Fear of head mri
Hi everyone,
I have been diagnosed with ms since 2010.
My last few mri I feel very anxious, very strange as I have had head, spine, mri in past and been okay.
I had a mri in April last year, and I was so anxious from the point I knew I had a head mri. I went in last year, and as soon as the head coil went on I had to tell them to take it off. I managed to have another go, and I discovered that you can slide out of the head coil if need be, so this relaxed me, and I went ahead and had the scan done.
I am due a head mri next week, and becoming very anxious again. I know I need this done, to see if medication is working, and I keep getting morning headaches, and random dizzeness when I move. Which I have had for over a year.
My doctor wasn't happy really to give me medication, as I already take quite a lot.
Any help please, would be appreciated, thankyou.
@ncm22 MRIs are something that I never find pleasant. Especially when they fix your head in that plastic cage, lock it into position and slide you head first into that small place. I find that keep my eyes closed, breathing steadily and relaxing, gets me through it. I just imagine that I'm floating on a cloud, looking down at the Earth( a technique borrowed from some old Tai-Chi classes. I just meditate my way through and time seems to pass quickly and calmly.
I think everyone deals with these differently. I close my eyes so I don't realised how close the top of it is, that's helps me feel less closed in. I also try and imagine myself in a happy place.....walking down the beach, looking at my favourite view etc. One thing that has really helped me is asking the people doing the scan to talk to me....especially if the machine goes quiet so I don't panic and think it has got me stuck in it. They usually just keep giving me little updates about what is going on so I know x