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 | Colonoscopy | Loss of consciousness, still felt pain. | During the procedure, I barely remember telling the doctor that it hurt badly, and I remember how much it hurt, but they would not halt the procedure. Later when I told the nurse, she said, "I didn't think you'd remember that." I feel that it is WRONG to put these bad memories into a person's subconsciousness. Very bad drug. I would rather feel the pain consciously, as I am going to feel it anyway. | F | 50 | 1 days | 9/13/2005 | 5 | colonoscopy | My Versed with Demarol experience was great. Woke up twice during the 15 minute procedure and watched the monitor. Was conscious but drowsy when taken to recovery and felt drowsy for a couple hours after returning home, just as my doctor said I would. No memory loss, no pain. Some people are cry babies about any medical procedure! | M | 59 | 1 days | 8/1/2005 | 1 | Some People . . . | To the 59 year old M colonoscopy guy: You were doing fine until you called some people cry babies. The fact is, versed causes profound amnesia most of the time. Many of us not only dislike that, but we've been either lied to or deliberately misled. There are numerous cases, including my own, where a bad reaction occurs. This is also undesirable. It seems to me that the real cry babies would want the amnesia. When I get a colonoscopy, I'm going cold turkey, no demerol, no versed. Who's a cry baby now ? | I will refuse versed under all circumstances. | M | 44 | 1 times | 8/1/2005 | 1 | Debridement due to surgical sepsis | My doctor, for some unknown reason, decided to do the procedure in my room instead of surgery. The pain was absolutely indescribable. There were seven or eight attending nurses and they were visably shaken from the event. My main nurse said to the doctor that I was not responding to the Versed. The doctor said | My memory was shot to hell for quite a while after all of this; I couldn't remember what keys to use .... but I sure did the pain and the sense of abandonment. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. | F | 49 | 1 days | 7/14/2005 | 1 | Sepsis | PART 2: The doctor said | My doctor, for some unknown reason, decided to do the procedure in my room instead of surgery. The pain was absolutely indescribable. There were seven or eight attending nurses and they were visably shaken from the event. My main nurse said to the doctor that I was not responding to the Versed. The doctor said | F | 49 | 1 days | 7/14/2005 | 5 | Bone Marrow test | some forgetfulness for about an hour after procedure | In our situation this is a wonder drug! My son has had to have several bone marrow tests because he has leukemia. The versed, along with fentanyl for pain, allows him to relax during the procedure yet be completely awake within an hour or half-hour of the test. It makes him a little silly during the sedation, but he remembers little of it, and afterwards can continue on with his day without losing an entire day to anesthesia | M | 15 | 1 days | 6/23/2005 | 1 | Minor Foot Surgery | Surgery scheduled for 10am, after the injection, next thing I can remember was being at home at 8pm! My parents said I was incoherent all day long, I can't recall the entire day! This was very disturbing. I was not told of the amnesia effects and I would have refused this drug if they had been honest about it. They say I reacted badly to the versed, could not lie still, unable to follow instructions, so they put me under. | I hate this drug, I do not want amnesia, especially disturbing how long it stayed with me. Very distressing being deceived, I was only told | M | 24 | 1 times | 6/14/2005 | 5 | Colonoscopy Outpatient | It was a wonderful alternative to being put under. It was more like being in a twilight sleep. After it wore off I was tired for the remainder of the day, I fell asleep when I got home and woke up around 8pm. Other than that the experience was great! I can slightly remember parts of the procedure, but it was not painful, just a little discomfort. I can remember opening my eyes to see the monitor and watching what they were seeing. It was amazing. I remember everything that was said prior to recieving Versed & Demoral in my IV and I even remember what my doctor told me after in recovery. So no other memory loss here, except for what was intended, during the procedure for the pain. I would recommend it to anyone. Remember there are always chances of a bad reaction to ANY drug, don't let the dissatisfied ratings scare you. | F | 30 | 1 times | 6/9/2005 | 1 | For Colonscopy | I had no relief from the excruciating pain of the colonoscope being continually pushed through my colon. I have had lapses in my memory since the procedure, but remember, vividly every painful minute of the procedure. I am very tolerant of pain. | I have had the same reaction during the last two colonscopies I have had in a 5 year span. I will never recommend it to ANYONE and will refuse it in the future. I was not told of the memory lapse that would occur post procedure. | F | 55 | 20 times | 5/30/2005 | 2 | Ganglion Cyst Removal | I remember the whole procedure and this is a good thing. I was told the surgen would state his name but I would not remember hearing it. I remember everything from washing to moving myself to the table to the procedure to being wheeled back out. What I do not remember is parts of certain recent events...this is scary after reading other comments on this site. I asked up front, and have always been concerned with drugs and their indications. I was told it was like Valium...It was more like Ambien...a drug that seriously screws with your memory. I remember many things in early childhood and take pride in remembering...Versed is not worth remembering as it sucks the life out of you...if you can not remember five minutes out of the week before you could miss an appointment made, land in jail, or miss an opportunity of a lifetime you planned for. Wierd shit VERSED. Help and love People as some do not! | M | 1 days | 5/21/2005 | 1 | insignifigant surgury | Was lied to about the effects of versed was not given pain medication, I despise this drug and will refuse it under all circumstances. Memory loss and confusion for weeks after use. Anyone that claims this drug to be harmless is a liar. | Described to me as a few beers, what a lie. Explained to me as need because of extreme pain associated with procedure, yet no pain meds given during or before procedure. Must be used for entertainment of the o/r staff. | M | 43 | 1 days | 5/14/2005 | 1 | Colonoscopy | I do not remember anything from a few minutes after the drug was administered until well after the procedure was finished. This was very disturbing since I was told I was going to be | The drug's amnesic effects were not explained to me. Nobody said I would be | M | 51 | 1 days | 5/3/2005 | 5 | endoscopy | drowsy for day of administration and day after. | had duodenal tumor/GI bleed 9 years ago, many scopes then, yearly scope since. 50mg demerol/2mg versed works great, if i am in discomfort, i don't remember it, fine by me. interestingly enough, the one colonscopy i had done in combo with endoscopy, i did briefly arouse during the colonoscopy, but don't recall pain, just discomfort. | M | 29 | 14 times | 5/1/2005 | 5 | Ganglion cyst removal - inner wrist | Went to the hospital for an out-patient proceedure to remove/repair a painful lump on the inside of my wirst. Versed was administered via IV injection after I was settled into the operating room. I was looking straight up at the textured ceiling and within a minute it began to look like the spots on the ceiling were moving. I felt very relaxed. The staff then proceeded to give me a | I think the people that are complaining here do not realize that Versed alone is not a pain killer. From my research I have found that other drugs are needed, in addition to Versed, if you want to stop pain. Versed is given just for the anxiety and to help not remember the proceedure. Also, from looking at the ages here, I think severe memory problems are limited to older people only. | M | 34 | 1 times | 4/22/2005 | 5 | Ganglion cyst removal - inner wrist | (continued...)I felt very relaxed. The staff then proceeded to give me a | I think the people that are complaining here do not realize that Versed alone is not a pain killer. From my research I have found that other drugs are needed, in addition to Versed, if you want to stop pain. Versed is given just for the anxiety and to help not remember the proceedure. Also, from looking at the ages here, I think severe memory problems are limited to older people only. The staff then proceeded to give me a | M | 34 | 1 times | 4/22/2005 | 1 | General Comments | To the 34 year old who had difficulty posting: The WORST memory problems described here were experienced by a 25 year old - that's hardly a senior citizen. I'm in my early 40's and had trouble after versed. Nobody said it was supposed to block pain. The point is people suffered and weren't SUPPOSED to remember, but they did. | The idea behind Versed is abominable. They need to prevent discomfort in the first place. The idea of using amnesia producing drugs is simply wrong and stupid. I am 110% against this drug. | M | 43 | 1 days | 4/22/2005 | 4 | Colonoscopy | I had absolutely no problems except for a little nausea after the procedure which kept me from having breakfast for about two hours. Considering how easy the entire process was with Versed, I will ask for it in the future. Much better than the old methods. | M | 59 | 1 days | 4/9/2005 | 5 | Colonoscopy/Endoscopy | No side effects. | Have had Versed 3 times for three different procedures. It has worked each time and I love the fact that I cannot remember anything during the procedures. Will ask for it if I need sedation again. | F | 58 | 2 days | 4/5/2005 | 1 | Hernia Repair | In response to the 58 year old F who says she used it three times - sorry, from my perspective this reads like a planted story put there by someone in the pharmaceutical industry. I am flabbergasted that anyone would like this drug. I apologize if you are really sincere, but your input is too tidy and is exactly what I'd expect a planted story to look like. You say you used it three times - in two days? Interesting inconsistency. Again, I'm sorry if I'm tramping on an honest evaluation, but if I had it my way, I would BAN this drug and lynch the people who promote it. The idea behind versed is insane: blocking your memory of suffering is NOT the same as preventing it in the first place. Things like this make me wonder what the world, and the medical community in particular, is coming to. | This is very simple folks: I think that if they have to make you forget the surgical experience, then they are not taking enough steps to prevent the discomfort in the first place. No doubt versed, and drugs like it, are saving the medical folks $$, hassle, etc. . . . at our emotional and psychological expense. | M | 43 | 1 days | 4/5/2005 | 1 | multiple abdominal aspirations | I had multiple procedures over the course of two weeks. That was when I was 20. I still have large chunks of my memory missing, not only from my 3 week stay in the hospital, but from portions of my life. My short term memory is shot and has ruined many relationships and friendships in my life. Yet there's no way of getting those memories back because I was given too much of the drug in too short of a time period. | I only wish that this drug worked the way the doctors promised it would. The only thing I have perfect memories of is the horrific pain during the procedures. It was so bad, the nurses were crying with me and my parents were beating on the door to the operation room because they could hear my screams all the way in the hallway. | F | 25 | 12 times | 4/2/2005 |