Is it normal i want to kill myself because of a toothache ?
Hi, please read in full before voting yes or no. I am experiencing *intolerable* toothache pain (abscess on a huge cavity, broken tooth). This is the second abscess I get in about 2 weeks. the first had my whole lower jaw and neck swelling like crazy, but silly me, I still didn't go to the dentist. it bursted by itself after about 10 days (swelling was worse everyday, but pain was almost inexistant, oddly)
Right now I have this second abscess accompanied this time by sharp, deep, excruciating throbbing pain. this time I'll be more than happy to go to the dentist to have the tooth pulled ASAP, problem is.... major pain started saturday morning. no dentist in my area is open on weekends. absolutely none ! I called them all.
so I went to a clinic to see a doctor (without appointment, emergency-type clinic). he prescribed me dilaudid 2mg. when I tried going to bed, the extreme pain kicked back in again. I thought alright, time to take dilaudid while waiting for any dentist to pull my tooth on monday. it's been 1 hour and it doesn't work... nothing works. I'm desperate, trying grandmas cures like garlic, crushed cloves, salted water. nothing relieves pain long enough ! don't get me wrong when I get any 15-30 minutes of partial pain relief it's a blessing and I thank god, but it always comes back.
this is, BY FAR, the worst pain I experienced in my life. of course I'm taking tylenol and advil combined as well. I don't know what to do. I don't know HOW I can tough it out until monday ?
I don't truely want to kill myself of course but when the extreme pain is present, it does cross my mind constantly. Because I'm desperate. only possible ideas is going to the clinic again sunday to get prescribed something different or stronger, or ignore my fatigue due to lack of sleep and do the very long drive to a dentist that is open 7 days.
Any other ideas ?