MRI Anxiety Tips
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2020
- In this video I share tips on how I prepared for my MRI this year to help ease my anxiety due to my claustrophobia. In it I share my plan to use yoga, meditation and medication to help me get through the MRI without a panic attack.
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What tips do you have to help ease anxiety associated with your MRIs?
Happy to hear you made it through it . I have to do my mri brain scan tomorrow with contrast morning wish me luck .I will ask for the discs thank you for that tip . Did you have to wear a face mask during your scan??
Sue soul sister, excellent question! No I didn’t have to wear the face mask while in the machine. Good luck tomorrow! Let me know how it goes!
@@EvenSoItIsWell it went very well, and no no face mask inside the MRI machine and no panic attacks yay. Thank you for caring about my experience and wanting to hear back from me and how it went for me .
Sue soul sister Hooray!! I am glad it went well! Thanks for letting me know.
@@PC-zz9cy that is great news! I have not tried calming tea yet. I will definitely try that next time.
Wow! That long. You did great. I can tell you through my experience today
The Valium, meditation, breathing exercises, keeping my eyes closed, singing in my head… they all help a little. 😉
I really appreciate you sharing your MRI anxiety experiences. I had my first ever brain MRI with and without contrast last week which, I've now learned, will be the first of many and was completely caught off guard by how horribly claustrophobic and panicked I felt. Somehow I (barely) managed to make it through the 50 minute scan with many moments of almost squeezing the call button but now I know that next time, I will definitely need to be better prepared and ask for medication beforehand. All of your advice is very helpful and I hope that your neurologist has good news for you next week! Thank you again for opening up about this.
Erika Heikkinen Welcome to the channel! It is amazing how our bodies react to it isn’t it? Good luck with the future MRIs. Let me know how you get on with them.
I have brain MRI in a day. Will follow the tips. I had a pelvic MRI contrast few months back. I distracted my mind. Diverted my mind to my work. Trying to solve some issues. It did help a little. Having that button in hand is reassuring.
Good luck today! Let me know how it goes!
Some of these posts are funny. Hell I was in the Airborne during Nam. You wouldn't think an X-Military would be scared like a little girl but Alas ... TOTALLY FREAKED ME OUT!!!!! Didn't complete the scan. I will try again but next time with a sedative and bring a designated driver along. Mine was for my shoulder and supposedly an open MRI. The top of that thing was just above my nose and it was supposed to take 30 minutes. I didn't last 30 seconds LOL! BTW that body thing you talked about is what I use to go to sleep and it works every time. I will use it for my next MRI ... that plus a breathing exercise.
I can totally relate! I have had to reschedule myself. I hope the sedatives help! Thanks for commenting.
Thank you for service @wishbone103
@@robinmoore5115 Your welcome!
Thank you for this video, I have an MRI tomorrow I have not slept well the whole week since I failed to do it, I got a panic attack,my enxiety struck and I abandoned the room in a crazy mode. I appreciate this video hopefully I will make it tomorrow.
Thanks for watching. Good luck! Let me know how it goes!
I managed to have it done , before I got in I repeated this video and all went very well step by step I still cannot believe I managed thank again for the tips!
@@sihlemhlanga3953 Hooray!! I am so glad you made it through! Thanks so much for letting me know.
I'm in for my 3rd MRI (brain, cervical and thoracic W WO contrast) next week. I'm already freaked out ! My 1st one, they didn't even turn the machine on and I was out of there !
Hang in there Steve! Check out this video for more tips czcams.com/video/6iulpIjCPfM/video.html. Let me know how it goes!
same!
Same and now I have to try again. I am terrified
@@heather1872 get your Dr to give you Xanax. That’s the only way I can endure a MRI. Good luck.
Here is a tip that will help you if you ever need to undergo a mri and suffer from claustrophobia or anxiety. Drink the calm supplement or take a magnesium or ashwagandha 30 minutes prior to your scan to assist calm your body and nerves. Apply lavender, chamomile, and peppermint oil to a scarf or eye mask. Put it over your eyes, inhale deeply, and wait for the essential oils to work their magic. You won't remember how long it has been because your body and mind will be so calm.
Thanks so much! Those are great tips!
i wish i saw this video before i had my 2.5 hour MRIs on tuesday! maybe you could make a video where you walk through the body technique? i'm not claustrophobic, more just nervous about everything in general & i found it really hard to not focus on how uncomfortable i was. i tried counting to the beat of the sounds, i guess my 'makeshift' way of meditating!
2.5 hours?!? Holy moly! Counting to the beat of the sounds is definitely meditative! I can certainly do a video on the body scan technique! I will get it into the rotation. Look for the foot drop/foot symptom video will be out on Sunday.
Two ago I to do an MRI , they put me in the machine I went in full panic mode. I was not able to my processor still dramatic don't know when I will be able to go back.
I am sorry that happened. I encourage you to try again. Here are some more tips that might help MRI Panic Attack 5 Tips to Help Ease Anxiety MRI
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thanks for the video what are your thoughts on xanax vs valium and how much valium did you take each time?
I do not have any experience with xanax so I can't comment on that. I take 5 mg of valium before I leave the house and then another 5 mg when I get to the office where I am having the MRI. Check with your doctor on which medication and amounts would be best for you. Let me know how it goes!
@@EvenSoItIsWell thanks for the info. I check with my doctor and he is going to prescribe klonopin.
17 reschedules Guiness Record...5 hrs till my MRI. Severe claustrophobic. Trying to nap before i go too much noise to prep sleep beforehand. Lower Abdomen with Contrast. First with Colostomy bag and leg blood clot. Eh gad...should I cancel again?
Oh Marc! That is quite the record! No don’t cancel. Watch my latest video on this subject. It may help czcams.com/video/6iulpIjCPfM/video.html. Please let me know how it goes.
Not knowing much about valium I'm thinking that once you take them, is the yoga and relaxation techniques necessary? Or is it that valium takes the edge off and you're still anxious regardless? I've got two 5mg of it in my hand now for my MRI later today
The Valium definitely takes the edge off but anxiety and the stress hormones are still there for me so I use multiple techniques to help me through it. Here are some more tips that may help czcams.com/video/6iulpIjCPfM/video.html. Good luck and let me know how it goes!
@@EvenSoItIsWell The valium helped along with wearing a mask over my eyes. The biggest help was listening to music. Not piped into the tube itself but having it emanate from outside the machine. It gave the feeling of another dimension, that the space was much larger and it tricked my senses into thinking I was in a large area.
@@robertmusilli5198 I am so glad! Congratulations!
@@robertmusilli5198 definitely wear a mask over your eyes and take lorazepam or diazepam
Get sedation people. Were on screens to often these days. Unless you meditate often its going to be nerve wracking. Also squeeze that ball your not stuck in the machine have the people talk while your in there so you dont feel alone.
Have them talk to you! What a great idea!
Mine is so bad, I would not even have taken the elevator.
Oh no! I am sorry it is so bad. Perhaps anesthesia for you. Check with your doctor.
I didn"t know what I was getting into and the combination of wearing a mask( covid) and the head cage, I didn't last 2 seconds when they rolled me in the tunnel. In and out...I freaked out. I gotta reschedule with rx to have me relaxed.
The combination of Covid mask and head cage must have been so hard! I hope the meds help next time. Let me know how it goes.
@@EvenSoItIsWell 2nd time around was bearable. I would have to say that researching more of the process gave me a fighting chance. The 1.5 t bore I've used before was wider and well lit vs the larger 3t with smaller cavity. I also adjusted the mirror on the head cage which I didn't know about until my research. This also gave me a better experience.
@@w4r7 Hooray! So glad it was bearable. It is such a relief when it is done.
Idk why they don't warn us about how loud the sound was going to be beforehand! the first beep, my body lifted off the machine!!
Guys get your spouse with you grabbed his or her hand and take relaxing pill and you are done . Just don't over think otherwise it will make it more hard for you. I had panic attack when i went for MRI for the first time but second time I took sleeping pill with beta blocker and my husband was with me and it went all well.
Thanks for watching. So glad t went well the second time.
I had an MRI with contrast conducted and I’m terrified of the potential long term effects of gadolinium retention. How do you cope with this unknown?
Excellent question and concern. I try to follow the science and am wary of anecdotal stories. That said if you have concerns please discuss them with you doctors and in the end you get to say if they use the gadolinium or not, you can always say no for your own peace of mind. There are different types of gadolinium and some are less likely to accumulate. Check out this video by neurologist Dr. Aaron Boster czcams.com/video/CmiAXkKO7wM/video.html
@@EvenSoItIsWell thank you for the reply and the informative video. This helped.
Thanks for the tips, the tube is a strange enemy created by our mind
It is a strange enemy indeed!
just giggling if i did yoga i would end up on the floor straight away i used to do it years ago but can just about stand up now. Hey i love the calf on your wall fab. Its so sad your so claustophic hun, i used to be years ago after my first, second and 3rd MRI i gave up as i realised it was going to be part of my new life lol being inside a doghnut hole (without sugar on the outside). I really feel for you hunny. HUGS.
Thanks so much. I think I am getting a bit better with the claustrophobia. I can manage my MRIs now. Sorry you can’t practice your yoga anymore. Have you tried chair yoga?
@@EvenSoItIsWell no to be honest i dont think physically i could do it anymore. space is a premium as i also live in a small bungalow where i can just about support my aids, like rollator and electric wheelchair. I would love to do yoga again it was so relaxing, you do it very well. thank you for sharing your videos with us.
I have a MRI in 2 days. I have 1 10mg. Valium. Could someone please tell me when to take my Valium? How many hour or minutes? I received no instructions. Thanks in advance.
I am not a doctor and can’t give medical advice but will share that I take 10 mg about an hour before the MRI and take the second one when I get to the office where the MRI is. It definitely helps to take the edge off my nerves. Good luck!
@@EvenSoItIsWell thanks . It all went well today and actually feel asleep during the MRI. Just hoping for a good report now.
@@Lmr6973 Hooray!! So glad it went well. Good luck with the results.
I need to have an MRI soon and I’m afraid. I’m claustrophobic.
I completely understand Billy. I have been doing them for years and still get nervous each time. Check out my other video that has tips that may help MRI Panic Attack 5 Tips to Help Ease Anxiety
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Hi!!, can you tel me Whats the difference between contrast, no contrast and both at the same time?
Hi Salvia! In a nut shell, in the contrast MRIs they inject a contrasting agent that will show up as bright on the MRI in active lesions. It is a tool to help our doctors see disease activity. Check out my video on understanding MRIs czcams.com/video/SicTAr6jNjY/video.html
@@EvenSoItIsWell Thanks☺