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jmarti41
jmarti41

Has anyone had an MRI of the brain with contrast? Any side effects?

I'm paranoid and keep thinking something is wrong. I had one with no contrast last year and it came out fine but keep thinking they missed something.

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 jmarti41

    Posted

    I had no side effects. Anxiety can make you believe that they missed something because we overthink things. In reality, it would be extremely rare for that to happen. you can trust the results of your scans. If you’re having weird symptoms try to remember that anxiety can cause hundreds of different symptoms. I remember when I was in my 20s I had brain fog, D realization, buzzing feeling in my head, pressure and having this in my head, dizziness and many more symptoms. Any testing I ever did came out normal and that’s how I finally realized everything was brought on by long-term stress and anxiety. To this day I will get a couple symptoms here or there if i i’m anxious but I basically ignore them and they go away. Best of luck to you!

    • jmarti41
      jmarti41 jan34534

      Posted

      Thank you Jan! I keep telling myself it's just anxiety but there's always that "what if" lingering in my head. I've always had anxiety but the past year is the worst its been (started Sept last yr) and I keep getting these weird pressure headaches and fatigue and just feel off. I've made a lot of progress but just want to feel my total self again.

      What helped your anxiety the most?

  • jan34534
    jan34534 jmarti41

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    to be honest my worst enemy was and still can be at times, the what if thinking . it is mental torture. I am a lot better than I used to be regarding that. My grown daughter has been very helpful although I know I have burdened her with my anxiety concerns. She helped me to stop the what if thinking by encouraging me to enjoy my life more and find joy and gratitude. I learned how to embrace each and every day because I have wasted actual YEARS of my life with anxiety, worry, fear, what if thinking etc. and where did it get me? It got me MORE anxiety, more fear, depression. It’s just not worth it. it makes me physically sick so what’s the point?

    i have decided to do everything I can to be healthy , find joy in life and be grateful every day, not worry about health issues until I have to, of course I get my yearly physical check ups and eat healthy, socialize, find something to laugh at every day, and get exercise. even if I get any of the anxiety symptoms, I don’t worry about them anymore. They are harmless and they are just telling us that there’s too much stress. The symptoms will not hurt our health, it’s the stress and anxiety.

    Dont get caught up in the endless tests unless there’s an absolute reason you need one and your doctor would tell you that. i used to want every test thinking they missed something, but they never did.

    So what I did was I just let it all go!I stopped all the endless testing, all the doctor visits except for my regular ones yearly, and I decided to just live my life and take care of myself . at some point we have to have faith in ourselves and in our body and stop overthinking everything and thinking every little symptom is something horrible. That’s just no way to live! And if there ever is a day where there is something serious then I will deal with it at that time but no sooner! I am also a person of faith and I know that this world is not my final destination and it’s not meant to be, and that’s getting more obvious all the time. Ha ha Of course I want to live a long healthy life and enjoy my family.

    Basically, where the mind goes, the person goes. so if that type of thinking is it stopped, it has the potential of literally making somebody sick. The longer we have that distorted way of thinking, the more cemented it is in our brain! Your brain will believe whatever you tell it. Then it’s harder to dig out of that hole and live a peaceful, joy filled life! always remember that your mind is a super powerful thing! I read a book called finding quiet that was very helpful. it teaches you how to avoid the fearful thinking and live a peaceful life. Sorry this is so long but I just wanted to share this with you because I have been through this for decades and believe me it’s so not worth it!! I do hope you feel better. Take care ❤

    • jmarti41
      jmarti41 jan34534

      Posted

      You're right! I've been wasting a year of my life with the "what if" thinking and now it's taken over my social life. The hard part is how to break that thinking. I'll definitely check out the book you mentioned 😃 I'm glad you were able to break the evil cycle of thinking and life a healthy, more peaceful life again! Thank you for being so helpful! ❤️

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