Midazolam and Vomiting: What Users Say

• Han...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 12, 2021

For Light Sedation "Given 2.5 mg of midazolam for sedation during upper GI endoscopy. It didn't do a thing. I was fully awake, fully knew what was going on, could feel everything. Had to have head held as I was gagging so much. This drug had no effect on me whatsoever."

• wal...
• February 3, 2016

Midazolam for Light Anesthesia "I was given Versed pre-surgery for a D & C, and within minutes I was vomiting violently. The surgery had to be canceled due to my extreme reaction. I was dry heaving for 4 hours and was sick for days. I had terrible vertigo and very loud ringing in my ears. That was 5 months ago, and I'm still being treated for vertigo and tinnitus. I was told by my ENT that the drug probably caused a disconnect between my ears and my brain. I am going to therapy, and it is helping some. I could not drive for 3 months and am driving again. I'm always slightly dizzy, and the loud high-pitched sound in my head may be permanent. I was never told about the negative effects before taking this drug."

• Mrs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 18, 2023

For Light Sedation "I always receive sedation for an endoscopy, of which I have had many. In the past, they were all pretty good, and once the sedation was administered, I remembered nothing until I woke up in another room, feeling completely out of it. However, during my last endoscopy a few days ago, I was given 1 mg of midazolam, and to my horror, I was awake for the entire procedure. I didn't feel drowsy at all and experienced constant heaving and retching throughout. My throat was sore, and the experience was so unbearable that I even tried to pull the scope out, but the nurse stopped me. I never want to go through that again. I was so distressed that I filed a complaint through the hospital's PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service). In this day and age, we shouldn't have to suffer like this."

• Anonymous
• January 22, 2016

Midazolam for Light Anesthesia "This drug was given to me as I'm allergic to eggs, and the other anesthesia was egg-based. I asked what was in this drug and was told, 'I don't know.' Waking up to bits and pieces of reality, trying to grab onto them, but not being successful repeatedly. Going home was double vision. When I got there, I immediately threw up. I didn't want to move. My husband got a chair on wheels to wheel me directly to the bathroom and brought me bedding and a pillow and lay on the bathroom floor. I slept all day and all night. That is one drug I will NEVER take again."

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

Midazolam for Light Sedation "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."

• 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."

• loo...
• August 29, 2021

For Light Sedation "OMG, had 2 mg of midazolam to have my stomach looked at with a gastroscope. I was wide awake and felt everything. I was gagging and heaving and felt like I was being choked. It was horrendous. That was two days ago. I have had nightmares about it since. I will never ever have it done again. I was confused for the rest of the day too."

• Sad...
• July 13, 2021

For Light Sedation "I don’t usually like to complain about things, especially pharmaceuticals, but honestly, what the actual! I am a 5'0, 85-pound woman who usually can handle 0.5-1mg of Clonazepam, but it makes me loopy. During the gastroscope procedure, I was told I would be awake but feel sort of drunk and not remember the procedure. The nurse said, “we’ll administer the sedative now,” so I’m all “okay.” Scope goes in, and I’m gagging and admittedly a little anxious, waiting for the 4mg of Versed to kick in. Nothing. I was fully coherent, aware, anxious, and ADHD as always, and attempting to speak during the procedure. I remember it all, could have easily driven myself home. It wasn’t the worst procedure in the world, I’ve got a laundry list of medical traumas, so this was a walk in the park. But still, this drug had absolutely 0 effect on me. Other patients alongside me after the same procedure/dose were dead asleep!"

• tin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2019

For Light Sedation "Had midazolam and fentanyl anesthesia for blepharoplasty. Did not stop pain at all. I felt everything. I kept commenting on how much it hurt. Vomited 3 times (bile) getting off the 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 the blue, the anesthesia hit me again with full force. Nausea & dizziness - couldn't walk. Took meclizine, slept 11 hrs, and now it's gone. Hope that doesn't happen again!"