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Hi everyone!
I need some help please. I have major dental anxiety. Even going for a cleaning makes me so nervous.
I get anxious just thinking about it, but then I get a physical anxiety. My stomach gets in knots and I'm so nauseous.
I wouldn't mind so much if it was just before the appointment, but I'll be sitting in the chair so nervous that I want to run.
In the last 2 weeks I've had to go to the dentist 3 times. The first time was a simple cleaning and exam. But during the appointment they found a cavity. The cavity was on my upper left molar in the very back.
So the second time I went in was to get the cavity filled. The dentist told me that I had very soft enamel on that molar and the same one on the right side of my mouth. So basically I have to be really careful from now on.
Nobody had ever told me this before. If I had know I probably could have prevented this.
So the third visit was because the molar that was filled has been killing me.
He told me that I need to have a root canal on that tooth. He gave me an antibiotic and some Hydrocodone to take.
I have an appointment with an Endodontist on Monday, June 10, but I'm a nervous wreck.
The office doesn't have the option of Nitrous Oxide, but they have an oral pill that I can take for the anxiety.
I considered it, but I have to go to work after the appointment and I don't want to be like totally out of it at work.
I'm really hoping to find some natural way to help with the anxiety. I try not to take to many prescriptions if I can help it.
I'm going to take a small, portable, CD player with headphones with me. Hopefully the doctor won't have a problem with that. I figure that will at least keep my mind busy.
I have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the last time I had a root canal my brain wouldn't shut up. So hopefully he'll be ok with the music and it'll keep me distracted. I think I'm also going to take a stress ball with me to keep my hands from fidgeting.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Please pray for me.
Thanks.
I need some help please. I have major dental anxiety. Even going for a cleaning makes me so nervous.
I get anxious just thinking about it, but then I get a physical anxiety. My stomach gets in knots and I'm so nauseous.
I wouldn't mind so much if it was just before the appointment, but I'll be sitting in the chair so nervous that I want to run.
In the last 2 weeks I've had to go to the dentist 3 times. The first time was a simple cleaning and exam. But during the appointment they found a cavity. The cavity was on my upper left molar in the very back.
So the second time I went in was to get the cavity filled. The dentist told me that I had very soft enamel on that molar and the same one on the right side of my mouth. So basically I have to be really careful from now on.
Nobody had ever told me this before. If I had know I probably could have prevented this.
So the third visit was because the molar that was filled has been killing me.
He told me that I need to have a root canal on that tooth. He gave me an antibiotic and some Hydrocodone to take.
I have an appointment with an Endodontist on Monday, June 10, but I'm a nervous wreck.
The office doesn't have the option of Nitrous Oxide, but they have an oral pill that I can take for the anxiety.
I considered it, but I have to go to work after the appointment and I don't want to be like totally out of it at work.
I'm really hoping to find some natural way to help with the anxiety. I try not to take to many prescriptions if I can help it.
I'm going to take a small, portable, CD player with headphones with me. Hopefully the doctor won't have a problem with that. I figure that will at least keep my mind busy.
I have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the last time I had a root canal my brain wouldn't shut up. So hopefully he'll be ok with the music and it'll keep me distracted. I think I'm also going to take a stress ball with me to keep my hands from fidgeting.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Please pray for me.
Thanks.