i am scared. For several years now I have
been taking ibuprophen (or its generic
brand) pretty much every day....And
several thousand miligrams at that.
Sometimes, I have taken as much as 8,000
miligrams at one time. I am not addicted
to them, I need them for pain.
Actually, I kind of feel like they dont
even work for me anymore.
I have severe teeth pain.
Several of my back teeth are bad and need
to come out. They are absessed, and
infected badly. I have a heart condition
called mitral valve stenosis, and I am
finding it impossible to find a dentist to
remove my teeth.
Why is this????
I am on ssi, for my heart condition, and I
am also bipolar, and on certain
medications for this as well.
I have been in pain for years now, and it
is effecting my life in every single
way.
I have always taken good care of my teeth
and my hygeine. I am wondering if the
meds that I have been on over the years
have done this to my teeth....Or if I am
overdosing on ibuprophen.
Recently I was told that I am killing
myself.
I'm scared, I dont want to die.
I just want the pain to go away.
Anyone have any answers or advice for
me?
Suzanne
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 03-20-04 01:04am
Suzanne,
it seems to me that you are on a sort of
merrygoround (without the merry!!), in
that you take pain meds for the pain, they
no longer work 7 have caused you to become
addicted & make no mistakes you are
addicted (i have suffered pain since age
10 & i'm now almost 49 - & I take
alot of pain meds, but over the past
several years i've weaned myself off -
very scary at times & hard - &
chosen which ones actually help &
which do not) so you need to get off the
meds - slowly & with thought as to
what is & is not helping!!
Also start researching on the net for
alternative cures, or alternative ways to
alleviate the pain etc, like natural
supplements, homeopathy, naturoathy,
herbal, accupuncture, etc.
The ibuphophen is now being seen as a
potential serious cause of kidney failure
so stopo taking it, deal with the dt's
& stay away from it, especially as you
say you don't think it's even working.
Talk to your dr & dentist, phone
dentists, check if there's a dentists
registry/board or something - there should
be someone who can remove these teeth
etc.
You need to accept that you have a number
of problems & that they can't all be
dealt with at once & that you are the
only one who can take control of your life
& decide whether you want it to get
better or whether you want to just leave
it all & see if you die????
If you want to take control, do the things
I suggested & then post again &
i'll reply or pm me if you prefer & we
can take "baby steps" toward healing you,
but don't expect miracles, it will take
time & there will be back steps &
hassles etc.
But you are worth the trouble you'll have
to go to in order to heal yourself.
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kat6963420
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 38 Location: ohio
Posted: 05-12-04 10:29am
I know what it is like to have teeth pain.
I've had them for awhile due to my mom
not taking me to the dentsist as a kid.
I could go till I was 21 when I got
insurance. Im 24 now. If I was in
your situation I would not tell the
dentist about my condition. That might
not be the best advice though, but ive
been told if you have an absessed tooth
that if you dont get it taken care of that
the infection could really mess you up.
Sorry I can tbe much more help.
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jennjenn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 30 Location: Alabama
Tooth Help Posted: 09-05-04 19:17pm
I am so sorry to hear about your teeth.
I am a dental assistant, so maybe I can
help. First, you need to find a good
dentist, and be honest about your health
history. If you have heart problems or
artificial joints/heart valves. Etc...The
doctor will ask you to premedicate with an
antibiotic on the days that he does
procedures on you. The standard is 4
pills one hour before your procedure.
That will ensure that you will not get
endocarditis or any other infections from
working in a "bloody" field in your mouth.
I know you are scared and I would be
too, but know that if you wait too long
with these abcesses (infections at the
roots of your teeth) you could get
seriously ill. It can get into your
blood and really cause some
damage-especially with your condiditon.
If the abcesses stay there for too long,
they will bore holes in your bone for a
place for them to drain, called a fistula.
For the extractions, you should go to an
oral surgeon. They have the ability to
put you to sleep so that you won't
remember a thing, or they can give you
nitrous oxide to take the edge off. For
the other teeth that are salvagable, find
a good dentist that will work with you and
get you back in tip-top shape! I hope
this helps!
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