | M | 59 | 2 times | 11/19/2007 | 1 | Post SI injection | I was completely catatonic when this was given to me. I was aware of time passing, my surroundings and what people were doing in the room around me but I was unable to respond to anything. It lasted for approximately two hours and was very frightening. It also left me with a 'hangover' that lasted much of the day. | F | 36 | 1 days | 11/16/2007 | 5 | CT assisted biopsy | They gave me just enough to relax me but not enough so that I don't remember the procedure. I loved the effect, relaxing and feeling no worries for once. | One hour of heaven in the last few weeks of testing hell. | F | 53 | 1 days | 11/15/2007 | 4 | Pre-op relaxation | Extreme uphoria, lightheadness, sedation | I have had 11 kidney stones, yeah 11. I have had versed for pre-op relaxation & it helped "take the pressure off" so much that i didn't even care where i was. I'm going in for a minor procedure today for my throat & am going to have it again by request. | F | 34 | 6 times | 11/14/2007 | 3 | Oral Surgery | My oral surgeon gave me Versed for a very painful tooth removal. I remember nothing but flashes of moments after receiving the IV of Versed. I was dating a new man who agreed to take me & bring me home from the procedure. One of those memory flashes after the procedure was of being forced to preform oral sex on the man who brought me home. I thought I had had some bad dream & didn't understand why I would dream such a thing. The bloody gauze from my surgery was on my nightstand & my mouth & throat hurt in ways that had nothing to do with surgery. I never went to the police with any suspicions because I couldn't prove a thing. It has bothered me constantly since the day it happened & I finally went to my oral surgeon's office to ask them what it was they gave me. Part of my delay in asking them was out of humiliation & embarassment of trying to relay to them what I did remember. I asked them if what they gave me could cause me to semi-function like I had with | The drug worked as it was supposed to but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!! make sure you trust who you are around after being given ANY amount of this drug at all. You are putting your health, well being & personal safety in jeopardy if you don't. It's been a yr & I still can't recall everything. PLEASE BEWARE!!! | F | 40 | 1 times | 11/12/2007 | 5 | colonoscopy | A little nausea afterwards, but I was a bit nauseous before the procedure too, probably from the Phospho Soda I had to drink. | I could hear the voices but not discern words, like a dream when you don't understand the language. I did understand when the doctor came to my side and said, "Okay, you're all finished." No pain at all, I would highly recommend this in combination with the fentanyl. | F | 51 | 1 days | 11/7/2007 | 5 | setting a broken ankle in the ER | Ended up on oxygen for several days after surgery due to low sats but i don't know if that was from the Versed or something else. All I know is that I don't remember anything about my ankle (which was broken in 3 places) being set in the ER...and I don't want to! Thanks Versed!! | F | 33 | 1 times | 10/27/2007 | 5 | Epidurals-preop-Discgram-colonscpy | No side effects... - made the procedures quick and painless- writing this 4 hours after an epidural injections at S1-L5 just this morning.. Versad and Fentynl mixture every time.... If the proceedure hurt more the Doc would say "another one and one" or two and one (cc's)..... Sometimes only small amounts used.. Half life fast and back on feet within hours. | I, too am sorry about the bad effects some people reacted with the Versad... but having no anestelogists in Op room????? This is not Clint Eastwood movies with 5th of cheap whiskey and biting on a rusty bullet... Most of time, I was coherent during the procedure, And why would you want to be 100% awake and alert while in there? Who cares if it is a temporary amnesic class benzoid.. Relax - you are having surgery, after all .... | M | 51 | 14 times | 10/26/2007 | 1 | Research Paper on Versed | I am writing a paper on the use of amnestics like Versed in medical procedures. I would greatly appreciate any help from actual users of Versed: specifically, long term effects, what the doctor told you about the drug, and copies of consent forms (block out any personal identification). I turn my paper in around the first of December 2007, so I will need information up until that point. Thank you! | Email me at: [email protected] I have already contacted those people on this forum that listed an email address. | F | 33 | 0 days | 10/23/2007 | 5 | Oral Surgery | Nothing bad... I didn't remember being under at all (about 1.5 hours) and Versed supposedly has some amnesic properties. However, I remembered everything prior to surgery and everything after surgery, which was ideal. A little woozy when I was coming out of it but that's to be expected. No nausea, change in mental status, shakes, etc. | I came to this site the night before surgery and was a little nervous after reading the horror stories, but I have to believe that the very few people who may be predisposed to have a poor reaction are just more likely to come on a site like this and voice their strong feelings, so I really doubt that the rankings on this site are representative of the overall experiences of the general population -- a bit of "self-selection bias," if you will. I just want to let readers know that my experience with Versed was not remarkable at all, and that is exactly the point. I'm glad my oral surgeon chose Versed. | M | 26 | | 10/19/2007 | 5 | Outpatient Colonoscopy procedure | None | I layed there after being given the drug expecting some sort of change in conciousness but was not able to detect anything even though I remained awake throughout the procedure. I recall only a few things that took place during this time. I remember seeing the inside of my colon on the monitor. I vaquely recall moaning a few times. I recall hearing the staff tell me the procedure was over and also asking the Doctor what he found in there. I have a faint recollection of him telling me that he removed a few pollips that would be sent to the lab for analysis. That's about it. If I experienced any significant pain I have no memory of it. Overall I found the procedure very tolerable and would not be at all hesitant to do it again in the future if that should become necessary. | M | 59 | 1 days | 10/18/2007 | 5 | dental work | I was very groggy for about 2 hours after the procedure. | For me this was a great way to have my dental work done. After reading some of the reviews here I was scared to death to try it but for me it was wonderful. I remember nothing of the procedure or the couple of hours afterwards but now, three hours later feel fine. I would recommend it for someone having a quick procedure with no other health problems or previous problems with anesthesia. | F | 46 | | 10/16/2007 | 5 | Endoscopy | The nurse injected 5mg Versed and 100 Mcg Fentanyl. The first thing I remember was getting really lightheaded. Then the nurse told me to relax and I told her that I was waiting for meds to kick in. The nurse gave me another shot of versed and fentanyl again, same thing, then she injected another one. Then my world got upside and I woke up in the recovery room and was telling the nurse that the meds aren't working and didn't realized that I was actually in the recovery room. | Versed's working like a magic. | M | 21 | 1 days | 10/9/2007 | 5 | Sedative before surgery | I asked for something before surgery because I was a little scared. He gave me some Versed. I asked him what it was because I was immediately relaxed and calm. I remember everything that happened after that, including speaking with the OR nurses, until they gave me the general to knock me out. I have had no side effects whatsoever and will ask for it if I have surgery again and am feeling apprehensive. | F | 38 | 1 days | 10/8/2007 | 2 | Colonoscopy | Combination Fentanyl/Versed for routine colonoscopy. Post-op vomiting/nausea/dizziness. Procedure late afternoon--sick into the night. Next morning I felt like someone hit me in the head with a 2x4. I remember nothing of the procedure now, although immediately post-op my husband said I said I watched the entire thing and thought it was fascinating. I don't like the idea of total memory loss and knowing that I was "awake" and talking during the procedure. Doctor called that evening to follow-up and indicated to my husband that I needed "extra" during the procedure. Would not use this method again as, obviously, I reacted poorly. I will be happy to pay whatever I need to to avoid these drugs again. Virtual colonoscopy here I come. | F | 51 | 1 times | 10/6/2007 | 5 | Dermoid Cyst removal left eye | None | i was given the IV line in pre-op. no sedatives were given at that time. i was wheeled into the OR and given a nasal oxygen tube. my doctor said she was going to put me under then for the cyst removal really put me under then bring me out of it alittle to have me take verbal commands to blink my eye, etc as a graft had to be done where the cyst was removed from the surface of my eye and also for a little cosmetic eye lid work. then the anesthesiologist said he was going to make me sleepy. the next thing i know i'm awake in the post op room. before i woke up though i remember this feeling of having a dream that i was coughing and the doctor said stop coughing! i couldn't see her or anything around me it was like i was asleep and dreaming. when she came in to see me she said i woke up fast and i asked her if she told me to stop coughing and she said she had. she said i was coughing because i wasn't swallowing enough. i had no nausea and dressed myself got a ride to my nieces house and sl | M | 50 | 1 times | 10/4/2007 |