Horrific toothache

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Chilli

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17,318 posts

235 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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So, I've done 10 500mg paracetamol tablets today, and don't want to take anymore. The tooth is killing me. Can't sleep (00:10 here) and recently opened a cheeky red with the thought that it might help me sleep. It hasn't.

Would taking a few more pills hurt? Or should I crack on with the bottle? 12 hours before I can see the dentist.

I've not known pain like it, and I've been in pain before.

mosc7pc2

111 posts

178 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Chilli said:
So, I've done 10 500mg paracetamol tablets today, and don't want to take anymore. The tooth is killing me. Can't sleep (00:10 here) and recently opened a cheeky red with the thought that it might help me sleep. It hasn't.

Would taking a few more pills hurt? Or should I crack on with the bottle? 12 hours before I can see the dentist.

I've not known pain like it, and I've been in pain before.
8 tablets or 4 grams of paracetamol in 24 hours buddy. No more than that!
Try brufen on top of paracetamol. But yes, you need to see your dentist!

Chebble

1,906 posts

151 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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I'm currently enduring an infected Wisdom tooth. My face is swollen up and I have a sore throat. Toothache is horrendous.

I'm on a cocktail of 30/500mg Co-codamol and 400mg Ibuprofen. I can barely feel it. In fact, I can barely feel anything.

Good luck. It's bloody horrible.

Chilli

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17,318 posts

235 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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At least tou have more pills!
Honestly, this is bloody awful. Now 01:10, half a bottle down, and no change in circumstances.
Oh, did I mention that my sat tv isn't working, the Mrs is sick, the boy was a huge PITA today, only 1 dog wet out for a walk (long story) and I've only got 5 smokes left.
If I thought it would solve the problem, I'd knock it out myself.

Spitfire2

1,912 posts

185 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Had the same once - went to A&E at 3am when I'd had as much as I could take.

They gave me some fk off huge brufen pills and others called Codydramol.

Told me to drive home before taking one brufen, then 2 codydramol an hour later and repeating every hour until I saw dentist next morning. Worked like a dream.

If its an option for you I'd pop down to A&E for the same.

Martin_M

2,071 posts

226 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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clove oil on the end of a cotton bud, hot water bottle on face...

numtumfutunch

4,705 posts

137 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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ibuprofen/aspirin/voltarol in addition if you can find any in the man drawer

Failing that whisky until you go dizzy and pass out

Do NOT take cocodamol, it has paracetamol in it and may kill you after your heroic intake today smile

Barryboyni

179 posts

124 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Paracetamol is useless for toothache. Don't take any more or your liver will fall out. Maybe. Definately don't drink alcohol or your liver WILL fall out. Google liver failure. It's a horrible way to die. Keep your mouth rinsed out with warm water and salt. It'll help the pain temporarily. See a dentist as soon as. Last thing you want is an infection. It spreads through your jaw, up into the back of your eye... Nasty. If you really must be a bh and have drugs, sniff out some Tramadol. Codeine is bliss. Watch though, it's addictive.

Good luck

VinceFox

20,566 posts

171 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Orajel can work really well at numbing the pain.

bigandclever

13,750 posts

237 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Trap your cock in your zip, you'll forget you've even got a face.

Chilli

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17,318 posts

235 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Barryboyni said:
Paracetamol is useless for toothache. Don't take any more or your liver will fall out. Maybe. Definately don't drink alcohol or your liver WILL fall out. Google liver failure. It's a horrible way to die. Keep your mouth rinsed out with warm water and salt. It'll help the pain temporarily. See a dentist as soon as. Last thing you want is an infection. It spreads through your jaw, up into the back of your eye... Nasty. If you really must be a bh and have drugs, sniff out some Tramadol. Codeine is bliss. Watch though, it's addictive.

Good luck
Just found 2 Panadol Day Cold and Flu. They had to be done. Left the wine now.
I fear it is an infection as my whole jaw hurts. The tooth in question is a crown, so not a hole or a bit of decay. Feck me, this is not funny.

Barryboyni

179 posts

124 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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I'm suffering tonight too. This is no fun. It's not the pain, it's the constant mental torture.

VinceFox

20,566 posts

171 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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You have my sympathy. I once had a pain so bad i dug my own molar out with a nail file.

Edited by VinceFox on Friday 11th April 23:45

BadRotorFinger

441 posts

191 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Warm or as hot as you can manage salty water mouth rinse helps, lay off the booze as it will make it worse. Give it a try. Sounds like some antibiotics are needed for an infection.

Rollin

6,077 posts

244 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Chilli said:
Just found 2 Panadol Day Cold and Flu. They had to be done. Left the wine now.
I fear it is an infection as my whole jaw hurts. The tooth in question is a crown, so not a hole or a bit of decay. Feck me, this is not funny.
Hot salt water mouthwash.

Don't use a hot water bottle on the outside of your face.

Chilli

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17,318 posts

235 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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I folded and went to A&E. 100mls of tramodol through an IV and a load of pills to see me through. They think its some kind infection. Honestly, never known pain like it.

DukeDickson

4,721 posts

212 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Chilli said:
I folded and went to A&E. 100mls of tramodol through an IV and a load of pills to see me through. They think its some kind infection. Honestly, never known pain like it.
Tramadol for toothache sounds a bit manflu in all honesty. Hopefully they told you it was a bit more traumatic than the usual impending root canal?

Martin_M

2,071 posts

226 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Dentist this morning then?

The Nur

9,168 posts

184 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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100 ml of Tramadol! I'm surprised you remembered to post!

Rachie

8,824 posts

215 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Have you been seen?