Hi
I have had a horrid 6 weeks with dental problems but as time goes on I am starting to think some of it might be menopause related anxiety.
6 weeks ago I had two simple (!) fillings from a new dentist which led them to being redone again. One of the fillings at my gumline turned in to raging toothache and my dentist (private) advised me to have it extracted.....it was my back molar but not wisdom tooth. I would have gladly agreed to have my head pulled off after 3 weeks of painkillers. This led to dry socket and 3 weeks later I am just starting to see some progress..
Suddenly I have turned incredibly anxious about the tooth being extracted and I am worried about all sorts of future problems. My husband very kindly thought I might be getting things a little out of perspective as I ranted and raged for days on end and though I would never admit it to him he might be right!
Basically I have become obsessed with dentists and teeth and reading all about problems and feel worn out with hte whole thing. I feel very cross the filiings failed have been very unreasonable really.
I am 50 very soon and feel my whole life is like an emotional rollercoaster....i worry SO much about decisions and don't feel able to sit on things lightly as it were!
Thanks for letting me rant...perhaps need to go to the GP as I do feel a bit over the top. Sometimes everyday events are getting more difficult to cope with. xxx