[shayne12]

been to thedentist .. didnt go down well atall. only just managed to complete a check up. refering me to another dentist to try sedation. gas and air. iv sedation ( still awake but relaxed ) or general anaestetic. ugh.. i need 7 fillings.. well i think 8 .. swear shes missed one * rolls eyes* and said that GA is not reccomended for fillings... well thatsall bloody well and good for all those average sods out there..but what about me. im frikkin terrified. she didnt understand that the thought of gas or IV sedation scared me more than having nothing. il be lying there.. completly awake. and barely able to do much. what if i start hallucinating. get scared. hear things.. and im stuck in a damn chair. i cant run or help myself or anything. good luck to them . there gonna need it. ugh,

i'm sorry to hear what you've been through. i wished there were more dentists (and doctors for that matter) who know how to deal with anxiety. sometimes it already helps a lot when they take some extra time for you and talk in a calm manner.

[lizardlady]

Shayne12, can you go to a different dentist? There ares ome out there who understand anxiety and are willing to deal with it. I used to be friends with someone who needed a tranquilizer to go in for an exam.

I'm having oral surgery next week. They offered me twilight sedation if I want it. Like you I was concerned about being knocked out while they work in my mouth. They told me that with twilight sedation I'd be concious, but not give a hoot about what was happening. Maybe you could talk to the dentist about the effects of sedation before you decide against it.

[shayne12]

im more worried about being half sedated.. so i know whats going on but cant do anything aboutit. that scares the **** out of me. im worried il start hallucinating and freak outand wont be able to move. run. escape. talk. id rather be completly out of it and asleep. butthey wont cause i dont need extractions just lots of fillings

sorry shane.

that's not good

[Maven]

I understand that, Shayne. I have panic disorder, and I can't handle the idea of being knocked out...I'd possibly go into an attack right after taking the pill or feeling the needle, and especially when I felt myself going drowsy or anything odd. I can handle being awake at the dentist, but I don't enjoy it. I also don't want something that would make me woozy, because that feeling of being out of control can send me into an attack. I remember when I was a teenager and had to have oral surgery. They put the needle in, and a few seconds later, I suddenly felt like my eyes were rolling in back of my head, and I promptly tried to sit up, and I remember the doctor and nurses were like, "Whoa!" and then I was out.

[whenwillitend]

i'm terrified of the dentist too. i found what helps me some is holding my keys. having soemthing to hold on to really made a difference for me.

you mentioned gas, do you mean laughing gas? they used that on my son a few months ago (he's nine) when they had to pull a tooth and he was so scared. The only thing it did was make him feel "funny", silly, like he was floating. Other than that he was still fully there, moving around and talking just fine. I hope that helps a little.

[Maven]

I like having something to touch, too. I try to think of how the arms of the chair feel or the texture of my pants if my hands are on them. My dentist has a TV I can watch, so I try to concentrate on that, but sometimes I can't see it because his head's in the way, or I can't hear it over the drills and tools. Still, it helps a lot.