L-Theanine = anyone tried it? Filling on Monday morning...

[emmy1981]

Hi all, long time lurker but first time poster. I bit the bullet (so to speak) last week after 17 years of not seeing a dentist and being a total phobic. I used to be so bad I used to unplug the house phone fearing the dentist would call my mum to try to 'get me' and later as an adult, couldn't even drive past a dental surgery...

Every bit of treatment I've had in the past has been performed under GA.

Until last week, I thought: I'm fed up of being frightened. I want lovely teeth (my fear of dentistry stopped me from getting braces when I should have and as a result I have a wonky front tooth. Plus I have a cavity in one of my molars that I'm afraid will give me blood poisoning or something...

So using the power of the Net I found this forum, read everyone's posts, then found a local private dentist who deals with nervous patients and booked in for a new patient consultation.

His practice was nothing like the surgeries I remember from my youth. It's more like a hair salon: trendy, big screen TVs, complimentary drinks and NO SMELL!

The man himself, Martin Fallowfield, was very nice. Self-assured, confident and put me at ease straight away. We had a chat first about my phobia and then he told me how I was in control at all times, how he would not hurt me, and if I wanted any check up or treatment to stop that I were to just raise my hand.

He then took a look around my mouth, took some X-rays and concluded I needed just my cavity filling - I was so certain I was going to have to have dreaded RCT! - and my two old amalgam fillings replaced with white and then suggested having a veneer fitted to my wonky tooth to give me the straight smile I wanted.

Because I was the last appointment of the day, he even fitted a temporary veneer on my tooth for free just so I could see the effect.

I was so, so happy.

And left booking the rest of my appointments - with my first on Monday morning for a filling.

At the moment I'm feeling strong. Almost looking forward to it in a way... but I'm just hoping this mood doesn't deteriorate over the weekend. Leaving me a wreck on Monday morning. I so badly don't want to be controlled by fear anymore. I want the nice teeth I deserve.

Anyway, I'd read on the Net that L-Theanine (Suntheanine - an amino acid) helps to aid relaxation. So I've bought a bottle. Anyone tried it?

I'm considering trying some today, just to see what happens, but I feel cool and happy at the moment.

Any one have any experience?

 

[coolin]

I have zero experience of this drug aside from what I have just read on the internet. All I can say is that you should be careful if you are on any other medicines.
This dentist sounds good though and you managed the first visit well. Good luck on Monday .
Please let us know how it goes

 

[brit]

Do not take this medication before your next dental visit without checking with your dentist first. Your dentist needs to know about anything you have taken for safety reasons.

 

[emmy1981]

Thanks for replies. As I understand it Theanine is a natural supplement rather than a synthasised drug. And apparently it also features in the pill part of the Nu-Calm system.

Still, with T-minus 23 hours until appointment time, I'm still feeling strong and in my head I'm already an ex-phobic....

Hope I can stay this strong...

 

[Root6dee6]

If you wanna maintain that strength - just keep remembering how good you felt when you walked out from your first appointment... don't ponder over the next one or over-think anything that's up coming.

Good on ya!