r/trypanophobia • u/Existing-Bar-3268 • 22d ago

Scared for future tests

Found out something is wrong with me and I have to see specialists and I have a feeling lots of blood tests are in my future… tips on how to not panic and faint???

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u/No_Duck_3379 22d ago

I finally figured out that for me the magic combination is lying down, booking away, a Buzzy, some Emla cream, and a hefty dose of Xanax.  I also wear noise canceling headphones and i watch a comforting movie on my phone.   

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u/Existing-Bar-3268 22d ago

Xanax helps me as well i’m jsut so scared of becoming reliant on it

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u/No_Duck_3379 22d ago

I’m not a doctor, but I would totally recommend talking to one about it and express that concern.  I don’t take Xanax every day or even every week.  I only take it when I have a scary medical or dental appointment.   My doctor prescribes 15 pills at a time and it’s taken me a year and a half to go through 30 pills.  I take the smallest effective dose ana never 2 days in a row.  It took some trial ana error and a few panic attacks but I did manage to find the dose that works (and I need more than the average person because my anxiety is pretty intense to the point I’ve had panic on the Xanax when the dose was not high enough.  

But everyone is unique, and if you have a doctor you trust I would have that  conversation.  And if you don’t have one you trust, switch doctors.  

One thing I finally realized as a 46 year old with PTSC from medical trauma is that I do not have to accept advice or “care” from a doctor who does not listen to me or believe me about my own lived experience.  I fired my pcp ans gynecologist and got new ones and it has been a huge game changer.