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Suggest Remedies For Anxiety During An MRI Examination

yes, I am getting a MRA tomorrow. I had an MRI two months ago and they found a little spot at the base of my brain, it was there in a scan in 2014 and hasn t changed. I am scared to death of the machine. the last MRI took 12 min. I barely made it through it. I took 3 mg of Zanax to get throught it. How long will this one take? How do I get through it? on the scan in 2014 the used IV sedation, but they won t now because of all of the meds Im on. HELP!
posted on Sun, 23 Oct 2016
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Hello and welcome to Healthcamagic.
It is not uncommon to have claustrophobia from mri machine so you are not the only one. There are methods to relieve it by giving oral or iv sedation so you should consult your doctor about this. It will take10minutes again and you should be calm during this time.
I hope I have answered your query. I wish you a nice day.
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Suggest Remedies For Anxiety During An MRI Examination

Hello and welcome to Healthcamagic. It is not uncommon to have claustrophobia from mri machine so you are not the only one. There are methods to relieve it by giving oral or iv sedation so you should consult your doctor about this. It will take10minutes again and you should be calm during this time. I hope I have answered your query. I wish you a nice day.