Epinephrine in local anesthetic
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The dentist prescribed Halcyon (which I took 1 hour before the appointment) saying it will relax me and make numbing easier and the non-epinephrine local anesthetic last longer. He gave me 2 shots of local on each side.
Afterwards, I felt slight pain at one of the injection places, no pain anywhere else. The next day, my face was swollen, and I still had just the slight pain from one of the injections. The swelling was just of the skin of my face, not inside my mouth, not on my lips.
In local anesthetics (like those used in dentistry), it's the epinephrine that's mixed in with the anesthetic that causes the problems for most patients with dysautonomia. There are local anesthetic formulations available without epinephrine, they just last for shorter periods of time and may require higher doses for efficacy.
I too have never heard of a lidocaine induced seizure. It is called a local anesthetic because it does just that, remains in that local area. So i don't think it numbed your daughter's brain. More likely is that there was or is some underlying predisposition for her to have a seizure and this traumatic event set off her episode. Has she ever had dental work with a local before? or was this her first cavity?
It's the epinephrine in the anesthetic that causes the racing heart, etc. Next time you're at the dentist and you need/want an anesthetic ask for one WITHOUT epinephrine. The medication generally takes a little longer to "kick in" and wears off faster, but your dentist will work with you for maximum comfort.
with virtually no risk of side effects, especially cardiac ones, that would prevent you from having them administered. What it sounds like is you had a mild reaction to the epinephrine in the anesthetic previously. You can have your dentist use an anesthetic that does not contain epinephrine to rule out any possibility of these complications. For example, carbocaine 3% without epi. I use it every day on heart patients. It is perfectly safe if you are not allergic to it.
For the first time in 37 years, two weeks ago when I received regular dental anesthetic my heart raced and I started having palpitations. It passed of course in a few minutes and when I went in yesterday for a root canal I asked for the anesthetic without epi. The first shot was fine, but the second injection sill caused my heart to pound hard, my chest felt shallow and made me feel a little panicy. It passed and the 3rd injection did the same.
It probably isn't the lidocaine, it's the epinephrine that is in the lidocaine. You can ask your dentist to use an anesthetic without epinephrine, I have had tons of dental work and always ask for that. Dentist doesn't mind at all and I've never had any problems. It doesn't last as long but if you start to feel anything while they are working the dentist will just give you more. I have done fine with it.
it just might be from the epinephrine in it. He could be sensitive to it. I am and they say that it is a normal reaction but I still don't like it. Tell them you want your son to have carbocaine or anything else without the epi. If you decide to go to another dentist tell them what happened to him and say you don't want him to have it.
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It is going to be a local anesthetic with the surgery being at 1pm. The doctor told me that the procedure lasts and about an hour. My question is can I drink alcohol that night, say around 8pm. What side effects will happen with just a local anesthetic.
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For the first time in 37 years, two weeks ago when I received regular dental anesthetic my heart raced and I started having palpitations. It passed of course in a few minutes and when I went in yesterday for a root canal I asked for the anesthetic without epi. The first shot was fine, but the second injection sill caused my heart to pound hard, my chest felt shallow and made me feel a little panicy. It passed and the 3rd injection did the same.
Hi ladies I am a dental hygienist in Jersey and in our office we usually wait until the patient is past their 1st trimester..too risky for anything to happen. 2nd & 3rd ok as long as we have clearance from OBGYN...we take absolutely NO RISKS. if the patient isin massive pain we HAVE to take an xray and you will be shielded w/ a lead apron...sometimes two! Anesthetic used is also diff. Usually no epinephrine! Hope this helps!!
Lidocaine used as an anesthetic often has a small amount of epinephrine in the solution. The amount is so small that I have never heard of it causing tachycardia, although this is theoretically possible. Lidocaine and epinephrine is used in the suturing of millions of wounds every year with no cardiac events. My guess is that that is a coincidence here. The temporary fast heart rate in the absence of chest pain, pressure or other symptoms should have no long-lasting effects whatsoever.
Dental management includes, but not limited to, antibiotic prophylaxis, perioperative analgesics, anesthetic solution with or without epinephrine, preoperative management of blood coagulation, post-op pain and infection management .Each individual patient's medical condition is different, you may need to tailor specific strategy for the patient. Thorough discussion with your mentor is advised.
In my experience, the anesthetic without epinephrine is shorter acting, but it's been plenty for me for fillings and if it wears off, they can just give you another shot, no problem. I wouldn't worry about that at all.
Has anyone had just a local anesthetic for surgical excision removal of intraductal papilloma? I’m having 2 papillomas removed by local anesthetic was wondering if anybody has done this and how it went and what to expect. I’m having radioactive seeds put in the day before. One by ultrasound and the other with a mammogram. Had already done stereotactical biopsies and both came back benign.
m not sure about that kind of surgery but I had my gallbladder removed and an abdominal xray under general anesthetic at 21wks, and also had a cavity filled at 18wks with local anesthetic.
Boy o boy am i going to weigh in on this one....no worries...i think the doc is right. I have had 6 root canals plus fillings, etc. and on top of that i have them numb me for the cleanings as well since i am such a baby at the dentist. I am on a beta blocker now and have been for about 3 years after my ablation was done and for a time before.
t realize, but Cocaine has a useful purpose in hospitals, as, you guessed it, a local anesthetic. The ending letters of a drugs generic name (all drugs have generic names, even if they're new), denotes what drug family the drug belongs to. Several of the heart medications end with caine, such as lidocaine, as does cocaine. Lidocaine is used to directly effect the heart’s rhythm, being injected into the blood.
Could this operation be done under a local anesthetic or is there anything else I could do apart from having the surgery.
The dentists have also made different mixtures of the anesthetic but nothing works. There are many in my family with this same condition.
I have been put under to do fillings and root canals because I am terrified to sit on the chair to receive what I call "required torture". I look at others in the dental office and wish I could receive my dental treatments with no pain, I envy them.
What other methods are out there that I can receive dental treatments without pain.
All local anesthetic used in dentistry today are amides rather than esters. With the old ester-type locals (no longer used), cross-allergenicity did occur, so if you were allergic to one ester-type local anaesthetic, all the others were contraindicated.
The good thing about the amides used nowadays is that cross-allergenicity does not occur. In other words, allergy to one amide local doesn't mean that you're allergic to other amide locals.
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