Midazolam Alternatives Compared

For Light Sedation: I was given midazolam by the NHS for an endoscopy and colonoscopy. 5mg along with another dose of fentanyl I'd had the maximum legal dosage and I was still wide awake. Thankfully the procedure wasn't too painful but the nurses seemed very surprised that I was awake and able to hold a full conversation with them. They asked if I was a heavy drinker (nope) and I do not use drugs recreationally. Strange how I was able to stay fully awake on such a high dosage. Afterwards I was slightly drowsy and dizzy.

For Light Sedation: My daughter had this drug twice and both times when she started waking up you could hear her out in the waiting room. She was screaming and wanted to know what they were doing to her and “why was she on this table and in this room.” She wasn’t combative, just very, very frightened and screaming and would not stop. I had to go back to the OR/ procedure room and get in her face and tell her over and over who I was and that it was ok and that I loved her, calming her, like a child even though she was just over 18 at the time. After about 5 minutes she seemed to snap out of it. But she probably screamed for ten minutes. The sad thing is she had it another time because the oral surgeon insisted it wasn’t the versed before that caused it. He was wrong. When I first heard her I told them immediately that I needed to go back, that I could get her to calm down. Never again. I give it 5 stars because my husband and I have had it numerous times without any problems.

For Anxiety: I have suffered with anxiety all my life because of a difficult upbringing, Dad was away a lot in the Army. My first husband used to beat me up and my second husband was mean and kept me in the house. I turned to the Diazepams, I was given Valium, it helped a lot. I'm now almost 70 and still taking it.

For Anxiety: I suffer from crippling panic attacks and anxiety I'm 18 with diagnosed complex PTSD and a severe fear of death, I was put on 2mg of diazepam after a visit to A&E when a panic attack became totally unbearable and they made me take it there and then, they suggested I originally take it every 8 hours at the start and then just as needed, I’ve been on it for roughly 4 weeks now but I've stretched out the dosage to as needed, so every other day at least and if I can then every 3-5 days, I'm hoping to only need it on a once a week basis. Usually it calms me right down even with just 2mg (I'm allowed to take up to 5 pills a day every 2 hours but the most I've had has been 2 pills in a day) I do sometimes start panicking after taking it just because the pill itself scares me with all the horror stories regarding it. It really has helped my insomnia as well but it does make me feel very ill, give me headaches and at the very start it made me light headed

For Anxiety: I had ended up in the ER a few times with weird problems like not being able to catch my breath and hyperventilating before I even new they were panic attacks. They started me on Ativan but it made me so hyper and loopy I literately forgot a few days so when I was put on Valium it was a God send. It prevents and treats panic attacks without the loopy feeling and It doesn't affect my ability to perform daily activities so I'd recommend it to anyone seeking this type of help.

For Anxiety: Hi I have bad anxiety daily it has worsened since I stopped taking codeine for pain caused by my tooth. Now I have panic attacks daily. My mind feels dazed and I zone out. I am on on Valium and it calms me down but last night I had a attack and I couldn't calm down my body was calm but my mind was still freaking out thinking I am going to go insane has anyone else felt this