Posted on 05/30/2017 4:20:35 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
Anyone have trouble with MRIs being too confining? I couldn't get through my first one....but, today, used Klonopin and a lavender washcloth to cover my eyes and breathed in the aroma. Worked great. No panic.
Have upper back pain I needed diagnosed.
What are your tips and tricks?
Is a lavender washcloth called that because of the color or fragrance?
Is that the test which makes all the weird noises? I tried to find rhythmic patterns and toward the end of the t test, I even began to discern musical chords.
MRIs are uncommonly unpleasant. I’ve had one or two and really had to resist the panic.
I survived just focusing on breathing. . Didn’t think about taking an anti-anxiety med. Would definitely try it should I ever need another MRI.
My wife used stand up mri if that helps
Other then that...drugs.
No, I wet a washcloth and put several drops of lavender on it. Then stored in a ziplock. Covered my eyed totally and breathed in the relaxing scent.
Don’t care about the confinement, but the noise gets me. (Solution: loud music in headphones)
A local outfit advertises an ‘open sided MRI’.
Yes, everyone I know who has been stuck in a closed MRI freaks a little (me, a LOT).
First off, see if you can get an open MRI — the closed ones are being phased out for just that reason.
I selected music I like and closed my eyes and wrote code in my mind. Every line. Then I debugged it.
When I was done, the module just had to be typed in.
You need to be ready with a project or something to COMPLETELY engage your brain.
But I had a friend who panicked and kept screaming to be let out.
They are horrible machines to be in.
Unfortunately, they aren’t as accurate.
The bigger problem is that you get a huge dose of radiation, which destroys bones/immune system etc.
Nascent iodine helps get rid of it. Drink lots of pure, non fluoridated water.
I tried to do it without drugs and lasted perhaps ten seconds.
I went back to my doctor, got a few pills and went for a second try. I took the dose plus more (”one for the pot”) of something that ended in “pam” I think.
The place I had it done had a headphone setup where they could speak to you. When they were not speaking, they played music from a CD I brought with me.
I made sure the drugs kicked in and after a quick glance kept my eyes closed and went off to a happy place.
There are some very claustrophobic MRI machines out there. Too much for me.
But they now have “Open MRI” machines, Do a google search and look at the images and you will see what I mean. They look OK to claustrophobic me.
find a facility with an open MRI machine. Tell your doctor that you are claustrophobic and they will help you. I have a the same problems, big guys & small machines don’t mix. If there is not an open machine near you, there is always XANAX...just sleep thru it......paul
Ooops, got it confused with a CT scan.
There is no radiation in MRI’s...
I always get through unpleasantness like an MRI by telling myself prior to the procedure to suck it up, cooperate and it will be over quick.
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