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 | TURP (prostate surgery) | Unrecoverable memory loss | I had Versed for a TURP the first time around. Things happened and I had complete conversations 6 hours after I was out of recovery that I still cannot recall 4 years later. I had had amnesia once before from a blow to the head and this experience was too much like that one, except my memory returned after a while when I had the blow to the head. It's a horrible feeling to know there's a totally blank spot in your memory. I had to have the TURP repeated 4 months later and refused the Versed. I was completely conscious during the whole procedure and able to talk to my doctor afterwards and remember everything he said and did. That was GREAT! I had a colonoscopy later and that doc almost refused to do it unless I consented to Versed, until I told him I'd already had a TURP without it. I suffered a lot through that procedure. It took the doc twice as long to get through the colon, but after it was over I was on my feet immediately with memory intact. I would do it the same again, pain or | M | 70 | 1 times | 2/17/2007 | 5 | Endoscopy | Recovery room: Extreme fatigue on wakening. some unsteadiness/leg weakness. dissipated quickly. Some drowsiness later that same day. Sore throat for a couple days. | The worst part of this procedure for me was mental: worrying about the worst case scenarios. I was not misled about this drug at all. I researched and read this forum, was upset, and called my doctor the day before to ask NOT to have it. But, he had only seen one paradoxical response to it in thousands of procedures, so I decided to have it. A nurse I know said the same thing. I have no recollection of the procedure itself, for which I am very thankful because I am a gagger - I cant even tolerate having bitewings at the dentist..a major ordeal for me. So this was looking to be a horrible experience. The last thing I recall solidly is the doctor telling me he was going to put a little bit into my IV, and a coldness in the back of my hand. Then I woke up in recovery. It was literally like someone turned off the switch for about 90 minutes. I have a very faint, vague recollection of coughing or gagging,but no sensations of any kind associated with it. The memory is more like I | M | 35 | 1 days | 2/11/2007 | 5 | Endoscopy | this cut me off: of coughing or gagging,but no sensations of any kind associated with it. The memory is more like I witnessed someone gagging or coughing, than that it was me. More vividly I recall a dream in which I was skiing or sledding. I guess maybe due to the conversation of the doctor and staff (it was a friday AM, and raining in the Bay Area, so good snow up in Tahoe). If you tolerate benzodiazepenes (for example, I have used Ativan ]with no ill effects), you are likely to tolerate Versed, as its in the same drug family. | M | 35 | 1 days | 2/11/2007 | 5 | Oral surgery | I had Versed twice eight months apart for oral surgery. I had absolutely no problems with it. I came round quickly, and remember everything from coming round, paying my bill, going home. Once I got home, I slept for about three hours after each surgery, and the next day I was completely back to normal, apart from maybe feeling a little tired the first day. | I react very badly to general anesthesia and always take a long time to come round from it, and vomit afterwards (the last time I vomited so much that I ended up dehydrated). I also have a heart condition and asthma. I was very relieved to discover that IV sedation with Versed works so well for me - I am always nervous before GA but not before Versed, which I will be having again in about a month for my last round of oral surgery. | F | 48 | 2 times | 2/6/2007 | 1 | malignant melanoma excision & graft | Anaphylaxis... heart and respiration stopped... basically the worst things that the manufacturer and Physicians Desk Reference warn can happen... death throes over and blue-gray in color... family warned of brain damage if they could bring me back... BUT I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING (except the white light...) JUST LIKE THE DOCTOR ORDERED! | Had it not been that the hospital's heart surgeon happened by, and took over to do open heart massage, I would not be here to warn you about this. Now I have colonoscopies and tracheoscopies (spelling?)without any drugs of any kind, and it is so easy! No one should be given anything for these simple procedures! | M | 53 | 1 times | 1/29/2007 | 5 | Heart Cath | 1/2 hour before surgery I was given a valium, then wheeled into the cath lab, and while they were shaving, they injected my IV with Versed. I was so terrified about this heart cath being done....but with the Versed, I don't remember it. Glad it's over and done with. | Out like a light, woke up 2 hours later, a little groggy, had lunch, got dressed, got a ride home. Slept for another 3 hours, woke up feeling fine. | M | 36 | | 1/27/2007 | 5 | Colonoscopy | Brief nausea, sleepiness. | This drug worked fabulously on me. I asked and was told about it before the procedure. Being inquisitive, I tried to counter the memory loss, but the drug won. I have no memory of the procedure after seeing the start of it on a TV monitor. I don't recall going to, or waking from sleep. There's just a clean edit of my memory for about 20 minutes. I had it a second time for an upper endoscopy and tried to watch the clock on the wall, but again, a clean edit with the minute hand jumping ahead about 20 minutes. Amazing! Had a nice long nap at home after both procedures. | M | 54 | 1 times | 1/26/2007 | 1 | It was given to me prior to surgery | For months afterwards I had the feeling as if I was trying to recall something but could not. Similar to if you know that you know someone's name but you just can't recall it. It's a nagging, bothersome feeling. | Versed is used routinely without proper explanation to the patient that it causes amnesia. It has no pain killing properties. Basically it turns a person into a zombie. The patient can hear and obey commands and move and talk but has no memory of it afterwards. Sometimes nurses aren't even aware if the patient has been administered Versed or not. | F | 45 | 3 days | 1/15/2007 | 1 | D&C and hysterectomy | I remember both procedures but had a horrible hangover. I woke during the D&C, so at second surgery (hysterectomy) the anaesthesiologist said "I know how to take care of that." They kept me in the hospital an extra day due to the hangover--an indescribable "weight" in my head and prolonged lethargy. I slept for 24 hours after a 2 hour out patient D&C, and slept for days after the hysterectomy. It was the Verced that was the problem. | I had a bunionectomy two years after that, and after describing my previous experience a recovery room nurse I met under different circumstances told me that the Verced was the problem. I asked for something else for the bunionectomy and felt fine (other than pain in my foot!) after the out-patient surgery--I was up that evening watching a movie with my family. I had good doctors--none of the horror stories above--and they respected my wishes not to use Versed once I knew why I had problems. I have had memory problems for the past several years, but I can't say it has any relation to the Versed. | F | 52 | | 1/4/2007 | 1 | out patient surgery | This was my first experience with anethesia of any kind, so I had no idea what to expect. Now that I know, I would never consent to Versed or any mind altering drugs again. Last thing I remember is their injecting something in the op room, then waking up in recovery after the doctor had already been in to talk to me. No memory of this talk. I was awake, semi conscious and talking during the surgery but have no memory of that either. That in itself is scary. What is even worse, since then I have had 3 episodes of totally memory lapse, total blackouts of about 15 minutes. Never happened to me before. | I really dont understand why Versed is seldom disclosed to patients. This has happened to other family members. I specifically asked the anesthesiologist to list the drugs he would be giving me. There were only 2 and Versed was not one of them. I asked "are you sure that's all?" and he said yes. I was never told I would be given an amnesia drug much less have an opportunity to ask questions about it! Why the big secret? I was only told I would feel nothing. If that's the truth, why is it that its necessary to erase our memory???? That's the question i would most like the medical profession to answer. I'm afraid the answer is, it's not that we dont feel pain, we just dont remember it. | F | 42 | 1 days | 12/29/2006 | 5 | kidney to bladder stent | None at all | This med works extremely well on me. I remember nothing from when it was administered in the surgery room until I woke up in recovery. This med has been used on three four times in the past with identical results | M | 53 | | 12/18/2006 | 4 | colonoscopy | total amnesia for several hours face puffy lips swollen my daughter sai i had multiple personalities acted lucid jekyll and hyde argumentive cruel i have no memory of anything but i dont remember any pain either so thats good hte dr had to use a pediatric scope as my colon is very twisted and dense | F | 59 | | 12/4/2006 | 2 | colonoscopy | Was given 10 mg. of versed with demerol. I felt a lot of pain and was "wired' from the versed. I remembered everything and didn't sleep for 36 hr. I obviously had an idiosyncratic effect.I will take my chances with cancer before undergoing this procedure again. | F | 57 | 1 times | 11/18/2006 | 1 | eye surgery | amnesia about surgery. some fogginess and dullness and memory loss now 2 weeks later | this is a dangerous drug. it affects consciousness and may have continuing effects. i am a professional with a doctoral degree as well as a long term meditation preactitioner and i notice the effects. | M | 59 | 1 days | 11/17/2006 | 5 | Colonoscopy | Had never had a sedated procedure in my life so was quite anxious. Started with an oral sedative about 30 minutes beforehand. Was told they were using 5 mg Versed and 100 micrograms Fentanyl, both IV. Doctor entered, asked if I had any questions, I said no and the next thing I was aware of was being wheeled into the recovery room 40 minutes later. No transition awareness just boom it's over. Could hardly believe it. I was only a little groggy for about 30 minutes and the wife drove me to the Pancake House where we had a comfortable meal, then home. Felt normal at home. Overall, the experience was no big deal including the prep, and certainly was nothing to fear. I would not hesitate to do it again when called for. | Not sure of how to rate Versed vs Fentanyl's effect but I was totally pleased with the lack of discomfort that the combination produced. | M | 52 | 1 days | 11/15/2006 | 1 | wisdon teeth extraction | I was fine during the surgery, but afterwards they were not able to wake me up. Then, i started crying hysterically, had convulsion like episodes and problems breathing. My blood pressure dropped quite a bit. Finally, after going through all this for about 2 hrs, they were finally able to wake me up. My mom was back there during most of this recovery time and she said they were ready to call 911 to take me to the hospital. I feel fine now. I remember hearing everything they were saying to me (during recovery) but for some reason I could not get my body to respond to them. A day later, I am having headaches. This same thing happen to me at 16 when I drank too much alcohol and passed out. Anyway, I will never have Versed again!! | F | 18 | 1 times | 11/11/2006 | 5 | Colonoscopy | Loss of memory from the moment of injection into the IV until waking up in recovery room. My wife was in the recovery room and later recounted my conversation, about which I remember nothing. After 30 minutes in recovery room, I was pretty well conscious and having a water and crackers, then the doctor came in, and I was able to understand him. Groggy on the way home, slept, and was a little dopey for the rest of the day. | I like this drug because it made me totally forget the procedure, which is what I wanted. I told them to knock me out and don't let me wake up until it is over -- and that is what they did. Luckily I had a wife to drive me back and watch out for me, you will need that if you take this drug. So, if you don't mind the amnesia aspect of it, then it is ok. Seriously -however - you might say something you don't recall, so be careful if you are worried about leaking private info without recalling. | M | 43 | 1 days | 10/17/2006 | 1 | D & C | I have no memory of the event now; so I had no working memory during the surgery either. Therefore I had no reasoning skills; therefore I had no self control. They tell me I tried to get off the table. Well, with the executive functioning skills of the three-year-old, a person will try to get off at table during surgery. Then they had to give stronger medication---All this considering I had Dr. orders and promise that this drug would not be given to me. All this considering I had success in the same surgery in the past on a local. | Don't trust your doctor's promise. Bring a legal contract. | 2 times | 9/17/2006 | 1 | Colonoscopy | This experience was one of the most excruciating in my life and I am angry that the doctors and nurses lied to me, most likely to assuage what I now know were my 100% valid fears. In addition to the fluid they asked me to drink in prep (PegLyte aka GoLytely) causing nausea, vomiting, severe abdominal cramping, and a burning sensation from my esophagus to my bladder (because it was acidic) they lied to me about the actual procedure. They kept saying, it won't hurt, and you won't remember it. Well now I know it hurt terribly and they tried to use Versed to make sure I didn't remember it. I woke up mid procedure screaming and asking them to stop and take it out as they had promised they would before if I asked, and they only told me that I wouldn't remember. Well, I guess this Versed didn't work well enough because I remember it vividly and I am angry they used this on me, because I wanted a painkiller or an anesthetic, not something that would blur my short-term memory. My memories of mu | F | 22 | 1 days | 9/17/2006 | 5 | egd | I received versed and fentanyl for an endoscopy. At 54, this was my first experience with sedation or anesthesia, so I have nothing to compare it with except the other reports here. I was given no choice, but to be "asleep" for the procedure, and even though I didn't like the idea of losing control, I had heard some bad reports about discomfort during EGDs, so I didn't object. I remember the events prior to the procedure very clearly, right up to the time the drugs were injected. I was facing the nurse who was administering the drugs and watched her make two very slow injections into the IV over a period of about a minute and I felt no effects at all. She began a third injection, and I remember absolutely nothing after that. The next thing I was aware of was sitting up in the recovery room, almost an hour later. My friend who brought me said I had been awake since she walked in fifteen minutes before, and that I had answered some questions for the doctor, but I don't even rem | A few minutes after I "came to", I realized I was holding a cup of water but had no idea where it came from. She had to help me put on my socks and tie my shoes for me, but we were leaving the facility within ten minutes of my first memory of the recovery room. I felt hungry, and we went straight to lunch. I didn't feel groggy or sleepy, but entering the restraunt, I had to concentrate in order to walk straight. By the time I finished a big lunch, I felt steady again. I took the rest of the day off, but never felt the need to lay down or rest. I felt noticably euphoric for the next several hours. | M | 54 | 1 days | 9/11/2006 |