RE: ( O.) Ativan for MRI (?)

[Guest guest]

Hi!, I to have claustrophobia & have had 4 MRI's. I didn't take meds but

had my eyes covered,made sure my arms were tight against my body and visalized

being in open spaces. This has worked for me but you also have a panic buzzer in

case you can't cope. Good Luck I hope this helps. Ritson

Marie Di Pietro md8senuf@...> wrote: ,

I'm going to print your " you can do this " and ask the tech to tape it inside

the scanner in front of my eyes. :-)

Thanks for your positive note and letting me know it did help.

Hugs,

Marie

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Subject: Re: Ativan for MRI (?)

Marie,

We went the ativan route with Kira and she did very well. It seemed to be

just enough to keep her calm. Good luck! You can do this~

Hugs

O.

[Guest guest]

Yes, this is what I do too, keep my eyes closed, not even a peek, think big

thoughts and take slow deep breaths. My claustrophobia is not as severe as

some, but was enough to make me dread the frequent MRIs necessary to follow

a benign brain tumor. The funny thing is that after 5 years of MRIs, they

don't bother me nearly as much now, even the closed variety. My latest one

in Feb was on a new machine and they actually had a periscope-type mirror

over my head so that if I did open my eyes, I could see the spacious room,

not the inside of the machine.

Barbara

> Hi!, I to have claustrophobia & have had 4 MRI's. I didn't take meds

but had

> my eyes covered,made sure my arms were tight against my body and visalized

> being in open spaces. This has worked for me but you also have a panic

buzzer in

> case you can't cope. Good Luck I hope this helps. Ritson

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Marie,

I also have problems with both open and closed MRI's. In the past I did fine.

But all of a sudden I couldn't handle them. I have also been pulled out of them.

What I don't understand is why I could handle them before but now I can't. What

changed?

With my last one I took a valium and had the nurse tape a picture of me with my

beloved Sally(Mastiff puppy dog) and that helped me a lot. Maybe you might think

of taking a picture of something or someone that calms you and have the nurse

tape it in front of your eyes!!

You can also take a CD of your favorite music for them to play while you have

the test.

And NO procrastinating!! Your health is important and you need this test.!!

Good Luck!! God Bless!!

Hugs,

Ann-Marie

Re: Ativan for MRI (?)

Marie,

We went the ativan route with Kira and she did very well. It seemed to be

just enough to keep her calm. Good luck! You can do this~

Hugs

O.