Hi Dubious,

Good question on dental work. Precautions are needed as we can have a spread of rsd into our mouth. the website rsd.rx from a Dr. discusses dental work the the risks and precautions. I believe the dental question and information is under puzzles. After I was diagnosed with RSD my dentist gives my antibiotics the day of my procedure. I also do the gas mask to calm the nervous system to prevent any possible problems,nitrous oxide. Before I found out I had RSD, I had a root canal and the dental specialist gave me effenefron (wrong spelling) He didn't tell me he gave it to me, but the purpose was to make the anethestic last longer. My heart started racing and felt like I was going into cardiac arrest, My mouth was wired open, so couldn't talk, but waved my hands and pointed to my heart and he finally stopped and unwired my mouth. I told him how I felt and he gave me antidote. Now I carry a medical warning regarding the drug, as it can induce heart attack.

Welcome to Neurotalk. I hope all goes well with you and dental work. I need to make an appointment for check up. I always had my check ups every 6 months and cleaning, now I'm a little nervous.

What does left coast mean? I was born and raised in Oregon. We moved about 11 years ago to Arizona. I got RSD in Oregon after surgery, but discovered I had it after we had moved. Take care, and let us now how you did at the dentist. Loretta