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Patsy33 | 16:11 Mon 14th Oct 2019 | Body & Soul
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When at the Dentist earlier, I was asked if I wanted to numb gum for small filling. I said I would. After injection, I felt very agitated, my heart was beating very fast. I asked Dentist to wait a couple of minutes because of these feelings. She e explained that's because of the adrenaline that's in the local anaesthetic. Apparently, it comes in different strengths. I never knew this before. I explained I was on bete blockers for a fast heart beat already! So next time she will use anaesthetic without adrenaline. Did any of you know/ experienc this?
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no but she should have checked first!
oh yes, I think that happened to me once. My heart was okay so no problem but I did wonder what was happening till the dentist explained.
Adrenaline with a local anaesthetic in a patient on beta Blockers is not a problem.

Adrenaline is a vasoconstrictor (narrows blood vessels) and when given with a local anaesthetic, deters the anaesthetic from departing from the site of injection and hence prolongs the period of anaesthesia.

No big deal.
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That's what I thought...It's all on my records. I heard her say quietly to her assistant, no more adrenaline next time..
may not be risky sqad but its nice to be told these things!
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Thanks sqad. Is this a relatively new thing? I've never experienced this before. It was very unpleasant for a few minutes I must say...
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Woof, Yes, would have been nice to have been told!
Patsy...fairly new.....perhaps 50 years old.;-)
As a medical student in the 1950's all local injections were given with adrenaline....for the reasons i have given.
woofy,,,I don't agree....all you need to be told is that"this injection will numb your tooth"
Why do you want to know the contents of the injection?
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Perhaps I had one with the most adrenaline in then! :-)
Like I said, never experienced this before.
Sqad, shouldn't you also be told "and you may feel your heart racing" if this is the case? It's a discombobulating feeling but nobody would worry if they'd been warned.
jno.....in my opinion Patsy's heart was not racing because of the adrenaline, but because she was nervous.
Simple as that.
and feeling that you can't trust your dentist or doctor helps with nervousness how?
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You're wrong sqad! I felt quite relaxed before anaesthetic. Seems strange I'd never felt this reaction before...
LOL...woofy....who has said anything about not trusting your Dr/dentist?

If telling him/her what is in the injection increases your trust.....then fine go ahead.
Patsy....OK I am wrong.
I am going to screen print this screen and post it on this day every year!
I bet he had his fingers crossed Woof.
Sqad, it was the same with me as with Patsy, I only ever had it happen once despite my gums being a pincushion from how many injections I've had. I can't say I like them but they don't start my heart racing with fear.

It's not a matter of knowing the contents of the injection but of being prepared for possible side-effects. Is there any other likely explanation apart from adrenaline?
jno.....I have nothing to add to what I have already said.

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