Midazolam and Pain: What Users Say

• Ups...
• December 28, 2021

Midazolam for Light Sedation "I tell the nurses and Dr. each time I have a procedure that this medication does not work for me. They totally ignore me. I had a trial stimulator put in my back today after telling every nurse and Dr. they still used it. I was totally awake until they finished. Horrible experience. It was so painful. I am not happy!!!"

• hor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 7, 2021

Midazolam for Light Sedation "Had what I swore was PTSD after a horrific experience with IV Versed for cardiac cath-could not move nor talk but knew it was taking way too long. Was uncomfortable from positioning and kept having waves of impending death. Now I need cataract surgery and allowed them to convince me that the cath experience was due to how gravely ill I was and the fact that it was a lengthy procedure. 1st eye went OK-partial amnesia, no pain, but again the feeling of impending blindness/death. Procedure only took 10 min, which I could deal with. 2nd eye, another horrific event. After the procedure, given Tylenol and ushered out the door. Sorry state of American health care. I went home and took Tramadol. PS-shame on me, I am an RN and should have known better, but in my area if you ask too many questions or complain, they throw you out of practice and supply well exceeds demand, so what can you do. No more invasive care for me EVER !!!!"

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

For Light Sedation "At 6 p.m., I had Versed 3 mg. I was having a heart cath done, so I needed to be sedated. The worst 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 knew I had one small amount in one artery. The doctor said the amount was unnecessary to stent. It hurt terribly when he had to apply pressure to my upper thigh to stop the bleeding. The kind doctor 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."

• Bea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 20, 2023

Midazolam for Light Sedation "Jan 2023, I was given fentanyl and Versed for an angiogram and insertion of a venous wall stent in my iliac vein for May-Thurner syndrome. I was awake and conversant through 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."

• goo...
• April 19, 2020

For Light Sedation "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."

• Bel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2020

For Light Sedation "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."

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

For Light Sedation "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 40 mcg twice in less than 10 minutes. I felt nothing different. The CRNA pushed hard underneath the right side of my rib cage, 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 8 mg of Versed + Benadryl. My blood pressure dropped to 90/31 on the handwritten chart. The doctor took 9 biopsies. I woke up with a leather strap next to my right arm. The doctor said I have IBS, a tortuous colon, and hemorrhoids (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 hemorrhoids. I had bruised arms. This was far more violent, painful, and traumatic than anything else invasive."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2021

For Light Anesthesia "Yesterday was the second time I have been given midazolam as a sedative/light anesthetic, and it did not work for me either time. The first time was 3 years ago when I was having an angiogram - I was completely awake the whole time and felt the whole procedure, no drowsiness, no pain relief. The second time was yesterday for cataract surgery. I was given it intravenously, with two 'top-ups' when they realized the first, then second lot didn't work. Was completely awake and felt quite a bit of the procedure. They eventually gave me an intravenous anesthetic. Based on that, my next cataract surgery in a few weeks will be done using an intravenous anesthetic. No more midazolam for me."

• Lol...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 15, 2018

Midazolam for Light Sedation "I had this during my colonoscopy along with Fentanyl, and I woke up in the middle of it, wide awake and feeling a lot of pain. They tried giving me more with no success. Did not work for me."

• Gal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2021

For Light Anesthesia "I had this medication for sedation while being fitted for a port for chemotherapy. It did nothing. I was awake and in pain the entire time. I also remember the whole operation. Terrible."