![]() Well I actually just got back from the dentist about 20 minutes ago and decided to look online to find out what exactly is wrong with me. I was injected in the gums and everything was fine but a few seconds after the dentist walked away I felt dizzy and started to sweat and I even passed out completely for a moment. The first time it happened was about 8 years ago, it was so strange because it had never happened to me before. The Same thing happens to me every time and it drives me nuts! I have no needle phobia and I have been injected many times before. she did say that they could use another injection. ![]() I need someone to reassure me that it’s ok. I went back in to pick up my prescription and are now waiting for the antibiotics to work. I felt stupid and it just made everything worse. managed to do the X-ray however then had a huge panic attack and had to leave. I then started having problems with my lower jaw. this was an upper jaw molar she was removing. I was due to go back and I cancelled the appoint and contacted the surgery as I need to understand if I’d had a reaction or she had gone into my blood steam. In the meantime I went to the doctor who advised this could have been potentially quite dangerous. It did pass however she was aware of my anxiety and instead of explaining what happened she didn’t. the Debtist then proceeded to pull the tooth. I was trying to keep calm because I realised it was adrenaline. I was sat after the injection and my heart went crazy, my neck flushed to the point the Nurss became worried as she’d never seen this happen to me. My Dentist left last year and I went with a new Dentist. One occasion he did use the gas and I’m not sure what he did but as soon as I got I started vomiting blood, I was around seven. He would not use gas and still pull my teeth. I have alway been anxious due to reacuring childhood experiences with our Dentist who was infact found to be an alcoholic. You can read it here: Can Dental Anesthetic Really Make Your Heart Beat Faster? Update 2/25/13 – I wrote a new post about why dental anesthetic makes your heart beat faster, with more science to back it up after some comments below made me question whether or not this can really happen. Have you ever felt your heart race when getting a dental local anesthetic injection? I’d love to hear your comments and questions in the comments section below. Most of the time, the local anesthetic is not injected directly into a vessel and stays right near the nerve without affecting the heart. This generally subsides after 10 seconds or so and is not dangerous to you. If the dentist happens to inject the local anesthetic into a small blood vessel, it can quickly travel to your heart and cause it to beat very hard and fast. You may have felt your heart pounding more during some dental injections more than others. Another reason that dentists want your blood vessels constricted is so that only a small amount of local anesthetic gets absorbed into your body. ![]() That way, it gives your dentist a lot of time to work on your tooth without you feeling it. With your blood vessels constricted, the local anesthetic stays near your tooth for a long time. Local anesthetics contain epinephrine for another reason: The epinephrine constricts your blood vessels. Most of the local anesthetics used in dentistry in the United States contain epinephrine (also known as adrenaline.) Not only is your body causing your heart to speed up by releasing adrenaline, your dentist is giving you adrenaline in the local anesthetic!ĭon’t worry, dentists don’t want you to have a double-dose of adrenaline to make you nervous. When we get nervous, our heart beats faster because our body sends out a substance called adrenaline that increases our blood pressure and causes our heart to race. That’s partly true, but there’s another reason - the dental anesthetic actually contains something that makes your heart beat faster! Why Your Heart Beats Faster When You Get a Dental InjectionĪs I mentioned above, nervousness may play a role in making your heart beat faster when you get a dental injection. You’ve probably just assumed that your heart is beating so hard because you’re nervous. You may have noticed that when you get a dental injection, sometimes your heart feels like it’s going to beat right out of your chest.
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