A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation
think they are being given General Anesthesia!
There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient.
I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!
Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!
In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.
Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!
A note from an anesthesiologist
I agree that using midazolam alone in painful situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.
A note I got from someone on Yahoo Answers who did have a bad experience..This is very disconcerting... My sister said she heard me screaming from the waiting room but assumed it wasn't me. When we left we heard another female patient screaming. I did a lot of research since your post, thanks so much for the info.
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.....
A cataract operation can be done either under a Local or General anesthesia.
Most people have a Local anesthesia for a cataract operation as it only takes about 15 minute to do. But if someone has very complicated eye condition, the a General anesthesia may be needed if the operation is going to take an hour or two to do. Basically, people who have a complicated cataract operation may even have the old fashion cataract operation that takes a lot longer to do. My sister and I both had a General anesthesia because of a complicated cataract operation due to cornea scaring. For one eye I had a cornea transplant so I needed a General anesthesia for the cataract, for my other eye I needed 2 operations, 1 to remove the lens under a local anesthesia and another operation to put a lens in my eye, as the capsule of the eye was damaged and I also had cornea scaring so I need a General anesthesia.
Most people may only need a sedative and a local for a normal cataract operation that takes about 15 minutes.
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A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation
think they are being given General Anesthesia!
There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient.
I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!
Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!
In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.
Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!
A note from an anesthesiologist
I agree that using midazolam alone in painful situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.
A note I got from someone on Yahoo Answers who did have a bad experience..This is very disconcerting... My sister said she heard me screaming from the waiting room but assumed it wasn't me. When we left we heard another female patient screaming. I did a lot of research since your post, thanks so much for the info.
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.....
There is a blog about this drug you may find interesting http://versedbusters.blogspot.com/2005/12/introduc...
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A cataract operation can be done either under a Local or General anesthesia.
Most people have a Local anesthesia for a cataract operation as it only takes about 15 minute to do. But if someone has very complicated eye condition, the a General anesthesia may be needed if the operation is going to take an hour or two to do. Basically, people who have a complicated cataract operation may even have the old fashion cataract operation that takes a lot longer to do. My sister and I both had a General anesthesia because of a complicated cataract operation due to cornea scaring. For one eye I had a cornea transplant so I needed a General anesthesia for the cataract, for my other eye I needed 2 operations, 1 to remove the lens under a local anesthesia and another operation to put a lens in my eye, as the capsule of the eye was damaged and I also had cornea scaring so I need a General anesthesia.
Most people may only need a sedative and a local for a normal cataract operation that takes about 15 minutes.
Of course it is done in a hospital, but not under general anesthesia . They do not put you to sleep.
They use anesthesia so there is no pain , but you are awake the whole time, which only takes 10 - 15 minutes.
it can be done in a surgery center or a hospital.
i had mine done at wills eye hospital in philadelhia pa.
MOST people only get local anesthesia numbing drops and then numbing shots.
SOME people get that plus a sedative.
FEW people get general anesthesia.
i was one of those people at my eyes are very complex and the surgeon was not sure how long it would take.
It is not done in a hospital anymore. You will not find it anywhere Get an anti-anxiety medicine for several days in advance.