dentist!!!
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aliengal24
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Hello everyone. I've been having problems with my wisdom teeth. I got two of them removed 3 weeks ago. I have to go back in one week and get the other 2 removed. However, I wasn't put to sleep the first time, and I don't want to be put to sleep this time either, it scares me. I got a lot of novocaine though, which made my body start shaking which scared me also. I have to go back and get the other two out though because they hurt. Does anyone have any advice on how I can help myself relax the next time at the dentist?? I'm so nervousss. Thanks
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Carla - I recently talked to my dentist and told her I had a panic attack the last time I had novocaine. She told me that some novocaine injections contain epinephrine (or some stimulant that sounds like that) in order for your body to not metabolize the novocaine. Hence, she told me, it was most likely the stimulant that gave me panic attacks and shakiness.
Anyway, she said there were different types of novocaine "mixes" out there that have less of a stimulant. She ended up using pure novocaine on me without epinephrine (it wore off quickly in 30 minutes... but no problems, no panic attacks, and no shakiness).
Talk to your dentist! There might be other options that will work with your body. Tell your dentist what novocaine does to you and maybe he/she will give you another option. It helped me. Oh- and maybe drink some chamomile tea before you go to calm yourself down. I used that and the self talk & breathing learned in the program as well. Good luck!
Anyway, she said there were different types of novocaine "mixes" out there that have less of a stimulant. She ended up using pure novocaine on me without epinephrine (it wore off quickly in 30 minutes... but no problems, no panic attacks, and no shakiness).
Talk to your dentist! There might be other options that will work with your body. Tell your dentist what novocaine does to you and maybe he/she will give you another option. It helped me. Oh- and maybe drink some chamomile tea before you go to calm yourself down. I used that and the self talk & breathing learned in the program as well. Good luck!
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Hi Carla,
wind 100 is right on track. My psychiatrist told me that my first panic attack was precipitated by the lidocaine and epinephrine I received during a dental extraction. He said those two molecules are very similar to the cocaine molecule, which will definitely give susceptible people panic attacks. So you need to be very honest with your dentist and tell him/her how your body reacted to the novocaine and see if they can give you something which will not affect you so much.
I also had two teeth extracted by an oral surgeon (I am undergoing orthodontia) and he gave me general sedation after I discussed my situation with him. He said he would have to use less lidocaine and epinephrine that way. I don't like getting knocked out either (remember how Lucinda discusses our "control issues"?) but it wasn't bad. However the general anaesthesia made me feel kind of crummy for a couple of days.
Even my psychiatrist gets jittery after dental procedures and he recommended I take a small dosage of Inderal. He does that himself to not get "the jitters" as he calls them.
This is really something you need to discuss with the dentist. A good dentist is used to working with all kinds of patients and should be able to know how to help you in the best way.
Good luck!
wind 100 is right on track. My psychiatrist told me that my first panic attack was precipitated by the lidocaine and epinephrine I received during a dental extraction. He said those two molecules are very similar to the cocaine molecule, which will definitely give susceptible people panic attacks. So you need to be very honest with your dentist and tell him/her how your body reacted to the novocaine and see if they can give you something which will not affect you so much.
I also had two teeth extracted by an oral surgeon (I am undergoing orthodontia) and he gave me general sedation after I discussed my situation with him. He said he would have to use less lidocaine and epinephrine that way. I don't like getting knocked out either (remember how Lucinda discusses our "control issues"?) but it wasn't bad. However the general anaesthesia made me feel kind of crummy for a couple of days.
Even my psychiatrist gets jittery after dental procedures and he recommended I take a small dosage of Inderal. He does that himself to not get "the jitters" as he calls them.
This is really something you need to discuss with the dentist. A good dentist is used to working with all kinds of patients and should be able to know how to help you in the best way.
Good luck!
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Hi Carla,
Both previous posts are correct. Yesterday I went to the dentist for a usual checkup and found out I needed "scaling and root planing". In other words very deep cleaning. They wanted to numb the entire bottom portion of my mouth, but I declined because two years ago I had a root canal done and when they gave me the numbing shot, my heart started to race and I got very very shaky. (I almost decided to post-pone the cleaning because my anxiety was getting the best of me). I explained this to the new dentist that I was seeing and he said the very same thing. He marked it on my chart to not give me any of the epinephrine. He said it affects many people the same way and he could give me something else that would not cause the effects of the epinephrine. I decided to forgo the numbing, and with the hygienist being very careful, I was able to have the cleaning done without the shot. Talk to your dentist. There are other alternatives that can been used and most dentists are very understanding.
Take Care
Both previous posts are correct. Yesterday I went to the dentist for a usual checkup and found out I needed "scaling and root planing". In other words very deep cleaning. They wanted to numb the entire bottom portion of my mouth, but I declined because two years ago I had a root canal done and when they gave me the numbing shot, my heart started to race and I got very very shaky. (I almost decided to post-pone the cleaning because my anxiety was getting the best of me). I explained this to the new dentist that I was seeing and he said the very same thing. He marked it on my chart to not give me any of the epinephrine. He said it affects many people the same way and he could give me something else that would not cause the effects of the epinephrine. I decided to forgo the numbing, and with the hygienist being very careful, I was able to have the cleaning done without the shot. Talk to your dentist. There are other alternatives that can been used and most dentists are very understanding.
Take Care