Midazolam for Light Sedation User Reviews (Page 2)

• Heart...
• October 3, 2013

Versed (midazolam) "This was given to me through an IV before an ICD implant. It worked fast and in less than a minute I was totally relaxed and a little sleepy. I don't remember being wheeled into the OR or being put under. Really helped relieve all anxiety I had before surgery."

• Ashe
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 2, 2020

"I was just given Versed today, as a light sedative for lumbar facet injections. I have diagnosed anxiety and PTSD, I was already very scared though I try to hold it together because I hate causing a scene. I never felt dizzy, sleepy, or impaired in any way. I felt every prick and movement of every injection (6 of them!) I kept going "Ow! That hurts!" The whole time. I wish they had taken my asking for something stronger more seriously, because it was pointless to give me that. I told them I was terrified. I wish there was a zero option because versed did nothing for me at all."

• Jjones
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 20, 2019

Versed (midazolam) "I had Versed for 2 steroid epidural injections today and the Versed maybe lasted 2 minutes, if at all. I remember the nurse saying my lower back will be very cold and I remember the 2 injections because they felt like big bee stings. I questioned not receiving the Versed and was assured I did. My hands were over my head on the table and the IV was in my hand, so I didn’t actually see anyone putting anything in it. Next time I’ll skip the Versed and then I won’t need someone to drive me home."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 12, 2022

"I was given 2mg Midazolam this morning for a Gastroscopy. It had no effect whatsoever. The procedure had to be aborted after two unsuccessful attempts. Waste of everyone's time and money using this drug as so many people have no comfort from it either. Returning to have it done under GA."

• Rose
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 12, 2018

"Was given this for a colonoscopy 4 years ago. It was worse than useless - the person doing the procedure thought I wouldn't remember anything and started to shove the device around using brutal force saying he had to "get round the bends" I was in absolute agony but was unable to speak!!! I will never ever have a colonoscopy again as it was a nightmare. 4 years later I have trouble remembering names. Do not take this drug."

• Ticking...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2020

"At 6pm I had Versed 3mg. I was having a heart cath done so needed to be sedated. The worse part was the initial plunge of the scope going into my leg. I was moving my leg so they strapped it. I told them calmly it was hurting and was assured I would not remember a thing. I watched the blue meds flowing and saw all of my arteries including 2 previous stents. I was excited to see no major blockages and know I had one small amount in one artery. The Dr said the amount was unnecessary to stent. It hurt terribly when he had to apply pressure to my upper thigh to stop bleeding. The kind Dr wrote a thorough report. He talked to me this morning and was shocked at my play by play . I pray I don’t have to do this again."

• Justme
• July 7, 2018

Versed (midazolam) "I have been thru a lot of spine surgeries and complications with car accident. With permanent damage I get versed for spinal epidurals and trigger point injections every 4 weeks. Obviously I have a tolerance to this. But even from the beginning, I always fall asleep and relax easily. Once or twice I have I grogginess after and I believe was due to administered more because was soon after surgeries and tolerance was higher. Other than normal tiredness it helps wonderfully get me through the procedure. Don't remember anything and can function few hours later after a long nap. Every person is different and matter how much is administered as with any medication. I would say has high rating doing what it is intended for."

• Biggs
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 24, 2019

Versed (midazolam) "Had Versed for a colonoscopy. I vaguely recall saying "Ow! ... Ow!" as some parts of the procedure were very painful. The doc asked me later "So you don't remember a thing?" with a smile. I replied "I remember saying "Ow" a lot" and he brushed that off as me "dreaming". I have since learned that making you forget is a major part of why they use this, and yes colonoscopies can be painful. Despite the above I'd still recommend this, as I certainly did forget most of it, and being such an embarrassing procedure I'm glad of that! Didn't have any side effects that I'm aware of."

• Brandon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2023

"I read these reviews before I had my wisdom teeth removed and was discouraged, as it seems like this doesn't work for many people. My results were completely different. I was given 10mg of IV Midazolam for my surgery and literally remember nothing of it besides them saying I was done. Very pleased with the effectiveness."

• Carol...
• March 12, 2017

"I first got this for a colonoscopy approx 6 months ago and the procedure had to be stopped as I was aware of everything and I kicked and screamed and was very upset. I tried again a few days ago same procedure was supposed to be heavily sedated was administer 5mg midazolam 50mcg Fentanyl 20mg of Hyoscine yet was still lucid and I stopped the procedure it was upsetting and traumatic. The drug does not work for me for the procedure Doctor said that he thinks I will never be able to have this procedure done under sedation. I will never have this again"

• CTano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 26, 2019

Versed (midazolam) "I'm extremely claustrophobic and needed to have an MRI done on my neck. Could not do an open MRI because I have a heart monitor implant. so I had to do one of those MRIs that looks like a donut hole opening to a tunnel. Was given Versed IV (conscious sedation) to calm me. The MRI was 35 minutes long but it actually only felt like 10 minutes. The nurse who administered the IV was there the whole time monitoring my vital signs. The Versed worked. No side effects, other than being sleepy for a couple of hours when I got home, which they told me to expect that. I never would have made it through that MRI without Versed sedation."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 5, 2023

Versed (midazolam) "My brother had surgery (first time) when he was 59. They used versed as a light relaxer prior to putting him under completely. When he woke up he'd lost memory. He forgot how to do certain things at his job, eventually got lost trying to get to a job he'd worked for over 15 years. He lost years of past memories and some short term. He was forced to leave his job, was too young for Social security, had to fight for years to get disability, can't drive."

• Mags
• November 13, 2020

"I had a colonoscopy today. The pre procedure written information stated that there would be an hour and a half recovery time from the 'anaesthetic'. The intavenous sedation was in fact Midazolam. Unfortunately it had no effect at all and I was completely conscious during and after wards. I experienced a lot of pain during the colonoscopy which was clearly observed by the consultant and the attending nurses. Afterwards I queried this to the consultant and he responded that all patients get the same dose and that there is no way they can know if it will work with a particular patient or not. He suggested that strong painkillers or sleeping tablets could impede it's effectiveness- neither of these possibilities is relevant in my case. I'm a 69 year old woman of slim build, and have never had something similar happen before."

• Bluea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 19, 2022

Versed (midazolam) "Versed doesn’t seem to work for me or my family on my mom’s side. I was given it to sedate me ( unbeknownst to me or I would have warned them) for an endoscopy and I managed to stay out long enough for them to push the beginning of the tube down, probably a minute or two. The rest of the time I spent gagging (naturally). While the doctor was literally screaming at me to stop rather than trying to figure out why I was gagging as I should have been out enough to suppress my gag reflex. My previous endoscopy was done with different meds and I don’t remember a thing."

• CaT
• May 16, 2020

"I had this drug midazolam yesterday during dental treatment in hospital. I am 23 and absolutely terrified of the dentist so I went in distressed and crying. Somehow I’ve noticed I’ve been getting something like flashbacks, but I don’t know if it actually happened or not. I vaguely remember telling a story and forgetting what I was trying to say and couldn’t finish my story. I also had taken a selfie and video of myself crying with laughter that I don't recall at all. But I find it quite funny. Even reading through messages I sent is hilarious because I can’t recall sending them. Today I noticed though my memory is still very odd. For example: my dog had walked down the hall and then I was sitting on sofa on phone and then he was sitting beside me. Also, on a call to my friend I had just stopped talking and she had to ask if I was there, and I forgot I was on the phone to her. I’m just assuming this may take a while before it’s fully worn off."

• BPMon...
• February 16, 2019

"I had midazolam and fentanyl for an upper endoscopy. The RN came in and injected 2 mg. in my IV. There was no initial sensation. They wheeled my whole bed into a treatment room. My doctor was there. I started to feel like I had taken two large margaritas quickly. I thought, "I'm not going to let this medication make me unconscious." I commented on the silly yellow bandana my doctor had on his head. They asked me to move onto my left side, which I did. They put the mouth guard in my mouth that protects the scope should I bit down. It wasn't centered, and I reached up and centered it. I thought, "When is this stuff going to work. I bet I'll feel everything." Then, just like a magician pulls a rabbit suddenly out of a hat, without a blink or any other sensation, The mouth guard was out of my mouth. My doctor said, "It's all over." I said, "Unbelievable!". They wheeled me back to the treatment room. I got dressed and was driven home."

• Shino...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 21, 2018

"Midazolam is the only benzo that put me to sleep 8hrs straight and I would rate it with 10 but I rated it 8 because there is horrible side effect of sleep walking + hunger. I don't mind getting hungry and eat but the thing is that I go to the kitchen like a zombie, I cook and dropped glass/cups on the floor. Its crazy. One day I woke up with my foot all covered in blood and that happened because I dropped a plate on the kitchen and I stepped on it. I don't remember anything. Besides that I love midazolan. I could lock myself in the bedroom but I live alone in a small apartment."

• goodp...
• April 19, 2020

"I had midazolam to sedate me for performing colonoscopy and gastroscopy together and it was a very good experience :) No pain, no memory, no problem. midazolam is the reason that you don't need general anesthesia or propofol for this and similar exams."

• Meg
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 10, 2019

"I was given 4mg of versed for an epidural injection and it did nothing to me. I was wide awake and remembered everything. It did work the very first time I used it but I guess I built a tolerance to it."

• Jenni...
• October 2, 2021

Versed (midazolam) "I just had an injection in my back and was given Versed. The anesthesiologist knew that the first experience I had with an injection in my back went very badly and was extremely painful. After this terrible terrible injection, the anesthesiologist told me he even gave me more Versed because of the previous experience. I’ve felt everything they did and it was excruciatingly painful. I don’t think I can blame the anesthesiologist though. It may just be my reaction to the drug but I’m totally traumatized now and I can’t imagine ever getting a third injection in my back after this experience. This better work is all I can say!"

• BeaDea
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 20, 2023

Versed (midazolam) "Jan 2023 I was given fentanyl and versed for and Angiogram and insertion of Venous Wall Stent in my Iliac Vein for May Thurber Syndrome. I was awake and conversesant thru the entire procedure and remember everything. Pain was minimal until the first stent was deployed. They were unable to do the second stent as I had received the maximum amount of Versed for my weight. I now have to have a second procedure. I hope they have a different method."

• Crohns...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 3, 2018

"Had 4mg midazolam last week while having an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, I have had midazolam three times previously for colonoscopies. It completely relaxed me, and can’t properly remember the procedure so for that I give it 10/10 however I have been crying everyday for a week and have actually just started to feel myself again. I do recommend midazolam just wish they had something else to give you to conquer the crying."

• Belal
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2020

"I had both a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy 2 days ago. I'm 26 years old, non-smoker and I take no pain relievers. The doctor said I'd feel nothing during the procedure after administering Dormicon (Midazolam). Yet it didn't work at all. I was completely conscious, I gagged and vomited and felt unbearable pain in my esophagus and colon. And right away after the procedure I could walk on my own and couldn't feel a speck of drowsiness. The doctor couldn't clearly explain it to me, even though he gave 2 doses, and still I didn't sleep or feel drowsy during the whole procedure."

• Still...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2022

"In 2009.I asked for a sedation free colonoscopy. I saw them done on TV, where women looked comfortable. My records say I was given fentanyl 40mcg twice in less than 10 minutes. I felt nothing different. The crna pushed hard underneath the right side of my ribcage, while the other nurse pushed on my back, and the doctor was pushing the scope around my sharp colon bend. I felt like they were knocking the wind out of me. They refused to give me anything else for pain, or stop. Instead they forced me to agree to versed. They gave me 8mg of versed +benadryl. My blood pressure dropped to 90/31 on the hand written chart. Doctor took 9 biopsies. I woke up with a leather strap next to my right arm. Dr said I have IBS tortuous colon and hemmorhoids (he was gone when I woke up. I haven't seen him since. I had a 1 inch+ long raised scratch or cut inside my rectum that hurt for a year, not hemmorhoids. I had bruised arms. This was far more violent, painful, and traumatic than anything else invasive."

• tiny
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2019

"Had midazolam and fentanyl anesthesia for blepheroplasty. Did not stop pain at all. I felt everything. I kept commenting on how much it hurt. Vomited 3 times (bile) getting off table, going from wheelchair to car and when I got home. So dizzy I could not walk without holding on to the wall. The intense nausea let up after 8 hrs and the pain with it. Mild positional dizziness continued. 5 weeks later, out of blue, the anesthesia hit me again with full force. Nausea & dizziness - couldn't walk. Took meclazine, slept 11hrs and now it's gone. Hope that doesn't happen again!"