I have a very annoying problem and I need help with it quickly.
Everytime I get nervous about anything I always feel like gagging and I have a dentist check up coming up very soon and I always get nervous about it so can anyone tell me a way I can control it.
fabemmy Mon 10/11/08 12:56
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nerves often make people feel nauseous, i get that too with panic attacks
Ginger will help with the nausea (ginger tea, ginger jam whatever) and those travel wrist strap thingies are worth a try
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I never start to feel sick, I just always feel like gagging. Its normally the other way round for people but not me.
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You could ask your dentist to prescribe a sedative to be taken shortly before your appointment.My sister has to have valium prescribed whenever she has a check-up due.You would have to pay for a private prescription for anything they did offer though so it would add to the cost of the treatment unfortunately.
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good idea daffy, maybe your GP would be sympathetic enough to prescibe you a low dose valium for that purpose?
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Fabemmy - me too!
YAS, someone else who suffers this terrible affiliation.
My partner thinks I am mad when I start to gag before venturing somewhere on my own (oe a long flight for a course), or somewhere I have never been before, and yes the dentist too to an extent!
In fact, if things aren't going well at work, or I am worried about work I can be heard gagging in the bathroom 1st thing doing my teeth etc, or in shower, sometimes so bad my eyes are streaming, but it's almost like I have to to release my angst and get my worries out or something.....
It can't be very good for us, and I was worse (a lot worse) when I smoked, but been stopped almost 3 yrs now, and still do it so know it's just a nervous thing.
Very strange, I try so hard not to, but sometimes the feeling overcomes me so bad and I can't help but cough and gag will I feel better if that makes sense!
I also, have a seriously bad gag reflex (don't laugh), which affects me when I am at dentist purely because of the instruments and sprays, and tastes and sounds. The whole thing makes me gag !!
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Hi roosi
Im glad someone understands what it is.
I never seem to gag when im relexed and dont have worries. It gets me down sometimes because I have NO CONTROL over it at all. I even gag when im talking about it. Everyone thinks its in my mind and maybe it is but it dosnt feel like it.
how do you control it. I try to relax but when I am relaxed i start worrying if its going to start up again because I never know when its going to start up.
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Yep, sounds just like mine, although I can make myself gag a lot of the time for no reason, if I am getting ready in the spare room sometimes and can SEE the cat litter tray in the corner, its clean, regularly cleaned - not by me I hasten to add - and this makes me gag to the point of no return. there is nothing to gag at - nothing and I know this, although it's unreasonable, I CAN'T HELP IT!!!
Partner thinks it's to get outta cleaning it LOL! It's soooo not!
Sometimes I gag if too much fresh air gets into my lungs - lol, yes it's true that#s another one that can be mighty embarassing. Also, if I smell something really rank like if someone has bad breath or something, this can set me off whereby I have to gatg in front of folk - NOT GOOD! especially is it's the person who's got the bad breath ha ha ha!!
Honestly, I can gag and gag fo no reason, but until I have gagged one last mighty gag, I can't stop sometimes I can control it, but not often, and like you I TRY to relax when I feel it coming on. Only thing that seems to help is a sip of water!
Not a fine thing, but I really struggle to manage it too!!!!
Other than that folks - NO I am not mad, just a little bit odd what with all this gagging.........I would LOVE to stop it too, as I say my partner looks at me gone out when I start as if to say, god your crying cos your going to be away from home for a week, and gagging uncontrollably - must be a right sight to anyone watching LOL LOL LOL!
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I find that very cold water eases it a little for a few minutes and in them minutes I try to think of noting just so my mind is clear and it does help but then I start to think of something and it starts up again. I have already had to cancel a dentist appointment because it was so bad and I couldnt physically open my month and there is no point in going to the dentist if I couldnt open my month.
i have never had this before and I dont know what caused it to start
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I have or had exactly the same esp with the dentist and for a few days before i now take Bachs Rescue Remedy (you seriously cannot overdose) and it has really helped
Mamya x
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