Psychological aversion to the amnesia effect of Midazolam (Versed)?

Question

Are there any studies about adverse psychological effects of the anterograde amnesia that occurs when people are administered Versed prior to a medical procedure?

Answer 1

I'm not aware of anything like that occurring from versed. Serious side effects of versed is hypoxia and respiratory depression and it works just as the previous post as with consious sedatoin. Check out this sites for more info. http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/versedsyr_cp.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aversion_therapy

Answer 2

Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed
I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

I feel that giving a drug for amnesia is cruel I would not want it done to me!

A strange development in medical thinking that it's okay for a patient to have
pain as long as they don't remember it and think they slept thru the procedure..


Here is a link for some info

http://www.freehelpforcancer.com/manages...

Answer 3

Versed belongs to the benzodiazepine class of pharmaceuticals. In a surgical setting, it has not been associated with adverse psychological effects. (Don't take that to mean studies on this have been conducted!) It could compound the physiological adverse effects of other drugs. From clinical experience, the risks of adverse psychological effects from surgical use of Versed is very low.

In an abuse or addictive situation, benzodiazepines do have adverse psychological effects. There's a good summary at
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000401/2121.html
I'd say depression exacerbation and paradoxical disinhibition stand out, but I didn't expect "Specific deficits in visuospatial ability and sustained attention have also been described in patients who have taken therapeutic doses of benzodiazepines regularly for longer than one year".

Answer 4

I can answer that from a personal experience. When my Doctor administers Versed before a procedure. he said that I still follow commands, I speak to him and My eyes are opened slightly. However, once the versed is worn off, you have no memory of what went on. You can't recall it no matter how hard you try,(not that I want to) I have had the Versed countless number of times. I love it. I don't want to remember what the doctors do to me. Hope I helped By the way, he said I also speak to him. Go figure