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Will a 5mg po dose of valium be enough to alleviate my claustraphobic anxiety from having a mri exam of my gall bladder?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No guarantee: However, low benzodiazapines ares sometimes used to prevent exacerbation of symptoms when someone is facing their phobia.

Dr Hickerson agreed

Answered 8/29/2019

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