Teeth Pain

[Tuckervill]

I'm glad you found a good dentist that you like. Hope you get relief soon.

(Tramadol makes me have really really weird dreams, and makes me dizzy.)

Karen

[OakLeaf]

(Tramadol makes me have really really weird dreams, and makes me dizzy.)

Karen

But that's my point. Even though the opioids are closely related chemically, individuals can have very different side effects, and no one should have to choose between pain and intolerable side effects without at least trying something different.

[MommyBird]

When my son broke his foot in a motocross accident several years ago we were introduced to the many alternative uses for Benadryl.

#1-He was first told to take it to reduce the swelling.

Then we learned that he is very sensitive to pain meds. The abdominal pain was worse than the three broken metatarsals and the hematoma from the impact to the growth plate on his heal. (The bike came down full force on his heal as he was scrambling off the track on all fours, thank goodness for proper equipment, those boots are not just for looks!)

#2-When we called the Ortho, he told us to give him benadryl to help with the nausea and pain.

#3-He was able to eliminate one of the other pain meds as the benadryl would also help there as well.

#4-He couldn't sleep, doc gave him benadryl again.

We carefully kept up on his Benadryl dosage and it made an enormous difference on his comfort level.

#5-He got the itchies while healing in his cast...What did the Ortho recommend...Benadryl...better than sticking something pointy down the cast and risking a skin tear and infection.

Who knew Benadryl was such a miracle drug?

I try to keep our medication to a minimum, but I am not ardently anti-med either. But Benadryl was a less harmful drug than the alternative in all of the above cases.

You may want to see if it is okay to take with your pain meds. I can see several benefits with your situation. I would call the Pharmacist or your dentist before adding it.

[Tuckervill]

But that's my point. Even though the opioids are closely related chemically, individuals can have very different side effects, and no one should have to choose between pain and intolerable side effects without at least trying something different.

Yep, you're right.

Karen

[indigoiis]

A cold pack can help reduce swelling, thus reducing pain.

Also, buy clove oil at the health food store. Mix it with a little mint oil or fresh mint chopped finely. You can also use an ulu to chop/crush up actual cloves into this mixture. Then take a 3 inch square of gauze and soak it in the mixture. Roll it up and place in on the gumline near the hurt tooth. It helps.

[Aggie_Ama]

I guess when you say you have pain you get in quick. I am having my root canal tomorrow. Today I seem to be functioning just fine, I took 4 ibuprofen this morning and will take another 4 at lunch. I know this isn't a good long term but it was a dosage I was told take for a short time. I can't take vicodin at work, it makes me loopy. You know you're in pain when you are giddy that they can get you in for the root canal next day.

[Blueberry]

Hugs -
Glad they could get you in so quickly, and here's hoping that it resolves the pain quickly~!!

[sfa]

I'm glad you're able to get in quickly! There is no kind of pain worse than tooth pain--it makes you completely unable to function or concentrate on anything else, but no one can see the sort of pain you're in like they could if you broke a bone or were in labor or something! And then anything they give you to relieve the pain ALSO makes you completely unable to function.

Good luck!

Sarah

[MommyBird]

My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I feel so much better now that you have taken the bull by the horns.

[NoNo]

I'm glad you found a good dentist that you like. Hope you get relief soon.

(Tramadol makes me have really really weird dreams, and makes me dizzy.)

Karen

When I had my wisdom teeth out last month, they started me out with vicodin. Did nothing for me. So they gave me tramadol. WHOA! It put me in such a fog, I couldn't function, to the point a coworker walked up and said "You're going home now" and drove me home before the day was over (I'd taken the train in). I didn't like the feeling at all, and decided to quit taking it. I guess opioids just don't agree with me.