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beaglelover

(4,115 posts) Wed Dec 11, 2024, 06:38 PM Dec 11

Having an MRI tomorrow and I'm feeling extremely anxious today. I'm very claustrophobic. [View all]

They say they will sedate me but I'm afraid it will not be enough and I'll freak out when they put me in the tube. Has anyone here had an MRI and how did you cope? Mine is supposed to take about 40 minutes. Ugh.

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Having an MRI tomorrow and I'm feeling extremely anxious today. I'm very claustrophobic. [View all] beaglelover Dec 11 OP

I'm not claustrophobic, so I'm fine without sedation. But with your sedation, LuckyCharms Dec 11 #1

Thank you. That is reassuring. beaglelover Dec 11 #3

You're welcome. They will probably give you a versed IV, or something like that. LuckyCharms Dec 11 #5

I've had 3 MRIs, without sedation. wnylib Dec 12 #22

They'll give you some good meds. They don't want to have to pull you out early. Silent Type Dec 11 #2

Thank you. beaglelover Dec 11 #4

Sedatives will help. Maybe you can take a nap. The machine is a bit noisy, maybe as for some ear foam OAITW r.2.0 Dec 11 #6

I requested periodic time reports fargone Dec 11 #7

beaglelover............. Upthevibe Dec 11 #8

It can get loud with some of the machine noise. Hopefully they give FloridaBlues Dec 11 #9

Best of luck to you for a smooth procedure and a good result!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 11 #10

Xanax could help. If it's the enclosed tube, I recommend keeping your eyes closed. surfered Dec 11 #11

I've had it done, tell the technician Bread and Circuses Dec 11 #12

I've had several, and my truck is JMCKUSICK Dec 11 #13

That's exactly what I did. They didn't offer music. But each scan had it's own unique sound and many of the sounds beaglelover Dec 13 #38

Ear plugs AND music. Do both. CrispyQ Dec 11 #14

Newer machines are not totally enclosed--so-called "open MRIs"... Did they tell you that it was definitely hlthe2b Dec 11 #15

No Open MRI? ProfessorGAC Dec 11 #16

Good Luck on your state of mind, and getting good, nornal results! electric_blue68 Dec 11 #17

What body part? The thing with MRI is that the part in question has to be in the center of the tube.. mitch96 Dec 11 #18

Yes. With Ativan or Lorazepam. Tell them you have claustrophobia. Clouds Passing Dec 11 #19

Sedation and a kind tech will make it possible Tesha Dec 11 #20

I am also very claustrophobic. They sedated me enough so I stayed pleasantly mellow. When the dai13sy Dec 11 #21

Thank you all for the encouraging words. I'm not sure what type of sedation they are giving me. I do know beaglelover Dec 12 #23

Best of luck. I'm no fan of MRI's either. Paladin Dec 12 #24

Yeah it's over. The sedation definitely helped me get through it. beaglelover Dec 12 #25

Glad to hear you were ok. Sounds like you rocked it! happybird Dec 12 #32

beaglelover, I hope all is fine with you. My husband went through Malignant Prostrate Cancer.that started in August. He debm55 Dec 12 #36

Next time ask if you can pick your music - I like "Comfortably Numb" ☮ walkingman Dec 12 #26

They didn't offer me any music. Just ear plugs and headphones. beaglelover Dec 12 #27

I am claustrophobic as well. If you can chose one of the bigger MRI machines that available CentralMass Dec 12 #28

I had a brain MRI a number of years ago leftieNanner Dec 12 #31

IeftieNanner. after I fell and hit my head, They put me in the tube, head in the cage.I opened my eyes and it was like debm55 Dec 12 #35

Just fade out FirefighterJo Dec 12 #29

I've had some truly horrendous medical procedures done exmodee Dec 12 #30

Afterwards I googled how MRIs work and it really is amazing technology. I wonder how they came up with it? beaglelover Dec 13 #39

omg I think I might love to have a 40 minute MRI The Wandering Harper Dec 12 #33

I'm extremely claustrophobic MaryMagdaline Dec 12 #34

I've had a couple, the brain one was annoying Phentex Dec 13 #37