How can I take the shot? Please help!?!
Question: How can I take the shot.? Please help!.?
I have "syringophobia", the fear of needles and syringes. My mom is a nurse, and is making me get the flu shot. Is there anything I can do to numb or stop the pain of the needle. Please don't say that I need o conquer my fear, because I passed out the last time that I tried to. Please help!Health Question & Answer
Answers:
I was at one time as afraid of shots as you have described here.
What got me through it was telling the nurse who was drawing my blood how afraid I truly was.
She went on about her job of tying off my arm and prepping for the blood draw.
I then started to cry and shake, terrified of the future poke, and having to wait while they fill tube after tube of my blood.
She came at me with the syringe and I stopped her, begging and crying. I was having a panic attack.
She stopped and then went to talk to the doctor who prescribed me 2 Xanax, one for that night and one for the following morning.
I took the pill that night and slept like a baby, the next morning my husband woke me up and I took the other pill.
By the time we got to the clinic I was aware of what was going to happen but I was calm.
I sat in the seat, closed my eyes and felt a tiny prick.
After the prick I actually watched and talked to the nurse about what was going on.
Since then I have been okay with shots and blood draws, it just took the one time of not being in a panicked state to help me experience the reality of there really is no pain.
A slight pointy prick and then nothing, it's over so fast that I realized I don't even have time to react.
Call your doctors office and explain to the nurse what happens when you have to get a shot and ask that they prescribe you 2 anti anxiety pills.
They can call them into the pharmacy so you won't have to drive to the doc and then to the pharmacy.
If for some reason they won't prescribe it for you then go to the health food store and but some Valerian root tea ( the fresher and more natural the better but it all works) then right before you go to the doctor make a cup of tea and instead of using one bag for a cup use 5.
Valerian root tea has the same properties as Valium and Xanax and works as a benzo the same as the actual meds.
Promise! It works, the only reason I don't use valerian when I need an anti anxiety pill (xanax) now is only because of the convienance!
Chamomille tea will soothe you but Valerian will work off of the same receptors and work quicker and better than
chamomille.
If you only have access to chamomille then use 7 bags for one cup.
It will make you sleepy but whether you get a pill or tea someone has to drive cuz they all make you sleepy.
Honestly if I needed to chill out and had no xanax I would use Valerian root tea. Same effect, in fact I heard of some people taking a U.A. for job interviews and such and have tested positive for a benzo ( xanax or valium) because of valerian root tea.
If you can not get any of these things then take 2 benadryl 20 minutes before you get your shot.
If you are under 18 years old then please please please talk to your mother about everything I have written here today.
People have allergies and if you ended up sick because of something you have taken then your mother needs to know so you can be treated.
Stay Healthy and Take Care!
Modern human studies have investigated valerian's use by itself and in combination with other herbs for a variety of conditions: in combination with hops (Humulus lupulus) as an alternative to benzodiazepine to treat nonchronic and non-psychiatric sleep disorders (Schmitz and Jackel, 1998), its use in combination with hops as a sedative to treat disturbed sleep (M ller-Limmroth and Ehrenstein, 1977), its effects in combination with hops on vigilance (Gerhard et al., 1996), its use in combination with St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) as an alternative to diazepam to treat symptoms of anxiety (Panijel, 1985),
If you combine hops with thet valerian then do not use 5 bags for one cup! I do not know about using te hops in conjunction with the tea.
Have your mother check it all out, if you don't weigh more than 100 poungs then only use 3 or maybe 4 bags per cup. you won't O.D. as far as I know but like I said your mom needs to be informed!Health Question & Answer
What got me through it was telling the nurse who was drawing my blood how afraid I truly was.
She went on about her job of tying off my arm and prepping for the blood draw.
I then started to cry and shake, terrified of the future poke, and having to wait while they fill tube after tube of my blood.
She came at me with the syringe and I stopped her, begging and crying. I was having a panic attack.
She stopped and then went to talk to the doctor who prescribed me 2 Xanax, one for that night and one for the following morning.
I took the pill that night and slept like a baby, the next morning my husband woke me up and I took the other pill.
By the time we got to the clinic I was aware of what was going to happen but I was calm.
I sat in the seat, closed my eyes and felt a tiny prick.
After the prick I actually watched and talked to the nurse about what was going on.
Since then I have been okay with shots and blood draws, it just took the one time of not being in a panicked state to help me experience the reality of there really is no pain.
A slight pointy prick and then nothing, it's over so fast that I realized I don't even have time to react.
Call your doctors office and explain to the nurse what happens when you have to get a shot and ask that they prescribe you 2 anti anxiety pills.
They can call them into the pharmacy so you won't have to drive to the doc and then to the pharmacy.
If for some reason they won't prescribe it for you then go to the health food store and but some Valerian root tea ( the fresher and more natural the better but it all works) then right before you go to the doctor make a cup of tea and instead of using one bag for a cup use 5.
Valerian root tea has the same properties as Valium and Xanax and works as a benzo the same as the actual meds.
Promise! It works, the only reason I don't use valerian when I need an anti anxiety pill (xanax) now is only because of the convienance!
Chamomille tea will soothe you but Valerian will work off of the same receptors and work quicker and better than
chamomille.
If you only have access to chamomille then use 7 bags for one cup.
It will make you sleepy but whether you get a pill or tea someone has to drive cuz they all make you sleepy.
Honestly if I needed to chill out and had no xanax I would use Valerian root tea. Same effect, in fact I heard of some people taking a U.A. for job interviews and such and have tested positive for a benzo ( xanax or valium) because of valerian root tea.
If you can not get any of these things then take 2 benadryl 20 minutes before you get your shot.
If you are under 18 years old then please please please talk to your mother about everything I have written here today.
People have allergies and if you ended up sick because of something you have taken then your mother needs to know so you can be treated.
Stay Healthy and Take Care!
Modern human studies have investigated valerian's use by itself and in combination with other herbs for a variety of conditions: in combination with hops (Humulus lupulus) as an alternative to benzodiazepine to treat nonchronic and non-psychiatric sleep disorders (Schmitz and Jackel, 1998), its use in combination with hops as a sedative to treat disturbed sleep (M ller-Limmroth and Ehrenstein, 1977), its effects in combination with hops on vigilance (Gerhard et al., 1996), its use in combination with St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) as an alternative to diazepam to treat symptoms of anxiety (Panijel, 1985),
If you combine hops with thet valerian then do not use 5 bags for one cup! I do not know about using te hops in conjunction with the tea.
Have your mother check it all out, if you don't weigh more than 100 poungs then only use 3 or maybe 4 bags per cup. you won't O.D. as far as I know but like I said your mom needs to be informed!Health Question & Answer
ok- here's what I would do
I used to be afraid of needles, but I was mostly afraid of the pain, not the idea of the needle itself- getting a shot actually is not painful.
What makes the shot painful for people who are afraid of it is that when you're about to receive the shot, your arm tenses up involuntarily. If you relax your arm, you wont feel a thing.
Now, I imagine this is going to be difficult for you to do, so all I can suggest is pre-swabbing your arm with the disinfectant, and bringing some music with you, tell the nurse to wait a couple of minutes before giving you the shot- lie on your back, TRY TO RELAX, listen to the music and soon it should all be over.
sorry if that dosent help. but that's all you can do.
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I used to be afraid of needles, but I was mostly afraid of the pain, not the idea of the needle itself- getting a shot actually is not painful.
What makes the shot painful for people who are afraid of it is that when you're about to receive the shot, your arm tenses up involuntarily. If you relax your arm, you wont feel a thing.
Now, I imagine this is going to be difficult for you to do, so all I can suggest is pre-swabbing your arm with the disinfectant, and bringing some music with you, tell the nurse to wait a couple of minutes before giving you the shot- lie on your back, TRY TO RELAX, listen to the music and soon it should all be over.
sorry if that dosent help. but that's all you can do.
good luckHealth Question & Answer
dont get the flu shot. your moms a nurse, she should know this. the flu is a virus, which means its always mutating. this means that by the time weve come up with a vaccination for it, the virus has already mutated and the vaccination doesnt do much good. besides this isnt 1850 youre not gonna die if you get the flu. Health Question & Answer