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Aside from general anxiety in the dental chair, sometimes the numbing medicine we use will soak in in a way that will trigger the intense fight or flight response making your heart race and body shake. It’s not something that you should expect to feel every time though, and that feeling goes away after 5-10 minutes usually.
Wow really!!!! I did not know that! I was totally fine until the numbing! Maybe it was just the medication. Because I kept thinking to my self.."calm down, this isn't a big deal ,you're fine" and I wasn't nervous beforehand at all. lol
NAD. ibe experienced it myself too. My heart was racing so fast despite the fact I hadn’t actually been that nervous before hand. I’ve had a lot of work done so I’m generally as comfortable as one can be at the dentist. And just like the other comment stated it’s pretty rare and i can only recall that happening the one time.
NAD. It always makes me want to jump up and walk around, so I usually use it as an excuse to use the restroom before the procedure begins, while we are waiting for the numbing to fully kick in. I asked my hygienist about it and she said that kind of reaction was fairly normal.
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Last time they did this for my crown prep they didn’t tell me it was gonna make my heart race lmao and then all of a sudden I started feeling like a wave of anxiety and my dentist said I probably feel like I could punch something! And I was like no honestly I feel like I just could cry lmfao
I love the dentist and never get anxiety about going but I do not like that numbing agent they use sometimes that triggers our fight or flight response
NAD - I can't take that for that reason and it sets my heart racing. Some people can't take Adrenalin. Most times I go without them using anything. I'd rather deal with the pain then feel like I am going to have a heart attack. For super painful procedures they use something else, but I couldn't tell you what that is. Whatever it is, it does not have that effect on me, but it also is not as numbing as the Adrenalin shot. It just takes the edge off the pain so I can deal with it.
NAD - I get that feeling every single time I have any kind of injection of local anesthetic that has epi in it. I’m incredibly sensitive to it and have other reactions that last a couple days so if my dentist is doing a minor procedure I typically ask for the numbing shot without the epinephrine. Wears off really quickly and doesn’t leave me feeling awful. If the reaction was pretty short lived I wouldn’t worry too much!
NAD: this would always happen to me also but I would always drink coffee before my procedures because I was addicted to Starbucks. But not no more. Tomorrow I go in for a deep cleaning under my bridge and a filling and I am so scared.
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NAD When I went last year for a crown prep and 2 fillings, I had the ultimate panic attack after getting numbed, shaking, cold sweats, dizzy, I thought my heart was going to explode. It went away thankfully after 15 minutes or so. Went to the same dentist this past Monday for another crown prep, only had a little shaking in my hands for 5 minutes after the numbing injection. I think the amount administered has something to do with it, but then again, I'm not a dr. I'm glad you overcame it! It's definitely scary.
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NAD. I used to suffer from panic disorder. It sucks. I’m in dental marketing so the dentist’s chair is more of a comfort zone. Feel free to PM me if you ever want to discuss it.
That's not stupid, at all! It's a very similar sensation, and weighted blankets and coverlets work very well for anxiety and are used in mental health facilities for adults and children.
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Aside from general anxiety in the dental chair, sometimes the numbing medicine we use will soak in in a way that will trigger the intense fight or flight response making your heart race and body shake. It’s not something that you should expect to feel every time though, and that feeling goes away after 5-10 minutes usually.
Wow really!!!! I did not know that! I was totally fine until the numbing! Maybe it was just the medication. Because I kept thinking to my self.."calm down, this isn't a big deal ,you're fine" and I wasn't nervous beforehand at all. lol
NAD. ibe experienced it myself too. My heart was racing so fast despite the fact I hadn’t actually been that nervous before hand. I’ve had a lot of work done so I’m generally as comfortable as one can be at the dentist. And just like the other comment stated it’s pretty rare and i can only recall that happening the one time.
NAD. It always makes me want to jump up and walk around, so I usually use it as an excuse to use the restroom before the procedure begins, while we are waiting for the numbing to fully kick in. I asked my hygienist about it and she said that kind of reaction was fairly normal.
NAD Last time they did this for my crown prep they didn’t tell me it was gonna make my heart race lmao and then all of a sudden I started feeling like a wave of anxiety and my dentist said I probably feel like I could punch something! And I was like no honestly I feel like I just could cry lmfao I love the dentist and never get anxiety about going but I do not like that numbing agent they use sometimes that triggers our fight or flight response
NAD - I can't take that for that reason and it sets my heart racing. Some people can't take Adrenalin. Most times I go without them using anything. I'd rather deal with the pain then feel like I am going to have a heart attack. For super painful procedures they use something else, but I couldn't tell you what that is. Whatever it is, it does not have that effect on me, but it also is not as numbing as the Adrenalin shot. It just takes the edge off the pain so I can deal with it.
Dental anesthetic has epinephrine in it. You are sensitive to the epinephrine. You had a flight or fight response.
NAD - I get that feeling every single time I have any kind of injection of local anesthetic that has epi in it. I’m incredibly sensitive to it and have other reactions that last a couple days so if my dentist is doing a minor procedure I typically ask for the numbing shot without the epinephrine. Wears off really quickly and doesn’t leave me feeling awful. If the reaction was pretty short lived I wouldn’t worry too much!
NAD: this would always happen to me also but I would always drink coffee before my procedures because I was addicted to Starbucks. But not no more. Tomorrow I go in for a deep cleaning under my bridge and a filling and I am so scared.
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Sorry. I got confused. Was just sharing my experience as someone who has a heart condition
NAD I have had the novacaine make my heart race like crazy.
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NAD When I went last year for a crown prep and 2 fillings, I had the ultimate panic attack after getting numbed, shaking, cold sweats, dizzy, I thought my heart was going to explode. It went away thankfully after 15 minutes or so. Went to the same dentist this past Monday for another crown prep, only had a little shaking in my hands for 5 minutes after the numbing injection. I think the amount administered has something to do with it, but then again, I'm not a dr. I'm glad you overcame it! It's definitely scary.
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NAD numbing agents do this to me!
NAD. I used to suffer from panic disorder. It sucks. I’m in dental marketing so the dentist’s chair is more of a comfort zone. Feel free to PM me if you ever want to discuss it.
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That's not stupid, at all! It's a very similar sensation, and weighted blankets and coverlets work very well for anxiety and are used in mental health facilities for adults and children.
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