Posted by MB on December 4, 2001, at 18:19:16
In reply to Re: SPECT imaging has its place in psychiatry » MB, posted by manowar on December 4, 2001, at 13:32:34
> Good luck with the scans. Please let us know how you did.
>
> --Tim
Thanks for the wishes of good luck. I don't know yet what I'm going to do about my caffeine intake. The lady with whom I made my appointment told me that caffeine can "really mess a scan up," and one of the leaflets in my intake packet told me not to drink caffeine on **the day of** the scan. But that left me wondering. I mean, when I go a day without caffeine, I'm literally bed-ridden. The headache, nausea and depression are so bad I can't really function. It seems to me that being in such a severe state of withdrawal could also mess a scan up. I wish I could get off of it for a few days before the scan, but my willpower is impotent against the cravings.Do you drink coffee? If so, how long were you off of it before you got your SPECT scan?
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