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I just love Versed. Fentanyl is a close second!
I give tons of versed and fentanyl in my unit for conscious sedation for bedside procedures.
What are your favorite meds to give? :)
I receive high-dose ketamine infusions over 4 hours for 4 consecutive days every 4-6 weeks to treat Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (aka Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). To combat the side effects of the ketamine (hallucinations, nausea & vomiting, headaches, increase in BP, etc.) I also receive a cocktail of Versed, Ativan, Zofran, Decadron, Clonidine & Toradol. It is the only time I do not feel severe burning, sharp, shooting nerve pain or experience severe muscle spasms and dystonia. The relief is amazing (although I dislike the out of control feeling).
TheGooch
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I had a combo of versed and fentanyl when I had a liver biopsy this year, I call them the "happy drugs". I felt like that girl in "Sixteen Candles" who took all that valium on her wedding day.