Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure. Drugs which can be used for sedation include propofol, etomidate, ketamine, fentanyl, and midazolam...
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Medications for Sedation
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Diazepam
Fewer patient posts reported that Diazepam helped them when used for Sedation (25% lower than average of other Sedation treatments)
Valium
An average number of patient posts reported that Valium helped them when used for Sedation
Morphine
Sorry, there are not enough posts to calculate the overall score of Morphine for Sedation
Ativan
Sorry, there are not enough posts to calculate the overall score of Ativan for Sedation
Versed
Fewer patient posts reported that Versed helped them when used for Sedation (15% lower than average of other Sedation treatments)
Propofol
Fewer patient posts reported that Propofol helped them when used for Sedation (11% lower than average of other Sedation treatments)
Lorazepam
Fewer patient posts reported that Lorazepam helped them when used for Sedation (10% lower than average of other Sedation treatments)
Midazolam
Fewer patient posts reported that Midazolam helped them when used for Sedation (42% lower than average of other Sedation treatments)
Promethazine
An average number of patient posts reported that Promethazine helped them when used for Sedation
Phenergan
More patient posts reported that Phenergan helped them when used for Sedation (38% higher than average of other Sedation treatments)
Quote: Not true. They use propofol all the time for sedation. My son, Christian, has to be sedated for just about any procedure because he cannot cooperate and...
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We saw those baby blues today! The nurse reduced his sedation and he opened his eyes three times, squeezed my hand, moved his eyes from side to side...
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...at all from it. I like hydrocodone for the sedating & euphoric feeling & the best for me is morphine, love the sedating high & the pain relief is...
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...stronger as well as increasing the half life. I'm not sure on the sedation part because I always smoke weed with my benzos so my sedation varies depending on what and how much I've...
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Hello Draka!
I was wondering why they did not use versed for the sedation? I have always had this for my epidurals, excpet for one time, and was just given a...
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...able to get it back under control. They had reduced his sedation, and because his was so weak already when he went into surgery, just the ...he did with the decreased sedation was too much for h...
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I USED benzos initially for the sedation, muscle relaxant, mood lift, anxiolysis. I then began using them just because days went by better with them than without, and now I take them...
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Fioricet EASY Caffeine Extraction?
Is their a easy ...liver before. But yeah I feel the caffeine hinders some of the potential for sedation from the barbs..it's unnecessary really....
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...They prescribed Lorazepam for anxiety and ...for most of her patients, the Lorazepam has been the best for sedation -- however, the haloperidol ...the nurse said the morphine and haloperidol ...
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