Why did my body started shaking and i heart rate accelerate during an MRI?!


Question: I had the most terrifying experience today.. I went to get an MRI and I was not nervous initially but as the procedure continues, I noticed my body started shaking and my heart rate went up. I was scared. They had to stop the procedure. they told me I was nervous, I have undergone worse procedure and never had this reaction. Is there an alternative to having an MRI?


Answers: I had the most terrifying experience today.. I went to get an MRI and I was not nervous initially but as the procedure continues, I noticed my body started shaking and my heart rate went up. I was scared. They had to stop the procedure. they told me I was nervous, I have undergone worse procedure and never had this reaction. Is there an alternative to having an MRI?

Sounds like you had a major panic attack. I don't know your medical problem in order to suggest another procedure.

Ask your doctor for a valium, Klonopin, Xanax, something, in order to calm you down before you attempt MRI again.

Don't worry too much, you are not alone in feeling that way about the MRI.

perhaps you were feeling a bit claustrophobic?

Was it an open MRI machine?

A case of Claustrophobia, nothing to worry about

they also have 'open' or 'accessible' MRI's..don't know the insurance coverage on them, tho.

many people who dont have problems with claustraphobia get that way during an mri, try finding a hospital with an open mri machine, that should help...if not you can be slightly sedatied during the procedure, thats what i had to do





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