I am sitting here with my face finally completely thawed out, missing one tooth and beginning to feel where the needles entered the inside of my mouth. I was sitting in the dental chair and I was thinking of my grand plan of delaying the Seroquel dosage until right before I left for the appointment. At the time this made sense except for one little part which is Seroquel is an anti psychotic not an anti anxiety, crap. There I am waiting for the doctor and the damn med is kicking in so I am struggling to stay alert till at least the dentist arrives before I go into the Seroquel zone commonly referred to as zombie land. I swear at one point I thought my brain was trying to leave my head as I kept having this weird floating sensation. I can’t remember the last time I went through a form of dissociation and actually realized it was happening. Guess my brain was remembering some rather painful past dental experiences and wanted no part of another one that or my meds really need to be adjusted.
The dental staff were amazing and kept asking to make sure that I was okay. They know part of my mental situation such as the depression and anxiety diagnosis plus the meds I am taking. I didn’t disclose the borderline personality aspect but it is very rare that I actually do as it is not worth the bother. My son also goes to the same clinic and my ex wife has had nothing but praise for the dentists and their staff plus they have no problem with treating people on ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) which unfortunately is an issue in a lot of other dental offices.
Speaking of ODSP the workers had a day of action yesterday that was featured on the local news. It seems they want sixty million dollars from the government but here is the switch as they do not want a bigger paycheck but want to be able to hire more people to better serve their clients as the caseloads are too high right now. Now it is a wait and see game to see how the government responds. Maybe this is a route that more government organizations need to take and maybe if enough people call attention to it then the process of rebuilding the health care system can happen.
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I’m so glad everything went okay at the dentist, that’s so relieving for you.
I know what you mean about the dissociation while being aware it’s happening – unfortunately, that’s how all my dissociations are… it can be pretty unsettling. But at least you were aware why it was happening, I guess.
I hope you’re not in too much pain. Take care,
Jac xXx
Glad you survived. Maybe I’ll keep my appointment next week. I haven’t had a cleaning in almost two years, so it’ll be fun. Plus, I’m getting to the point where they almost always find something extra to do.
Anyway, good to know it wasn’t too bad.
Glad you survived your dental work. A couple of people (on their blogs) have mentioned taking their seroquel during the day. I take it at night and I get wicked nightmares but it adds to the drowsiness helping me to sleep. Don’t ask me how something that makes you have worse nightmares is supposed to help you sleep. This may be a stupid question but I’m wondering why I’m taking it at night instead of during the day?
Thank you all for the comments.
rylah – normally when a dissociation happens I end up just scratching my head trying to figure out what happened as I usually do not have a clue.
cracked – it had been sometime for me as well before starting the process again a month ago. The whole trying to get my entire body, mind, spirit healthy again pretty much is the driving force behind it well that and a toothache that never went away.
Judy- the main side effect to Seroquel is drowsiness so I guess that is why a lot of people take it at night. I take it twice throughout the day then again at night combined with Temazapam for sleep. I have nightmares as well but not sure if they are the results of the meds or something else, chances are for me they are something else
bravo ODSP workers!!! I’m very impressed.
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