After 7 yrs. of medical tests, etc. my adult son is starting to experience strong anxiety attacks with M.R.I. (I.V.) needles. The last test, we had to quickly leave the medical building after my son had painful (I.V.) needle attempts and went into heavy breathing, sweating, trembling, crying. It looked like a seizure was possibly about to occur. This was shocking to see him react this way as he has always felt kinda comfortable with needles and any tests. One month later he made a 2nd attempt for the M.R.I. appt. but went into another full blown anxiety attack one hour prior to us leaving to the appt. This also had to be cancelled. My son knows that a person needs to be relaxed during any bloodwork, i.v.'s, scans, etc. and he always has been, but I think he's getting fed-up with the constant life of hospitals, etc. and it is having a rough go on him. Has anyone felt the same way and does anyone have advice to overcome this new feeling?
Thanks,Colleen
Thanks,Colleen