Any advice

[megs90]

I need to get my mri dont but I freaked out and couldn't do it. I know I have to get it done but im terribly scared to. Does anyone recommend a medication or relaxing techniques. I've had two ct scans but doctor wants a mri. She ordered it in March and I couldn't handle even the open mri I walked out. I need this done please help

[happyjackandjoan]

need hug any

[poodlegal]

Is it for your head?? I've had one done last year, the woman doing it wasn't very helpful, she asked if I was ok and I said I suffer frm very bad anxiety she just replied "well what u WANa do then" fuming I snapped "do it of course"!!! This spurred me on a bit!! It takes 15 to 20 mins, it's noisesy but u have music on, I counted through the songs I worked out each songs about 3 minutes so that would be around 7 songs, I tried to think of nice things or what my little niece was doing outside waiting for me with my sister the thing I found most scary is not been in control and that the radiographers could see my brain and possible tumour and I couldn't and they would know and I wouldn't until the dr told me, I was waiting for a reaction from them when they came in, did they look at me with worry or pity, take a few Valium before, be strong if I can do it anyone can!!!! Xx

[dillydally1]

I had a very good friend who was terrified of mri scan machine. they used to give her iv diazepam to relax her. it worked quite well. good luck x

[Stevendb]

Maybe ask for a few diazepam to get threw it but only take it to get threw the scan cause diazepam his great in short term but in long term very harmful to withdraw from the tablets . Good luck

[Sazbo_90]

I too was terrified to have my MRI. I was scared that something would happen while I was in there, thought that I would stop breathing or have a heart attack or something along those lines...but I got in there and they had the ear plugs and headphones on me and they had a mask with mirrors that let's you see what everyone is doing...that helped a lot and when I got abit anxious I would just close my eyes and focus on my breathing. Perhaps it might help you if you said out loud why you are scared and then try and think to yourself...what is the worst thing that can happen, what are the chances of that actually happening and if anything happens I am in a safe place where people are very capable of helping me.