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Would it be ok my family doctor for a rx for valium to help anxiety before tattoo? i have anxiety and i get panic attacks before piercings and such...

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Not a good reason.: If you suffer from anxiety before getting a tattoo then why are you getting one? I am not sure that your family dr. would prescribe Valium so you can get one. Ask yourself if you will regret getting a tattoo 20 years from now. Some of them are more painful to remove then they are to get them.

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Answered 4/22/2015

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