Dear Christiane,
You said: <<Absolutely agreed, Versed can be a very dangerous sedation. However, I was referring to oral (not IV) versed, given in a clinical hospital setting, in a room equipped with a respirator and an anesthesiologist. Depending on the child, catheterization can be VERY scary and traumatizing, and in those cases, I have seen versed to be very helpful.>> ** The monograph on oral Versed (liquid) reads exactly the same as the IV one I provided. I understand your concerns but I have to be really honest here. I'd much rather risk my child being frightened than take the chances on a drug like Versed that had enough severe adverse reactions, including death, to warrant an FDA Black Box Warning. But please understand, this is my opinion. You or others may disagree. I would think it would be scarier yet to experience something and yet have no memory of it when you KNOW you were going to experience something. I also am concerned about the effects of a substance like this on the immature, developing brain of a child. You said: << I have worked hard to gain my daughters trust through all these invasive procedures she has had in her short life, and she knows I will always be honest with her about what's going to hurt, taste bad, pinch, etc.........and have always supported her in screaming or squeezing tight if she needs to get through the pain. I'm blessed that I have been able to teach her these other coping skills, and we have been able to stay away from "pre-sedation" with versed, but I believe that has come from structure and lots of experience......which most people don't have . It's very scary for a 6 year old, who has never been hospitalized, to lay on a cold table with a big machine over their head, and have a catheter put in their urethra......even if mom and dad are right there holding thier hands and supporting them. in such cases, versed removing the memory can be beneficial.>> ** Honestly, I think it is okay for a child or person to be frightened. We have a habit, in the American culture, of trying to remove all unpleasantness. We're so committed to doing this that we will give a dangerous drug like Versed to accomplish it. ** You won't find a supplement that will go to the extremes of Versed but magnesium works well to relax. It also relaxes muscles. If I wanted to use a pharmaceutical I'd go with a much milder one. You said: <<On a little side note, I had a funny dream last night. I was running into the bank, and saw an old van with a logo and phone number on it for "Catherine Creel, and Malcolm Stebbins....treat from the street". I was stunned and searched for you...........ultimately finding you sitting together over a cup of coffee and donuts at Dunkin Donuts. So very odd how the brain works..........and yes......very broken sleep last night with my ill daughter.......amazing the dreams that come out of sleep deprivation.>> ** That's a pretty amusing dream. Malcolm, did you take notes? I forgot what we talked about. Darn! We probably solved all the previously unsolved medical mysteries ;-) Regards, Catherine Any suggestions for feeling well rested on little sleep???? ~:-} -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
