Sad update on my dental pain situation! No painkiller or antibiotic! S & S pharmacy closed at 1 pm

[CTyankee]

today and is closed all day tomorrow. I arrived at the pharmacy at 3 pm.

I shudda called the pharmacy this a.m., in anticipation of their being closed today.

So I bought a wee bottle of Merlot and more Ibuprofin.

Shudda, cudda, woulda...

[Marthe48]

1. Old remedy

Bite down on an aspirin. Don't do this if you are senstive to aspirin in any way.

Can you get hold of the otc medicine for toothaches? Do you have any oil of cloves. If you do, use a Qtip and brush it on the achey tooth.

Maybe your dentist could get a local hospital pharmacy to fill the prescriptions until you can get it filled Monday?

I feel for you.

[doc03]

4. If you are on blood thinners you shouldn't use

aspirin.

[Marthe48]

9. and any other sensitivity to aspirin

I hope the dentist is able to ask the hospital pharmacy to give CTY a few pills till Monday.

[CTyankee]

10. I'm good on aspirin. May have some around here...

[doc03]

15. I had that problem years ago I found if you put an asprin

on tooth it would stop the pain for awhile. I must have gone through 20 asprins that weekend. I didn't know asprin thins your blood at the time. Now that I take Warifin
asprin could kill you.

[randr]

2. clove may help

Put the pod as close to pain and chew

[CTyankee]

7. I might try that! Sounds easy and worth a shot.

[Marthe48]

13. Ever read The Marathon Man?

Something in a movie that works in real life

[2naSalit]

17. It does work, but...

Beware of it on you inner cheeks and fleshy parts inside your mouth, especially if you use the oil, it can burn and cause canker sores.

If that does happen, dissolve a Vitamin E or Evening Primrose oil capsule in your mouth and coat the sore with the oil inside. That will cure sores real fast.

[elleng]

3. SORRY! Didn't know about the problem.

I have kept OLD Ibu+codeine around, in case I need it, which I haven't done in quite a while.

Good ideas suggested above, and check with PCIntern.

[CTyankee]

14. I'd hate to bother PCIntern but I might if things get worse.

[alittlelark]

5. Sux !!

[Rachel M at 6 pm]

6. I tried something that helped...

Not much, but it was better than nothing. I searched "acupressure tooth pain"

It was far from a perfect solution but it helped until I could get to a dentist

[werdna]

8. Try Oil Pulling.

Many dentists recommend. A tablespoon or two (whatever feels right for your mouth size) any oil, Swish vigorously, up to 20 minutes. DO NOT SWALLOW OR GARGLE. Spit out. Regular 2X daily after waking and last meal, will help curb infection. For pain add a pinch of crushed/ground cloves. I am not a doctor so any concerns consult yours or a dentist. Meditation with binaural beat, solfeggio music may help - any ethereal/nature scape music will calm your mind and nerves if you're not familiar with the two types suggested. Good luck!

[CTyankee]

12. that sounds doable. Thanks!

[Jarqui]

11. Is there infection causing the pain?

Good gargles with mouthwash might help reduce the infection.

You can crush aspirin into a glass of water with salt in it (the salt helps reduce the infection). The aspirin helps with the pain
You don't swallow it so it shouldn't affect blood thinning significantly. You just let it sit in your mouth for a while and spit it out. Eat some spinach or shredded broccoli with vit K if you are concerned about blood thinning.

For bad pain my dentist suggested ibuprofen and acetaminophen (Tylenol & Advil combo).
For a tooth pull, they'll give you 600 ibuprofen (roughly equivalent to 3 over the counter pills).

Extra strength Oragel (or similar) applied to the gum area helps. It has clove oil in it (which also helps on its own)

That won't eliminate the pain but it will take a significant edge off it.

[CTyankee]

16. Maybe I could look for the Oragel tomorrow. I'm in for the day. Ibuprofin will have to be it for now

Later, around dinner, I'll have a glass of wine. I usually don't drink alcohol but this is kind of an emergency. We even have noon-alcoholic champagne for our anniversary dinner tomorrow (hubby is making a nice feast for us).

[Elessar Zappa]

20. Oragel worked very well for me.

[sprinkleeninow]

21. Some Walgreens have a 24hr. location. We have one.

[SheltieLover]

18. No other pharmacy near you?

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[CTyankee]

22. Yes, and I thought of that, but I would have to bother my dentist who is on vacation in Florida and

I would really want to bother him again...

[SheltieLover]

23. Ooooh.

Very thoughtful of you.

[CTyankee]

24. I may have to, though. I just now had a sharp pain in the tooth. Like the nerve was exposed all of

a sudden. It took my breath away.

[SheltieLover]

31. Omg! pls call dentist after finding 24 hr pharmacy!

S/he would not want you to suffer!

[Maraya1969]

36. OMG! Besides the other ideas if you have that Merlot I'd add ice cubes then take sips and let

the wine sit on the tooth before I swallowed it. I think the alcohol help deaden the pain somewhat. I was going through a lot more than just a little bit of it though.

[CTyankee]

37. Thanks! I am feeling better now and ready to sleep. I finished two glasses of Merlot and that is

quite enough! My sleep quality will be badly damaged, I realize, but I guess you do what you need to do. And tomorrow is another day.

Good night, my DU friend! Thank you for your advice and your concern and I will try your remedy if it becomes necessary.

[drray23]

19. there is always one pharmacy that is open for emergencies.

they take turns but there is always one. Google for emergency pharmacy near me Walgreens for example, search for 24h Walgreens

[CTyankee]

25. I will do that.This is too much all of a sudden.

[CTyankee]

26. I just called them. They are closed Saturdays and Sundays. I can't believe it.

[Vinca]

27. Oragel works pretty well if you can find it somewhere. I had some dental pain a couple of

weeks ago and managed to get in to see the dentist before the holidays. I thought for sure it was an infection, but it was my old nemesis tooth grinding at night. They adjusted the bite and I'm much better. The Oragel applied to the gums even helped with that. Good luck. There's nothing more miserable than a toothache.

[Skittles]

28. if localized, anbesol can help

otc stuff

[multigraincracker]

29. If you have a fever,

go to the ER.
Sepsis is a killer.

[CTyankee]

30. No, I have to be half dead and unconscious to go there!

There is no fever, thank goddess!

Damnit! I can't believe this whole scenario! No open pharmacies! I'm depending on wine to alleviate the sharp pain of this tooth nerve. Is this the 17th century?

I'm in fucking Connecticut, for chrissake! In New Haven with Yale New Haven Hospital, attracting some of the best doctors in the goddamn world! I'm not in a "shithole country" (apologies to shithole countries).

Hoping for the best. Cheers (raises glass of wine)!

[SheltieLover]

32. Is hosp pharmacy open?

Call ER & ask where you can get rx filled?

[multigraincracker]

33. Sorry, but the ER will have

a dentist on call 24/7.

[Rhiannon12866]

34. My dentist recommends ibuprofen for dental pain. I had dental surgery just last week

Extraction of an infected wisdom tooth, very painful. She gave me 4 ibuprofen tablets when I was in the chair and told me to take 4 more before I went to bed. I can sure sympathize!

[Maraya1969]

35. I posted the beginning of my toothache story before Christmas.

I was taking Vicodin, Advil, Med Marijuana and some form of alcohol and I still could only sleep for about 2 hours at a time before the pain would wake me up again.

I realized that the dentist digging in my jaw and pushing my mouth far too open triggered a bad case of TMJ that I had years ago from fainting and falling straight on my jaw.

The thing that finally helped was a prednisone pack.

You got some good ideas on this thread. I'd try all of them, (Oh I was also using toothache oil and clove oil)

Best of luck to you. And someone told me that emergency rooms usually have dentists on call if you need to go. At least they would be able to give you a shot or something

EDIT - Also an ice pack on the side of your face.

[CTyankee]

38. Thank you, my friend. This experience and what has been told me on this thread has led me to start

taking precautions for what I might need in these types of situations.

[Hotler]

39. Another vote for 1-ibuprofen and 2-acetaminophen together, every 6-hrs.

One works on swelling and one works for pain. Hope you feel better soon.