Versed and Vision Issues: What Users Say

• No...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 28, 2016

For Light Anesthesia "I would like to lodge a complaint. I came in for surgery on 12-17-16. I told the anesthesiologist that I did not want memory-blocking drugs. He told me I would be given Propofol, which was fine with me; I had that before with good results. When I woke up in the recovery room, I was having issues: blurred vision, double vision, sensation of spinning, and loss of balance. My husband stated this had not happened before with Propofol. I was told I was given Versed (a memory-blocking drug). We were told the procedure went well, so I do not know why this side-effect-inducing drug was administered. I was sent home while very unsteady on my feet with a sensation of spinning and loss of balance. I do not believe it was safe to discharge me in that condition. Indeed, my husband called my son to help him get me into the house. Most of all, I feel my trust was violated, and my wishes were not followed while I was in a vulnerable position, and this greatly concerns me. Next time, do I need to request that my husband stay with me through the complete procedure for my own protection from the staff?"

• No...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 1, 2017

For Light Sedation "I was given Versed during a surgery on 12-27-2066. Starting on 12-28-20016 and through the next two days, I have been having periods when my heart starts beating wildly for no reason and other periods that it seems to slow and flutter. I needed to return to the doctor's office for an EKG, but nothing was happening during the time of the test, so he saw nothing. This should pass in time, but who wants to mess with this for days to weeks after surgery? Five days after surgery, I still can't focus my eyes together properly, and my vision is still blurry, and I am a little dizzy. Close-up objects are perceived as double."

• Anonymous
• January 22, 2016

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."