Re: dental anesthetics

I have an enormous fear of having dental work done due to a bad experience when i was a chid.It was a normal procedure that I had been through before.I was not scared or nervous at the time.I went in to have four teeth pulled in order to receive orthodontic work.I remember the procedure was over and my mother was taking care of the bill and I was waiting for her when I started to feel odd.I told my mother that I did not feel to good and as soon as I said those words a dark tunnel started to spin over me and the next thing I knew I could not see anything but I could hear people talking water being thrown on me.I could feel my body jerking.Then I woke up in the dentist chair.They said that I must have had a bad reaction to the lidocaine.It has effected me so much that to this day ten years later I go in for cleanings and check-ups but I always put off making the appointment to get my cavity filled.I now have a fear of all drugs.I wish the dentist would fill the cavity with no medication.I had my son with no medication because they were afraid I would have a reaction to something.I figure if I can handle the pain of childbirth I can handle the drilling and filling of a cavity.I went to an allergist but he scared me because he wanted to give me a shot of lidocaine and "see what would happen" I wish there was an alternative for drug-free anxious people like me. Tweet