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 | colonoscopy | Great drug! | 5mg of Versed with 100mg of Demoral. Great cocktail. Very short half life; no pain; no memory of procedure. | M | 1 days | 7/16/2007 | 5 | colonoscopy | Absolutely none. | Versed w/Demerol My procedure was 7:45 AM. The Dr. told me that there would be a slight burning sensation in my vein but I was out before that happened. About a half hour after the procedure, the Doctor spoke with us for about 15 minutes (So my husband tells me) and I lucidly answered questions. He told my husband that I must have been really tired because I didn't stir during the entire procedure. My husband got me dressed and brought me home. I ate a light breakfast and a few hours later went shopping with my sister. About 5PM I took a little nap and the next day I took a long nap. The lack of memory thing is fine. I don't need to know or remember if and when my body is in pain. I would definitely have that combination again. My results from the procedure were good. Maybe those who felt a lot of discomfort or pain have colon problems and that is why the insertion of the probe kept them awake and in pain. | F | 56 | 1 days | 7/16/2007 | 1 | colonoscopy | given versed, became imobile and experienced extreme pain and told "you won't remember a thing"...this was a really horrific experience and I would never have this drug again.......they kept giving me more versed and fortunately they finally stopped the procedure due to my screaming............. | M | 51 | | 7/16/2007 | 1 | Colonoscopy | I can remember some parts of the procedure. I wanted to communicate with the staff but could not, as if in a sleep paralysis. The pain was not ridiculous, but I did not like being unable to move or speak. | My short term memory was unreliable for a couple of days. A few times I went into a room and forgot why. I also misplaced small items 2 or 3 times. | M | 50 | 1 times | 7/11/2007 | 1 | denal work for implants | I have not memory of the dentla work, but woke up in the middle of the night with hiccups. The hiccups lasted 48 hours. I was exhausted from not sleeping and pain | May sure you ask about the side effects - hiccups are more common according to my doctor. | M | 58 | 1 days | 7/6/2007 | 5 | ercp and egd | i have woken up from it on 3 occasions. | i have been put under at least 30 times using this method with versed and benadryl. i never remember a thing and wake up in the recovery room very drowsy and sleep all night and half the next day. | F | 47 | 1 days | 7/5/2007 | 5 | Colonoscopy | No side effects whatsoever. | Although I came to during the colonoscopy, there was only minor discomfort, and it was somewhat dream-like anyhow. Came to again sometime after the procedure, fully awake, no side effects, able to resume a normal day after going home. I can't believe some of the comments here; seems like some folks are trying hard to generate support for a class action suit. Versed worked great without any of the side effects of pain killers or general anasthesia. | M | 52 | | 7/4/2007 | 1 | Colonoscopy | I don't believe this drug worked for me. I was fully awake when the colonoscopy began and I had severe pain through the entire procedure. I remember screaming and crying and begging the doctor to stop and the doctor telling me to take slow deep breaths. I wanted to punch him. I was too agitated to calm down and take slow, deep breaths. If the doctor had paused and given me a chance to calm down, I may have been able to better control the pain, but he just seemed interested in hurrying through the procedure. As it turned out, the doctor only finished half the procedure saying he couldn't "get around the final bend", so after recovery, I was taken to another department where I had a barium enema with all the corresponding x-rays anyway! | I will never take versed again. This was my first colonoscopy screening and everyone told me the preparation was way worse than the procedure. Not true for me! As much as I loathed the prep, the procedure was much worse. I will never have another colonoscopy unless I am totally under. | F | 50 | 1 days | 6/30/2007 | 1 | Dental | This drug is nothing but trouble. See the other "1" comments. Mine's similar. | Everything I need to say has already been stated here by others. I will refuse this med in the future. | F | 38 | 1 times | 6/26/2007 | 5 | colonoscopy | No memory of procedure at all. Last thing I remember was the Dr. administering it, then waking up in the recovery room. Was given with fentanyl. I have no memory of pain. Worked great for me! No complaints. | F | 49 | 1 days | 6/25/2007 | 1 | in OR for Bartholin Gland Cyst | No side effects from the drug but from my reaction to the pain which I do not remember but obviously experienced. Woke up with a horrific lump on my lip from biting it during the pain. I saw them strap me down to the table in the OR just before I went "out". My lip took about a week to heal. I also injured my shoulder joints obviously trying to move in reaction to the pain. I am resonably physically fit so must have been trying to move in response to the pain and injured my shoulder joints which remain a problem three weeks later. | I will never allow the use of this medication again. It is like torturing the patient and not allowing them to remember it. I obviously felt the pain and reacted to it. Why else would I have been strapped down and received injuries not related to the surgical site? | F | 58 | 1 days | 6/23/2007 | 5 | colonoscopy | Complete amnesia--no pain, no memory, don't know how I got home, got in my clothes, got in bed, etc. Given 11 mgs. and I'm 90 pounds, so I don't know if it was too much. Given along with Fentanyl. | I had no pain from the procedure at all. I have no memory of anything. It was a bit frightening not knowing anything and even the next day I was still out of it. But, better than feeling it. It was the best sleep I ever had. | F | 38 | 1 days | 6/21/2007 | 1 | on a ventilator | confusion, frightening dreams | M | 61 | 10 days | 6/21/2007 | 1 | given before procedure | I was given versed before a cardiac catheter ablation and became very agitated, aggravated, and felt like cursing while lying on the table. Did not understand or realize why, but later had my gallbladder removed and was given versed again beforehand, I just remember slinging my legs around and being angry, and I remember hearing one nurse ask the other how much she gave me, because I was very "wiggly over there". | I believe this drug is dangerous, as I felt angry enough to possibly pull out my own i.v.'s!! | F | 38 | | 6/19/2007 | 5 | EGD and colonoscopy | None | Administered intravenously with fentanyl; no memory of the procedure whatsoever. (I have to take their word for it that it was done!) I remember my mind starting to feel addled for just a few seconds after the nurse added the sedatives to the IV, and nothing else until I was walking to the car to be driven home. At the time (so I'm told) I remembered being told it was time to get dressed in the recovery room, but soon afterwards I had no memory of that. My girlfriend tells me that on the drive home, I asked her six times what the doctor told her about the results of the procedure. | M | 29 | | 6/15/2007 | 5 | Colonoscopy | None other than slight burning sensation sweeping over me after injection was administered into IV. | Demerol w/ Versed - I recall telling the nurse, "Man that stuff works quick", after seeing her inject the drug into my IV. I vaguely remember being dressed in the attire I showed up in at the hospital, sitting in bed, with my wife and son now by my side. Then fast-forward to waking up at home 4.5 hours later w/ no memory of the procedure, getting dressed, walk to the car, drive home, getting undressed and into bed. All-in-all, very pleasant experience for a first time dreaded colonoscopy. Especially considering all my Navy buddies said I was going to become a human trafficking victim and wake up in the Philippines wearing a half-shirt tanktop and daisy duke cutoffs. | M | 35 | 1 days | 6/15/2007 | 4 | colonoscopy | I thought I had slept through the procedure, but was told that I talked the whole time. No side effects, no pain. Went home to take a nap. | The only problem came when my sister took me home and left without hiding my car keys. I was hungry and got in the car and drove to get a sandwich. Other than that I was fortunate enough to have a good experience with the drug. | F | 55 | 1 times | 6/15/2007 | 1 | administered to me in operating roo | The first time I was given Versed, I went into a rage. I became violent, confused, and delirious. | After the first time I was given Versed, I was told by the doctor to make sure it was on my chart to never be given it again. Yet I've been in OR situations when they give it to me anyway, although it's on my chart not to do so. It's a horrific drug which physicians love. This is because you remain conscious, therefore reducing the risks associated with other anaesthetics. The problem is you experience all the pain and trauma of surgery, you just don't remember it later. Your subconscious rememers everything, and therefore you really have experienced the trauma, and any medical malpractice that may have taken place, but the OR staff are protected as you don't remember. There are many more alternate drugs they could use, but this one is more convenient for them, although horrific and traumatic for the patient, no matter what kind of surgery. | F | 50 | | 6/13/2007 | 1 | Colonoscopy | I had no side effects at all. I was given 100 mg of Demerol and 15 mg Versed. I never went to sleep or even became drowsy. I was awake screaming and crying throughout the entire procedure. My doctor didn't seem to care. He later told my husband and I that he had given me the maximum amount of drugs that he would give....they didn't work for me and I am contemplating filing a complaint with my state board of medical examiners about the way I was treated during the procedure. My doctor actually told me to shut up because I was screaming from the intense pain. Then he ordered a urine drug screen on me because he told my husband that I was basically "abusing" narcotics and that the reason for the drugs not working. The urine screen came back negative (except for what he had given me). I had Versed a few other times and it worked fine so it just might have been the amount or combination that was used. I will never do this procedure again without general anesthia! | F | 34 | 1 days | 6/13/2007 | 5 | Multiple dental implants/surgeries | Great sedation with over 30 surgeries-but severe, horrible burning when medicine goes into my hand for about 1 minute until I go to sleep (like my hand is going to explode!) | With so many surgeries, my vein situation is not so good, so I guess that makes the versed burn soooo bad. I am very tolerant of pain, but I have another oral surgery in two weeks and I am already dreading the burn of versed. Any helpful suggestions? | F | 49 | 1 days | 6/11/2007 |