 [ Symptoms ] can they put you to sleep mri i am highly claustrophobic and need an mri of the spine i do not think i can do it taking xanax would not help i have tried it [ Disease ] it would be too risky to put you under anesthesia for an mri you would need to have an anesthesiologist present and be monitored talk to the radiologist and maybe a stronger dose of xanax or different sedative can be given