tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536445998093886588.post5977380310805725055..comments2023-09-22T04:02:57.780-07:00Comments on No Midazolam: Another Vitriolic Comment AttemptNever Againhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00809517208101930723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536445998093886588.post-6619194584344610402015-11-10T18:22:27.700-08:002015-11-10T18:22:27.700-08:00I think it's particularly disgusting that the ...I think it's particularly disgusting that the person sending you this complaint seems to dismiss "the elderly, substance abusers, and those with preexisting mental issues" as people who it is A-OK to cause dysfunction in. Like it's just a casual side effect of the medical profession, ruining people's lives, instead of taking precautions so to NOT harm people. As someone with preexisting mental "issues", as this person so politely (and scientifically!) put it, I'm sick and tired of the dehumanization I receive from many doctors. Yes, I used to be depressed, anxious, and anorexic. No, I'm not less worthy of fair treatment. In fact, mental health conditions have repeatedly been shown on MRIs to physically impair brain function - fear centers receive too much blood flow in anxious patients, depressed patients don't get enough of many different neuro chemicals. Which is a physical, medical problem. This trend of treating issues located in the brain as a patient's own fault is disgusting, especially since it's been disproven so many times over. As for the elderly and substance abusers, they don't deserve to have lasting mental damage, either. The elderly?! You're just going to poison the old folks because they're dying anyway?! And substance abusers? I understand that many substance abusers made some poor choices, but that does not give you the right to make a poor choice for them. Doctors' god complexes are one of the biggest threats to quality medical care.<br />And let's not forget that the doctors who write in LOVE to tell you that you don't have any outstanding research, only anecdotal accounts, so it doesn't matter. Since when do anecdotal accounts not matter? If as many as 10% of patients, as quoted by many nurses, have horrific reactions to Versed, you shouldn't need a study to rethink your use of it. In fact, the horrible anecdotal accounts should make you WANT to conduct an official study, so that there ARE real numbers on this. By official study with real numbers, I mean a study that was in no way funded by the companies that sell midazolam, and done on a random sample of people and doctors. Studies that are blatantly biased do not count.<br />There is no patient-benifiting need to use an amnesic when you could just use enough pain medication. You can't get around that. If you're hung up on making patients less anxious, may I introduce you to the other Benzos? The only incentive to use an amnesic is so that patients will not remember mistreatment. The reason why this is blowing up in your faces is because 10% of patients DO remember how you've treated them. That's why you're so defensive, that's why doctors are always so defensive, you don't want to be called out on what we both know you do.<br />To the blog owner - thank you. Not just for speaking out against Versed, but for making public the horrible responses you receive from doctors and nurses. I guess they don't realize that they're really just fueling your fire. Your blog is very important, although I don't know how well known it is, and the years of dedication are admirable. I suspect we're on opposite ends of the political spectrum, just from a few of your posts, but I could care less. This is less of a political issue and more of a human rights issue. Every single person needs to know about the drugs they are being given. Informed consent is the only real consent - uninformed consent is NOT CONSENT. Drugged consent is NOT CONSENT. Manipulated and/or coerced consent is NOT CONSENT. Everyone who is aware of this medical malpractice, regardless of political view, economic status, whether they've been personally harmed by Versed or not - everyone needs to be aware of what is going on. I think that if people knew, many more would be alarmed. Thank you for speaking out.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809266200113196124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536445998093886588.post-57863583883512297182015-04-23T08:30:39.171-07:002015-04-23T08:30:39.171-07:00I would like to address the "haters" who...I would like to address the "haters" who are sending you emails.<br />The writer of this blog is definitely not alone in her negative opinion of the<br /> drug Versed. She is just more vocal and better able to articulate her <br />feelings than some of us. Her anger over her ordeal is not unique either. <br />I definitely match her there ! What some of you fail to understand is that <br />when a person has a bad experience with Versed, it is often very, very bad. <br />I cannot for the life of me understand why the medical community as a whole <br />refuses to acknowledge us. Can't you see how this adds insult to injury ? <br />And how it causes us to lose trust in your profession ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536445998093886588.post-75584390410316706012015-04-23T06:10:01.699-07:002015-04-23T06:10:01.699-07:00First off, anonymous, I don't believe you are ...First off, anonymous, I don't believe you are just some person who randomly came here to nomidazolam. If you had read this blog, you would see that there are MANY medical studies which have been reproduced here that show that indeed Midazolam is the cause of the problems I describe. It isn't just "individuals" as you try to claim. It "seems" that there are "so many different drugs given before and during surgery" is the exact same attempt to deny the problems with Versed that I see from medical people all the time. That's part of the denial process. It may surprise you to know that a huge number of people are simply given the amnesia drug instead of proper pain relief...without all those other drugs you speak of. Look around and see how many people are writing about FENTANYL or any of the anti-emetic drugs causing severe problems. So on top of the well documented (I'm surprised you can't find anything because this blog has lots of scientific studies) problems with Versed, the anecdotal evidence from people who have received Versed etc. You want MORE PROOF? This doesn't make any sense. As far as pretending that being KNOCKED OUT is the same as having amnesia, this is also a ploy used by medical people. As is the term "memory loss" instead of the word amnesia. You CAN find the information you want right here on nomidazolam. It's not just me as you are pretending. I have also talked about how much medical people love this drug and will not hear a word against it, as shown by the comments. The studies and anecdotal evidence that Versed is bad are hidden and denied, like you are trying to do, because Versed makes thier job so much easier and more entertaining. Versed is a bad drug. Go ahead and let them use it on you! Obvioulsy you would rather believe medical people than scientific studies and the real life experiences of patients who have no reason to object to the drug. Do you think we have all arbitrarily picked out a drug from among many (as you pretend) to object to? Tell my why that would happen if we are just making it up, or it was a different drug?Never Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809517208101930723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536445998093886588.post-61944358904161350152015-04-22T00:08:12.723-07:002015-04-22T00:08:12.723-07:00I am very confused. I found your blog interesting...I am very confused. I found your blog interesting, and i'm not a medical person. But I can't find anything documented about problems with midazolam except what some individuals wrote like you. Can't find any science articles about it. I did see things about memory but only in already sick people. And it seems that so many different drugs are given before and during surgery how can you say it was this drug? It looks like all the stuff can affect memory. I'm not giving my name cause I do't want you to write something nasty about me cause I don't agree. I just can't find anything. Where did you get for info from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com