okay to take a xanax before a MRI?

[sarah]

This Thursday, I am having an MRI.  I am not anxious about being confined in the tube, but my problem is they can never find a vein!  After many attempts at both arms, I become very anxious, and by the time the dye is inserted, it makes my heart beat extremely fast, and scares me to death!  I have some xanax that I use when I fly, which is about twice a year.  So I thought maybe if I take one before my MRI, it might relax me.  Has anyone out there tried a xanax or something like it before their MRI? I had my last MRI three years ago. Thanks for your input.  Sarah

[welchy]

My doctor prescribed a valium for me before mine because of claustrophobia.  Also, weren't we all on morphine when they took our post-op MRI's?

[Russ]

"Also, weren't we all on morphine when they took our post-op MRI's?"
  You are joking here, aren't you Welchy? - smile -
  Re: Xanax, etc. Take as many as you need.
  Russ